January 30, 2010
Friday Night Crew made quick work of extricating a passenger trapped in a vehicle on Interstate 270 in a late night collision.
Rescue Squad 741 was dispatched about 0115 hours on the morning of Saturday, January 30 with units from Bethesda, Cabin John, and Rockville to a personal injury collision with a report of one pinned. The first-arriving unit confirmed that one vehicle had struck the barrier that separates the local lanes from the thru lanes on northbound I-270. The vehicle suffered significant front-end damage on the passenger side. The passenger was leaning on the door, with his head on the dashboard.
After stabilizing the car with step chocks, the crew popped the door by using the hydraulic spreaders to first pinch the door to establish a purchase open and then prying. In order to gain greater access to the patient, they also cut the seatback. All of this was completed within 8 minutes of arrival on scene. The patient was quickly removed to Medic 723 from Rockville, which transported him to the Trauma Center at Fairfax.
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