Stations 19 and 27 responded to a 77 year old man who suffered a medical emergency and then severe trauma injuries after he became unconscious and fell at 0921 on 23-July. Medic 27’s crews found the man unconscious with a severe head injury inside his residence on Brownlehe Street . They called for assistance, bringing Medic 19 and several officers. The man was immobilized and treated at the scene, then transported to the Lowcountry Regional Airport to meet with the Omniflight-Charleston helicopter. He was RSI’ed prior to transport by Omniflight crewmembers. The man was flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston.

Medic 27, Medic 19, Battalion 1, Truck 11 and Truck 116 responded. Battalion Chief Richard Sheffield served as Incident Commander.