February 28
Rescue Squad crews extricated one person trapped in a pick-up truck in a 4-vehicle collision on I-270 shortly after 4 p.m., at the beginning of the afternoon rush hour.
Initially, only Ambulance 741B and Engine 751B from the National Institutes of Health were dispatched to Northbound I-270 between the Beltway and Rockledge Drive for an injured person following a collision, with police on the scene. However, the NIH crew arrived on scene to find the collision to be under Old Georgetown Road, and requested that the Rescue Squad be dispatched for one person trapped.
Rescue Squad 741 arrived on scene to find a pick-up truck against the median barrier and the driver trapped inside. The squad crew stabilized the vehicle using step chocks and began its extrication. They popped open the passenger side door using hydraulic spreaders, and then removed the roof by cutting the A and B posts on both sides of the vehicle. This provided easy access to the driver, who was quickly removed through the passenger side.
Ambulance 741B’s crew assessed the driver of the pick-up truck, who suffered only minor injuries, and transported him to Suburban Hospital. Ambulance 741C transported 2 additional patients from other vehicles to Suburban, as well.
