February 12, 2010

Day Crew Extricates One on Snow Bank   

Deep snow alongside Rockville Pike made extrication of a motorist a little more complicated when the vehicle came to rest on top of the snow.

Rockville’s Medic 723 and Engine 723 responded for a personal injury collision on Rockville Pike, just south of Strathmore Lane.  Due to the reduced response policy in place at the time, Rescue Squad 741 was not dispatched  The units arrived on scene to find a driver trapped in her vehicle and on top of a snow bank following a two-vehicle collision, and immediately requested the Rescue Squad.

Upon arrival, the Rescue Squad crew assessed the scene and found that the vehicle had only 3 of its wheels on the snow bank.  The Squad crew stabilized the right rear corner using cribbing and wedges.  The crew then quickly popped open the driver’s side door using hydraulic spreaders and cutters.  The patient was removed from the vehicle onto a backboard, and transferred to Medic 723, whose crew assessed and transported the patient to Suburban Hospital.

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