During the light but steady snowfall this Saturday, January 8th, at around 12:45 pm a motorist struck a telephone pole and guardrail at Church Road and Woods Road near the Yale School Academy. Squrt 1351, Rescue 13, Battalion 13 and BLS 1392 were dispatched for a reported accident involving one car into a pole with the driver trapped inside. Squrt 1351 arrived and confirmed this report stating they had one car into a pole with the driver's legs pinned under the dash, but uninjured otherwise. Squrt 1351's crew began stabilizing the vehicle and securing power while a precautionary hose line was stretched. At the 10 minute mark Rescue 13 and Battalion 13 arrived. Patient access was given so BLS 1392's personnel could evaluate the victim while the Rescue and Squrt's crew began removing the doors and making the necessary cuts to perform a modified dash roll. Once a few inches were gained between the dash and the victim's legs, she was able to slide herself out of the vehicle unharmed. The patient was transported to the hospital via BLS 1392 to be checked out further. The extrication was complete within 25 minutes of dispatch.
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| Rescue making a relief cut in the top rail |
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| A cut was made first in the lower end of the A post |
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| Crews performing the modified dash roll with the spreaders |
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Both doors were removed to open up up for patient access. Cuts can be
seen on the A B and C Posts. These were made as prep work for
a back up plan if the dash roll did not work. |
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The top rail is cut just behind the strut typically in the area of the wheel
well to act as a relief cut when pushing the dash |
During the light but steady snowfall this Saturday, January 8th, at around 12:45 pm a motorist struck a telephone pole and guardrail at Church Road and Woods Road near the Yale School Academy. Squrt 1351, Rescue 13, Battalion 13 and BLS 1392 were dispatched for a reported accident involving one car into a pole with the driver trapped inside. Squrt 1351 arrived and confirmed this report stating they had one car into a pole with the driver's legs pinned under the dash, but uninjured otherwise. Squrt 1351's crew began stabilizing the vehicle and securing power while a precautionary hose line was stretched. At the 10 minute mark Rescue 13 and Battalion 13 arrived. Patient access was given so BLS 1392's personnel could evaluate the victim while the Rescue and Squrt's crew began removing the doors and making the necessary cuts to perform a modified dash roll. Once a few inches were gained between the dash and the victim's legs, she was able to slide herself out of the vehicle unharmed. The patient was transported to the hospital via BLS 1392 to be checked out further. The extrication was complete within 25 minutes of dispatch.
