November 27, 2009
Rescue Squad units extricated and transported a collision victim from a car after it was struck by a truck early on the morning after Thanksgiving, the traditional “Black Friday” beginning to the Christmas shopping season.
Rescue Squad 741 and Medic 741 responded at 0525 hours on Friday, November 27 to the Inner Loop of the Beltway between Connecticut and Georgia Avenues for a personal injury collision with a report of one trapped, along with Engine 707 from Chevy Chase and Ambulance 705 from Kensington. Units arrived on scene to find that an automobile had spun out and been struck in the rear by a large truck, collapsing the rear of the car. After stabilizing the vehicle, Rescue Squad 741’s crew popped open the driver’s side door using hydraulic spreaders and cut the B-post using the cutters, in spite of the significant damage that had been done to the driver’s side of the vehicle.
Medic 741 assessed the driver of the car and transported to the Regional Trauma Center at Suburban Hospital. The driver of the truck was unhurt.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Friday, November 27, 2009
Garden Apartment Fire in Bethesda
November 16, 2009
A total of 7 Rescue Squad units staffed by 20 volunteers – 2 heavy rescue squads, 2 medic units, one basic ambulance, and 2 chief officers – responded with multiple MCFRS units to a garden apartment fire on the evening of November 16.
Rescue Squad 741, Ambulance 726 and Chief 741C were dispatched at 1929 hours to a report of smoke in a 4th floor apartment at 10220 Westlake Drive. Although the first arriving units did not report seeing any smoke, they did find it when they got to the 4th floor hallway. The Rescue Squad crew, along with crews from the first due engine and truck made entry at the apartment to find it fully charged with smoke. While conducting its primary search, the Squad crew found the source of the fire in a heating unit.
After the Squad pulled the heating unit’s cover, the crew from Engine 726 quickly extinguished the fire. However, the fire had extended into the walls between apartment units and into the unit below, requiring extensive overhaul. Finding no one in that apartment, the Squad crew searched all of the adjoining units, again finding them to be charged with smoke but unoccupied.
Unfortunately, the driver from the first-due Engine 726 was injured when she was struck by an automobile shortly after arriving on scene, as she was working to establish a supply line. Ambulance 726 conducted an initial assessment and stabilized her injured leg. Medic 741 took over treatment upon arriving, and transported to Suburban Hospital. The members of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad wish her a speedy recovery.
Rescue Squad 741B and Medic 741F were subsequently dispatched on the Rapid Intervention Dispatch, and remained on scene for the duration of the incident. Following release from its rapid intervention team responsibilities, Rescue Squad 741B assisted with utility control.
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A total of 7 Rescue Squad units staffed by 20 volunteers – 2 heavy rescue squads, 2 medic units, one basic ambulance, and 2 chief officers – responded with multiple MCFRS units to a garden apartment fire on the evening of November 16.
Rescue Squad 741, Ambulance 726 and Chief 741C were dispatched at 1929 hours to a report of smoke in a 4th floor apartment at 10220 Westlake Drive. Although the first arriving units did not report seeing any smoke, they did find it when they got to the 4th floor hallway. The Rescue Squad crew, along with crews from the first due engine and truck made entry at the apartment to find it fully charged with smoke. While conducting its primary search, the Squad crew found the source of the fire in a heating unit.
After the Squad pulled the heating unit’s cover, the crew from Engine 726 quickly extinguished the fire. However, the fire had extended into the walls between apartment units and into the unit below, requiring extensive overhaul. Finding no one in that apartment, the Squad crew searched all of the adjoining units, again finding them to be charged with smoke but unoccupied.
Unfortunately, the driver from the first-due Engine 726 was injured when she was struck by an automobile shortly after arriving on scene, as she was working to establish a supply line. Ambulance 726 conducted an initial assessment and stabilized her injured leg. Medic 741 took over treatment upon arriving, and transported to Suburban Hospital. The members of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad wish her a speedy recovery.
Rescue Squad 741B and Medic 741F were subsequently dispatched on the Rapid Intervention Dispatch, and remained on scene for the duration of the incident. Following release from its rapid intervention team responsibilities, Rescue Squad 741B assisted with utility control.
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One Trapped on Beltway
November 2, 2009
The Rescue Squad quickly extricated a woman trapped in her car after a personal injury collision on Tuesday night.
Rescue Squad 741, Medic 726, Montgomery County unit EMS 702, Truck 710, and Engine 710 from Cabin John were dispatched at about 8:15 p.m. for the collision on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway with a report of one trapped. Chief 741D also responded to take command of the operation.
Engine 726 reported on the scene with one person trapped in her auto after colliding with a large truck. The impact ripped off the driver’s front corner, exposing the door hinges, which simplified the extrication. The crew cut the hinges and used spreaders to spread the door from the door jam, providing access to the patient.
