19/July/2018 – Fall with Air Evac – “C” Shift

Incident # 18-04975 – An adult male was injured when he fell from a roof in the 200 block of Wetsell Street Thursday morning 19-July at 08:06. The man was installing a new roof on a residence when he accidently fell from the roof receiving multiple traumatic injuries and a head injury. The man was treated at the scene by a Physician and Nurse prior to the arrival of Firefighter-Paramedics. He was stabilized at the scene, then transported emergent with additional personnel on board to the helipad at Colleton Medical Center to meet with the C.A.R.E. Flight helicopter. The patient was transferred to the Flight Crew and flown to the Trauma Center at Trident Medical Center in North Charleston.

Medic 1, Battalion 1 and Car 105 responded. Battalion Chief Chris Jones served as Incident Commander.