19/August/2017 – Traumatic Injury with Air Evac – “B” Shift

Incident # 17-05760 – A 10 year old male was severely injured when his right arm was amputated in an accident at Benton’s Peanuts in the 12700 block of Lowcountry Highway Saturday 19-August. At 12:24, Colleton 9-1-1 Operators received a call from a woman advising the child’s arm had been caught in a processing machine and was amputated below the shoulder. Firefighter-Paramedics on Medic 18 arrived to find the child sitting in a chair in the parking lot. An adult male was controlling the bleeding. A medical helicopter had already been requested and responded to a nearby field at Sniders Crossroads. Crews applied a tourniquet, dressed the injury with bandages, established IVs and administered pain medications. The patient was transported the short distance to meet with the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter. He was transferred to the Flight crew without incident and flown to the Trauma Center at MUSC in Charleston. Fire-Rescue praised the quick action of bystanders with controlling the bleeding immediately after the accident. Their actions contributed in saving the boy’s life.

Engine 10, Medic 18, Battalion 1, Car 105 and Car 112 responded. Deputy Chief Dr. David Greene served as Incident Commander.