“A” Shift – Trauma Injury with Air Evacuation

Incident # 10-06321 - Station # 1 responded to the Colleton Saddle Club located at 1670 Hendersonville Highway Saturday afternoon 20-November at 1557. A horse participating in an event at the facility stumbled and fell. His rider was thrown to the ground and the horse then landed on the man. Witnesses advised the adult animal was on the 55 year old male for about 7 to 10 seconds. The man received multiple traumatic injuries and was unconscious following the incident. Engine 1 and Medic 1 arrived 4 minutes later to find the man incoherent. A medical helicopter was requested to transport the man to a Trauma Center. He was stabilized at the scene, then transported to a large field at Hendersonville Highway and Peniel Road to meet with the Omniflight-Charleston helicopter. They flew the patient to MUSC in Charleston.

Engine 1, Medic 1, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander. Firefighter-EMT Tony Keen was LZ Coordinator.