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Motorcycle Accident Sends 1 In Cardiac Arrest to Trauma Center
March the 20th, brought in more than just the first day of Spring, it brought about several tragic accidents in the Jacksonville area. In Mandarin, Station 51 was alerted by a passing motorist of an accident less than half a mile away from the station. As engine and rescue arrived on the scene a motocyclist was observed laying among debris between two trees.
What crews saw next resulted in an immediate request for a full rescue assignment and a helicopter. The patient's legs were touching his shoulders all while being pinned down by the motorcylce atop him. As we removed the motorcycle from crushing him, the patient was noted to have no pulse nor sign of breathing. CPR efforts were began by Station 51's crew along with
the aid of Rescue 21. The patients many fractures, and breaks were then stabalized while being prepared for transport to a landing zone being set up a few miles away in a nearby shopping center. The patient was then transported to the LZ where the awaiting LifeFlight helicopter airlifted the patient to Shands Trauma Center. The mid afternoon trauma red was 1 of three
others in the Jacksonville area at around the same time. On the westside a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, and in a neighboring county two motorcyclists were also coded.
Units on the scene were: Engine 51, 42, 21, Rescue 51, 21, 103, F3, Sf1, Tr10, and Life Flight
Afternoon Traffic Accident Results in Trauma Red and Alert with TraumaOne
An early afternoon "t-bone" collision sent one trauma alert pt. to Shands Trauma Center via TraumaOne helicopter. The second patient was taken by rescue 42 to another area medical center in full cardiac arrest. Engines 51, 54, Rescues 42, 82(21), 32, 103, Sf1, and F3
worked the scene of the crash for around 30 minutes. This accident closed U.S. 1 for 15 minutes, haulting the busy southside commute home, and snarling the local roadways for hours.
A rainy afternoon resulted in this traffic Rescue 51 on scene of a two vehicle signal
accident sending three to the O.P. Hospital. 4 at San Jose Blvd. and Sunbeam Road.
The crew of engine 30, along with rescues 19 and 20 responded to Station 51 personnel working to stabalize
this two vehicle rear end type collision with several minor injuries. three patients after their car was rear ended.
Lt. Bruce Scott aids rescue in transporting Drunk driving MVA demo as it might be seen in
the patient from a head-on mva by station 51. actual life as rescuers extricate the innocent pts.
On October the 12, 2001, Engine and Rescue 51 responded to a single vehicle rollover with injuries. Upon their arrival it was determined that the lone occupant was pinned in the suv. An extrication assignment was dispatched; Captain Sorensen of the JFRD Documentation services was also on scene videotaping.
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