November 27, 2009

Early Morning Beltway Extrication on "Black Friday"   

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, along with Engine 707 from Chevy Chase and Ambulance 705 from Kensington, 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.  Units arrived on scene to find that an automobile had struck another car and began spinning out of control when it was struck by a tractor trailer truck and was driven into the center Jersey barrier.  The windshield was spidered on the passenger side, and the rear of the car was compressed, pushing the rear seats nearly up to the driver and front passenger seats.  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 performed a rapid trauma exam and found significant pain from the patient's left shoulder to wrist and a laceration/contusion to the back of his head.  Medics performed a full spinal immobilization, began an IV and EKG, and administered oxygen.  The patient was transported to the Regional Trauma Center at Suburban Hospital.  The driver of the truck was unhurt.

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