Two transported to Johns Hopkins after Tuscarora Elementary pedestrian response
Two pedestrians were found down in the roadway during a morning response at Tuscarora Elementary School, where a pediatric trauma referral and an adult patient were prepared for transport to Johns Hopkins. The response began at 8:46 a.m. in the 6300 block of Lambert Drive. EMS Supervisor 901 reported at 8:51 a.m. that both pedestrians were down in the roadway, and Paramedic Engine 311 established command at 8:52 a.m.
At 8:53 a.m., Paramedic Engine 311 identified one patient as a pediatric trauma referral and the other as an adult. Emergency medical personnel were stabilizing both patients and preparing to take them by ground to Johns Hopkins. Battalion Chief 901 assumed command at 8:56 a.m., while Paramedic Engine 311 took the role of EMS group supervisor at 8:57 a.m. M318 and M38 began transporting the patients at 9:05 a.m. as the remaining fire and rescue units cleared the scene.
Several later roadway calls also resulted in hospital transports. A response at Lawson Road and Green Valley Road was initially dispatched at 12:15 p.m. as a reported crash with entrapment. Paramedic Engine 251 arrived to find 2 vehicles involved and reported at 12:21 p.m. that no one was trapped. Most of the initial assignment was released while A259, Advanced Life Support 23 and Paramedic Engine 251 remained. M259 transported one patient to Suburban Hospital at 12:47 p.m.
In Monrovia, units were alerted at 1:08 p.m. for a report that a vehicle had gone into a building in the 4300 block of Ed McClain Road. Paramedic Engine 251 established command and reported at 1:11 p.m. that there was no or minimal damage to the structure. The assignment was reduced to Paramedic Engine 251, with all other units placed in service.
A school bus rear-ended a passenger vehicle on southbound US-15 just before Jefferson Street, Engine 11 reported after arriving at 2:54 p.m. The bus headed to Victory Baptist Church on Himes Avenue to offload, while Ambulance 19 and Engine 11 remained on US-15 to evaluate one patient from the passenger vehicle. Engine 11 requested an ambulance and Engine 281 at the church to evaluate one patient from the school bus. EMS Supervisor 901 requested an advanced life support resource there at 2:58 p.m. Ambulance 19 obtained a refusal from the patient in the passenger vehicle at 3:04 p.m., and Ambulance 29 transported one patient to the hospital at 3:19 p.m.
An electrical-hazard response at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley in Walkersville began at 4:24 p.m. Engine 111 arrived at the single-story nursing facility to find nothing evident and began investigating a heating and cooling unit. A report of light smoke in room 105 prompted further investigation, but nothing was found in the adjoining rooms. Battalion Chief 902 assumed command at 4:33 p.m., and personnel confirmed a malfunctioning heating unit at 4:36 p.m. Engine 111 reported at 4:48 p.m. that ventilation was complete and power had been secured to the heating and cooling unit before the units cleared.
On Raven Rock Road, responders were sent at 4:32 p.m. after a report that an individual’s fingers were trapped beneath a trailer. WCC7 established command and reported at 4:40 p.m. that the patient’s hand had been freed. FRA47 and Washington County Medic 792 evaluated the patient, who refused transport, and the remaining units cleared at 4:53 p.m.
The final incident covered in the day’s main sequence began at 9:52 p.m. in the 100 block of Ivy Hill Drive in Middletown. Rescue Engine 74 found 2 vehicles involved and reported at 9:58 p.m. that one occupant remained inside a vehicle. The rescue engine requested an advanced life support resource at 10:07 p.m. Ambulance 79 transported a patient with serious injuries to Meritus Medical Center at 10:16 p.m. and was to rendezvous with Washington County Medic 692 en route.
Two pedestrians were found down in the roadway during a morning response at Tuscarora Elementary School, where a pediatric trauma referral and an adult patient were prepared for transport to Johns Hopkins. The response began at 8:46 a.m. in the 6300 block of Lambert Drive. EMS Supervisor 901 reported at 8:51 a.m. that both pedestrians were down in the roadway, and Paramedic Engine 311 established command at 8:52 a.m.
At 8:53 a.m., Paramedic Engine 311 identified one patient as a pediatric trauma referral and the other as an adult. Emergency medical personnel were stabilizing both patients and preparing to take them by ground to Johns Hopkins. Battalion Chief 901 assumed command at 8:56 a.m., while Paramedic Engine 311 took the role of EMS group supervisor at 8:57 a.m. M318 and M38 began transporting the patients at 9:05 a.m. as the remaining fire and rescue units cleared the scene.
Several later roadway calls also resulted in hospital transports. A response at Lawson Road and Green Valley Road was initially dispatched at 12:15 p.m. as a reported crash with entrapment. Paramedic Engine 251 arrived to find 2 vehicles involved and reported at 12:21 p.m. that no one was trapped. Most of the initial assignment was released while A259, Advanced Life Support 23 and Paramedic Engine 251 remained. M259 transported one patient to Suburban Hospital at 12:47 p.m.
In Monrovia, units were alerted at 1:08 p.m. for a report that a vehicle had gone into a building in the 4300 block of Ed McClain Road. Paramedic Engine 251 established command and reported at 1:11 p.m. that there was no or minimal damage to the structure. The assignment was reduced to Paramedic Engine 251, with all other units placed in service.
A school bus rear-ended a passenger vehicle on southbound US-15 just before Jefferson Street, Engine 11 reported after arriving at 2:54 p.m. The bus headed to Victory Baptist Church on Himes Avenue to offload, while Ambulance 19 and Engine 11 remained on US-15 to evaluate one patient from the passenger vehicle. Engine 11 requested an ambulance and Engine 281 at the church to evaluate one patient from the school bus. EMS Supervisor 901 requested an advanced life support resource there at 2:58 p.m. Ambulance 19 obtained a refusal from the patient in the passenger vehicle at 3:04 p.m., and Ambulance 29 transported one patient to the hospital at 3:19 p.m.
An electrical-hazard response at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Glade Valley in Walkersville began at 4:24 p.m. Engine 111 arrived at the single-story nursing facility to find nothing evident and began investigating a heating and cooling unit. A report of light smoke in room 105 prompted further investigation, but nothing was found in the adjoining rooms. Battalion Chief 902 assumed command at 4:33 p.m., and personnel confirmed a malfunctioning heating unit at 4:36 p.m. Engine 111 reported at 4:48 p.m. that ventilation was complete and power had been secured to the heating and cooling unit before the units cleared.
On Raven Rock Road, responders were sent at 4:32 p.m. after a report that an individual’s fingers were trapped beneath a trailer. WCC7 established command and reported at 4:40 p.m. that the patient’s hand had been freed. FRA47 and Washington County Medic 792 evaluated the patient, who refused transport, and the remaining units cleared at 4:53 p.m.
The final incident covered in the day’s main sequence began at 9:52 p.m. in the 100 block of Ivy Hill Drive in Middletown. Rescue Engine 74 found 2 vehicles involved and reported at 9:58 p.m. that one occupant remained inside a vehicle. The rescue engine requested an advanced life support resource at 10:07 p.m. Ambulance 79 transported a patient with serious injuries to Meritus Medical Center at 10:16 p.m. and was to rendezvous with Washington County Medic 692 en route.
