09/05/2011 – MVA with air evacuation - “B” Shift

Incident # 11-04847 – A 40 year old Goose Creek man received multiple traumatic injuries after falling from a moving pickup truck on Jefferies Highway (US Hwy 15) at 17:05 Monday afternoon 05-September. The man also suffered a head injury during the fall. Firefighter-Paramedics treated the man at the scene and called for a medical helicopter. Due to his injuries, he was immobilized and RSIed to protect his airway. The patient  was transported from the scene to a nearby field to meet with the Med-trans/Meducare helicopter. They flew the patient to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.