02-02-2012 – Electrical Injury with Air Evacuation – “B” Shift

Incident # 12-00619 - An adult male received a acute electrical injury while working on equipment at a cell phone tower site off of the 100 block of Mount Batten Road, Thursday afternoon 02-February. The incident was initially dispatched as a man being injured by an explosive device with a severe hand injury, however that was not the case. Law Enforcement also responded. Firefighter-Paramedics found the man with multiple severe injuries and exit injuries after he came into contact with high voltage equipment. He was treated at the scene by Medic 19 which included bandaging, splinting of an extremity, IVs and pain medications. He was rapidly transported to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center, then transferred to the flight crew of Lifenet 4. The man was flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston.

Engine 19, Medic 19, Battalion 1 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape served as Incident Commander.