26/May/2016 – MVC with Entrapment – “B” Shift

Incident # 16-03227 – A single car MVC in the 7900 block of Ritter Road sent a 55 year old Green Pond woman to the Trauma Center. At 19:37 on Thursday afternoon 26-May, a caller reported the accident advising the car left the roadway and overturned. The caller advised he could not locate the patient and thought they may have been ejected. A Sheriff’s Deputy arrived moments later and advised the driver was trapped inside the car. Medic 6 went on-scene a few minutes later, noting the vehicle had heavy damage and was over-turned in the ditch. Apparently the west bound car left the roadway and struck a driveway culvert on the east bound side of the road. The driveway caused the car the to become airborne, which it then struck an oak tree approximately six feet off the ground, before flipping over in the ditch. The female driver was heavily entrapped inside. She was in critical condition, suffering from multiple traumatic injuries. Firefighter-Paramedics forced entry into the vehicle and began administering care. Other crewmembers stabilized the car and used Holmatro Rescue tools to remove the driver’s side doors, “B” post, steering wheel and front seat. The patient was immobilized and extricated with spinal precautions. The extrication took approximately 20 minutes. She was rapidly transported directly to the Trauma Center at the Medical University in Charleston by Fire-Rescue Medic 6 with additional Firefighter-Paramedics assisting with her care.

Traffic in the area of the accident was blocked for an hour. The SC Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

Engine 2, Medic 6, Rescue 1, Battalion 1, Car 12 and Car 107 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.