Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) with Entrapment: 6500 block Lancaster Pike
Monday, November 6, 2017
At approximately 0330 on Sunday January 27th, the CHFC along with Duty Engine 16 and B-19 were alerted to a MVC on Lancaster Pike in front of the Coffee Run Condominiums. R-14 responded with a crew of 3 Commanded by 14 Captain 1 (Timmy O’Connor) and arrived to find a rear end type collision, with B-19’s crew evaluating 1 occupant who was still in her vehicle. R-14 and R-16 crews were informed of the need to extricate the patient remaining in the vehicle. Crews conducted a size up of the scene and determined that it would be best to remove the entire passenger side, including both doors and the ‘B’ post. Crews worked together to complete this task in under 10 minutes. As a precaution, a second crew simultaneously began to remove the driver’s side doors as plan B incase the initial plan did not work. The patient was placed on a backboard and removed from the vehicle. Both patients were transported to CER, 1 via B-14 and 1 via B-19 w/ALS.
Units on location: B-14, B-19, R-14, R-16, M7, Fire Police from stations 14&16 and DSP