COMPLEX RESCUE MADE SIMPLE

摘要

On Friday, June 10, 2005, AT 1800 hours, Lockport Township (IL) firefighters were dispatched to a construction site for a report of a subject injured in a construction accident. An engine, an ALS ambulance, and a battalion chief were initially dispatched. On arrival, crews found a trencher type construction vehicle (photo 1) with one person pinned between the trencher arm and the vehicle. On further examination, it was found that the patient's lower leg had been caught by the unprotected auger (photo 2) and the vehicle, causing the victim to sustain a compound fracture. The vehicle had been shut down prior to fire department arrival. Fearing greater injury to the patient and the possibility of stored energy in the vehicle, it was decided not to restart the vehicle and to attempt to dislodge the leg in that fashion.