January 15, 2010
Rescue Squad crews worked closely with engine companies from Chevy Chase and Silver Spring to extricate a woman trapped in her car after it was struck in the rear by a bus.
Rescue Squad 741 was dispatched about 0530 hours on Friday, January 15 with Engine 707 from Chevy Chase and Ambulance 705 from Kensington to a personal injury collision on the Inner Loop of I-495 between Connecticut and Georgia Avenues. Engine 719 and Ambulance 719 from Silver Spring were sent to check the Outer Loop, which is a normal procedure for calls on the Capital Beltway.
E707 arrived on scene and notified responding units that a car was struck by a transit bus, with one person trapped. The rear of the car had sustained significant damage, trapping the driver. Seconds later, Rescue Squad 741 arrived on the scene. Its crew of three personnel immediately began work to stabilize the vehicle and protect the patient before commencing extrication operations. The squad crew then used the Squad’s Amkus hydraulic spreaders to remove the driver’s side doors while the engine crew assisted with removal of the windshield. The squad and engine crews then used two hydraulic cutters in a simultaneous operation to cut and remove the roof. This procedure, involving personnel from E707, E719 and RS741, allowed the medical crew easy access to the patient.
Once the patient was extricated from the vehicle, Ambulance 705 transported the patient to the trauma center at Suburban Hospital with the paramedic from the engine crew.
RS741 returned to service within 30 minutes of arrival on scene.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Auto Extrication in Parking Garage
January 11, 2010
The Rescue Squad's day staff was confronted with an unusual extrication when an auto lost control and became wedged between two concrete slabs as it entered a multi-level office parking garage on Rockledge Drive in Bethesda.
Rescue Squad 741 and Ambulance 726 were dispatched along with Engine 726 for an automobile collision in the parking garage at 6700 Rockledge Drive. The units from Station 26 arrived on scene, reported that they had one person trapped, and requested Medic 741. Reports were that the vehicle suddenly accelerated as it entered the garage and traveled into a parking space in front of the entrance gate. The vehicle’s engine compartment became wedged between the floor of the parking garage where the car entered and the ramp to the floor above, which was also the ceiling of the level below the collision. The front portion of the car, including the wheels, was hanging over another car parked on the floor below. The patient’s hand was pinned between the sedan’s dashboard and its “A” post, which was crushed by the impact of the concrete slab with the base of the windshield.
Rescue Squad 741’s crew used hydraulic spreaders, cutters, and hand tools to remove the driver’s side door, but that did not release the driver’s hand. They then nosed the squad truck into the entrance of the garage so that the squad’s mounted winch could be used to pull the vehicle away from the base of the concrete slab. After moving the car just a few inches, the pressure was released and the patient’s hand was freed. The entire operation took about 20 minutes.
Medic 741 evaluated the patient, bandaged her hand, and, after receiving a radio medical consultation with a Suburban Hospital Emergency Department physician, transported the patient to the hand trauma specialty center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.
Rescue Squad Chief Edward Sherburne also responded on the incident and took command of the operation.
The vehicle also struck the garage’s sprinkler system, causing significant damage, which further complicated the operation. Montgomery County fire marshals and building inspectors arrived on scene to evaluate structural damage but found none.
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The Rescue Squad's day staff was confronted with an unusual extrication when an auto lost control and became wedged between two concrete slabs as it entered a multi-level office parking garage on Rockledge Drive in Bethesda.
Rescue Squad 741 and Ambulance 726 were dispatched along with Engine 726 for an automobile collision in the parking garage at 6700 Rockledge Drive. The units from Station 26 arrived on scene, reported that they had one person trapped, and requested Medic 741. Reports were that the vehicle suddenly accelerated as it entered the garage and traveled into a parking space in front of the entrance gate. The vehicle’s engine compartment became wedged between the floor of the parking garage where the car entered and the ramp to the floor above, which was also the ceiling of the level below the collision. The front portion of the car, including the wheels, was hanging over another car parked on the floor below. The patient’s hand was pinned between the sedan’s dashboard and its “A” post, which was crushed by the impact of the concrete slab with the base of the windshield.
Rescue Squad 741’s crew used hydraulic spreaders, cutters, and hand tools to remove the driver’s side door, but that did not release the driver’s hand. They then nosed the squad truck into the entrance of the garage so that the squad’s mounted winch could be used to pull the vehicle away from the base of the concrete slab. After moving the car just a few inches, the pressure was released and the patient’s hand was freed. The entire operation took about 20 minutes.
Medic 741 evaluated the patient, bandaged her hand, and, after receiving a radio medical consultation with a Suburban Hospital Emergency Department physician, transported the patient to the hand trauma specialty center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.
Rescue Squad Chief Edward Sherburne also responded on the incident and took command of the operation.
The vehicle also struck the garage’s sprinkler system, causing significant damage, which further complicated the operation. Montgomery County fire marshals and building inspectors arrived on scene to evaluate structural damage but found none.
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Wanted: Volunteer EMTs, Paramedics, and Firefighters
It’s 4:27 p.m. and the alarm sounds. The call is a multiple car accident on the Beltway. They need your help. You jump into action with the rest of the Squad.
Nothing can match your excitement when you hear the alarm. The exhilaration of diving into your gear and running for the ambulance or the squad truck. The satisfaction of knowing that you may save a life tonight.
The Rescue Squad's volunteers are a tight, elite group that makes a valuable contribution to our community. The training and rewarding life experiences you gain--as well as your value to the community--make the Rescue Squad an organization that can change your life.
Interested in becoming a member of the Rescue Squad? Members stand duty one night per week from 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM. No experience is needed. All training is provided free of charge either at the Rescue Squad or at the Montgomery County Public Service Training Academy.
For more information, visit www.bccrs.org , call our membership hotline, 301-657-5557, or email membership@bccrs.org .
Nothing can match your excitement when you hear the alarm. The exhilaration of diving into your gear and running for the ambulance or the squad truck. The satisfaction of knowing that you may save a life tonight.
The Rescue Squad's volunteers are a tight, elite group that makes a valuable contribution to our community. The training and rewarding life experiences you gain--as well as your value to the community--make the Rescue Squad an organization that can change your life.
Interested in becoming a member of the Rescue Squad? Members stand duty one night per week from 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM. No experience is needed. All training is provided free of charge either at the Rescue Squad or at the Montgomery County Public Service Training Academy.
For more information, visit www.bccrs.org , call our membership hotline, 301-657-5557, or email membership@bccrs.org .
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