After removing the patient, Medic 726 quickly assessed the patient and transported her to the trauma center at Suburban Hospital.
The Rescue Squad quickly extricated a woman trapped in her car after a personal injury collision on Tuesday night.
Rescue Squad 741, Medic 726, Montgomery County unit EMS 702, Truck 710, and Engine 710 from Cabin John were dispatched at about 8:15 p.m. for the collision on the outer loop of the Capital Beltway with a report of one trapped. Chief 741D also responded to take command of the operation.
Engine 726 reported on the scene with one person trapped in her auto after colliding with a large truck. The impact ripped off the driver’s front corner, exposing the door hinges, which simplified the extrication. The crew cut the hinges and used spreaders to spread the door from the door jam, providing access to the patient.
After removing the patient, Medic 726 quickly assessed the patient and transported her to the trauma center at Suburban Hospital.
Rescue Squad Responds to One Shot in Bethesda
October 8, 2009
Medic 741 treated a 53-year-old man who was shot at his home in a residential neighborhood of Bethesda.
Medic 741 responded with units from the Bethesda and Glen Echo Fire Departments at about 7:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting to the 6800 block of Millwood Road. Units arrived on scene to find a middle-aged male who had been shot with a handgun while in a car inside his garage. Recognizing the severity of the situation, crews conducted a rapid trauma assessment and quickly transferred the victim to the medic unit. Once enroute to the hospital, they started an IV to counter the blood loss, administered oxygen, and bandaged the wounds.
Medic 741 transported the victim to a local trauma center. The patient survived and is recovering from his injuries.
Montgomery County Police are investigating the crime. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Montgomery police's Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. In addition, Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offerring a reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment in the shooting.
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Medic 741 treated a 53-year-old man who was shot at his home in a residential neighborhood of Bethesda.
Medic 741 responded with units from the Bethesda and Glen Echo Fire Departments at about 7:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting to the 6800 block of Millwood Road. Units arrived on scene to find a middle-aged male who had been shot with a handgun while in a car inside his garage. Recognizing the severity of the situation, crews conducted a rapid trauma assessment and quickly transferred the victim to the medic unit. Once enroute to the hospital, they started an IV to counter the blood loss, administered oxygen, and bandaged the wounds.
Medic 741 transported the victim to a local trauma center. The patient survived and is recovering from his injuries.
Montgomery County Police are investigating the crime. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call the Montgomery police's Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. In addition, Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offerring a reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment in the shooting.
For more information, click on the link above or visit http://bccrs.org/Incidentoneshot20091008.html
One Trapped as Car Plows into Beauty Salon
October 6, 2009
Rescue Squad 741 was called to extricate an elderly woman trapped in her car when it crashed through a storefront in downtown Bethesda.
Rescue Squad 741, Ambulance 711 from Glen Echo and Bethesda Engine 706 were dispatched shortly before 15:00 hours on a Tuesday afternoon to 6931 Arlington Road for a report of a car into a building. They arrived on scene to find a vehicle that had accelerated down a driveway, struck a concrete pylon, traveled along a retaining wall, and crashed through a glass storefront before coming to rest in a beauty salon. Reportedly, the vehicle had been gaining speed just before the crash. The front end of the vehicle was significantly compressed and the elderly driver was trapped inside. However, there was no structural damage to the building.
After evaluating the structural integrity of the building, the squad crew used hydraulic spreaders and cutters to open the driver’s side door that had been distorted by the collision sequence. The driver was transported to Suburban Hospital by Ambulance 711 along with two salon employees who received minor injuries.
Rescue Squad 741 was called to extricate an elderly woman trapped in her car when it crashed through a storefront in downtown Bethesda.
Rescue Squad 741, Ambulance 711 from Glen Echo and Bethesda Engine 706 were dispatched shortly before 15:00 hours on a Tuesday afternoon to 6931 Arlington Road for a report of a car into a building. They arrived on scene to find a vehicle that had accelerated down a driveway, struck a concrete pylon, traveled along a retaining wall, and crashed through a glass storefront before coming to rest in a beauty salon. Reportedly, the vehicle had been gaining speed just before the crash. The front end of the vehicle was significantly compressed and the elderly driver was trapped inside. However, there was no structural damage to the building.
After evaluating the structural integrity of the building, the squad crew used hydraulic spreaders and cutters to open the driver’s side door that had been distorted by the collision sequence. The driver was transported to Suburban Hospital by Ambulance 711 along with two salon employees who received minor injuries.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Choking Victim Saved by Medic Crew and Engine Crew
September 24, 2009
A woman eating dinner in a retirement community began choking on her food and, despite her efforts to clear her airway, went into respiratory distress and became unconscious. The woman’s airway was occluded by food lodged in her trachea (windpipe), which prevented enough air from flowing in and out of her lungs.
