On Tuesday evening at 1740 Clinton First Aid and Rescue Squad was dispatched to assist Warren County’s Washington Emergency Squad for a multiple vehicle MVA with multiple injuries and entrapments. Rescue 4556 went enroute at 1745 with a crew of 6 with Assistant Chief Setnicky on board. Enroute we were advised by War Com (Warren County Communications) of at least 5 ALS injuries and 2 heavily entrapped. On arrival at 1756 Rescue 4556 was staged until they could move vehicles so Rescue 4556 could get in closer. While this was going on Assistant Chief Setnicky made face to face contact with the IC and was directed to split crews with one going to a Subaru wagon with one patient entrapped in driver seat. Rescue 4556 crew of three brought our hand cart with a combi tool and pump up to scene to start the extrication until Recue was moved closer. Clinton worked with the Washington crew to extricate this driver in 12 minutes. Pt was transported to St. Lukes Trauma center. The second crew of three assisted Washington in extricating a young male in a sub compact car , pt was heavily entrapped in drivers seat by the door, dash and firewall. The crews remove the roof and driver side of vehicle then performed a dash lift. Relieve cuts were made in both A-posts near rocker panel and a cut was made in the front fenders to allow free movement of dash, once this was completed patient was removed from the vehicle onto a long board thru the rear of the vehicle. In all there were 5 patients transported to 2 Trauma centers, Morristown took three and St. Lukes took two. Units on scene were Washington Emergency BLS and Rescue; Clinton BLS and Rescue, Franklin Twp BLS (Warren County), Oxford BLS (Warren County) and Mansfield Twp BLS(Warren County), MICU units, 2 from Hunterdon County (EMS-1, EMS-2) and Medic 57 from Hackettstown. All units released at 1944
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