Head on Crash with Fly Out
 
By Chief Eddie Ruch Jr
March 6, 2014
 

This morning just after 7:00 AM, Sykesville Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the intersection of Liberty Road and Emerald Lane for a reported vehicle collision with rescue. Chief 12 arrived on the scene to find a head on crash involving two vehicles and one subject trapped and assumed the Liberty Road Command.

Paramedic 129 arrived and went to work providing emergency medical care to the injured subject that was trapped in the car. Rescue Squad 12 arrived and the crew started stabilizing the vehicle. Crews then used hydraulic rescue tools to remove the drivers side door. Once access was made to the patient it was determined that the dash had to be moved forward to extricate the patient. Squad 12's crew made several cuts with hydraulic cutters before using a hydraulic ram to push the dash away from the patients legs.

Once the Squad crew had freed the driver of the car the patient was removed and moved to the medic unit. The patient was then transported to the landing site where Trooper 3 was waiting.

The driver of the other vehicle was checked out by Paramedic 127 and transported to a local hospital.

 
Units: Paramedic 129 and 127, Rescue Squad 12, Engine 124, and Chief 12
 
Mutual Aid: Engine 141 and Trooper 3