18/February/2018 – Fall Injury with Medevac – “B” Shift

Incident 18-01232 - A 42 year old Walterboro man was critically injured in a fall Sunday afternoon 18-Febraury at 12:43. The man was working to replace a roof in the 300 block of Carn Street when he fell from a ladder landing on some brick steps. His co-workers found him unconscious with multiple fractures and a head injury. They notified 9-1-1. Fire-Rescue units arrived minutes later and began treating the man. The C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter was placed on standby at Colleton Medical Center. Firefighter-Paramedics quickly splinted his fractures and controlled the bleeding. He was immobilized, then rapidly transported to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center. The patient was transferred to the Flight Crew and flown to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.

Medic 1, Car 112 and Battalion 1 responded. Chief McRoy served as Incident Commander.