| On Monday evening at 1718 hours, the Christiana Fire Company, Bart Township Fire Company and EMS were alerted to 200 Brick Mill Road in Sadsbury Township for a reported farm rescue.
Deputy 5-2 (Reimold) marked enroute after dispatch and received supplemental information from County Communications that a male patient was entangled in the PTO unit of a generator. A Firefighter from Bart Fire was onscene confirming the report and requested an aeromedical helicopter to fly due to the extent of injury sustained.
Deputy 5-2, Chief 5-2-2 (Meadowcroft) and Chief 5-1 (Woerth) arrived at 1726 hours. Chief 5-2-2 established the Command 5-2, Deputy 5-2 assumed operations, and Chief 5-1 took the role of Landing Zone Officer.
Engine 5-2-1 (Wallace) and Bart Engine 5-1-1 (Fisher) arrived on scene at 1729 hours and immediately began patient care. QRS Coordinator 5-1 (Hoover) directed firefighters in the process of cutting and removing the PTO shaft while the patient was still entangled. Crews from both stations and EMS worked to free the man, who was trapped for 38 minutes, from the machinery with rescue equipment.
The patient was transferred to the landing zone via Ambulance 5-2-1, and continued to LGH Trauma Center on board SkyFlight Care 1 aeromedical helicopter.
All fire units cleared the scene at 1847 hours, after a brief review of the rescue.
The Christiana Fire Company wishes the patient a speedy recovery. |