Medic 741 and Chevy Chase Engine 707 were dispatched at about 1855 hours on Thursday, September 24 to render aid. Engine 707 arrived first, found the patient unconscious, and began performing chest compressions and suctioning in an attempt to dislodge the food in her trachea and open her airway. Medic 741 arrived shortly thereafter, took control of the incident, assessed the patient, and continued life saving interventions.
While the engine crew continued chest compressions, the Medic 741 Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician made attempts to suction the patient’s airway and locate and remove the source of the obstruction. When their suctioning attempts on scene failed to remove the blockage, the crews quickly moved the patient to the medic unit, and continued efforts to open the patient’s airway en route to the hospital. With Engine 707 providing manpower, the Paramedic and crew performed aggressive suctioning, applied oxygen, and used a direct laryngoscopy technique (visualizing the airway using a special instrument that lights the upper airway and magnifies an image of the area) to remove the foreign object. After many attempts, the Paramedic removed several pieces of food from the patient’s trachea. The patient regained consciousness and began breathing normally.
Upon arrival at the hospital, the crews transferred the patient to the emergency department where the patient recovered sufficiently to sit up and speak to the medic and engine crews and hospital staff without assistance.
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A woman eating dinner in a retirement community began choking on her food and, despite her efforts to clear her airway, went into respiratory distress and became unconscious. The woman’s airway was occluded by food lodged in her trachea (windpipe), which prevented enough air from flowing in and out of her lungs.
Medic 741 and Chevy Chase Engine 707 were dispatched at about 1855 hours on Thursday, September 24 to render aid. Engine 707 arrived first, found the patient unconscious, and began performing chest compressions and suctioning in an attempt to dislodge the food in her trachea and open her airway. Medic 741 arrived shortly thereafter, took control of the incident, assessed the patient, and continued life saving interventions.
While the engine crew continued chest compressions, the Medic 741 Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician made attempts to suction the patient’s airway and locate and remove the source of the obstruction. When their suctioning attempts on scene failed to remove the blockage, the crews quickly moved the patient to the medic unit, and continued efforts to open the patient’s airway en route to the hospital. With Engine 707 providing manpower, the Paramedic and crew performed aggressive suctioning, applied oxygen, and used a direct laryngoscopy technique (visualizing the airway using a special instrument that lights the upper airway and magnifies an image of the area) to remove the foreign object. After many attempts, the Paramedic removed several pieces of food from the patient’s trachea. The patient regained consciousness and began breathing normally.
Upon arrival at the hospital, the crews transferred the patient to the emergency department where the patient recovered sufficiently to sit up and speak to the medic and engine crews and hospital staff without assistance.
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Busy Day in Bethesda
October 16, 2009
A cold, rainy day highlighted by an afternoon trap job kept the Rescue Squad units extremely busy on Friday, October 16.
Rescue Squad units ran 29 separate calls in a 12-hour period from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. These included 18 vehicle collisions on slippery roads caused by a day-long drizzle and heavy traffic throughout Bethesda. A dozen of the calls were on the Beltway or other high-speed limited access highways.
At about 1315 hours, Rescue Squad 741 responded to a personal injury collision at Jones Mill Road and Gunnell Drive, the south entrance to Bethesda Naval Hospital. Upon arriving on scene, they quickly stabilized the vehicle and popped open the driver’s door using hydraulic spreaders and cutters, allowing access to the victim by the ambulance crew.
In addition to the 19 calls run by the Heavy Rescue Squad truck, BLS and ALS units responded to 10 calls, and Battalion Chief Frank Gaegler, the daytime shift supervisor, responded to 6 calls.
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A cold, rainy day highlighted by an afternoon trap job kept the Rescue Squad units extremely busy on Friday, October 16.
Rescue Squad units ran 29 separate calls in a 12-hour period from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. These included 18 vehicle collisions on slippery roads caused by a day-long drizzle and heavy traffic throughout Bethesda. A dozen of the calls were on the Beltway or other high-speed limited access highways.
At about 1315 hours, Rescue Squad 741 responded to a personal injury collision at Jones Mill Road and Gunnell Drive, the south entrance to Bethesda Naval Hospital. Upon arriving on scene, they quickly stabilized the vehicle and popped open the driver’s door using hydraulic spreaders and cutters, allowing access to the victim by the ambulance crew.
In addition to the 19 calls run by the Heavy Rescue Squad truck, BLS and ALS units responded to 10 calls, and Battalion Chief Frank Gaegler, the daytime shift supervisor, responded to 6 calls.
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