MAN INJURED IN DIRT BIKE ACCIDENT...LIFEFLIGHT TRANSPORTS TO TRAUMA CENTER - SEQUENTIAL PICTURES
Posted: February 19th, 2010 4:38 PM
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On Friday February 19th at 3:00 PM Canby Fire was dispatched to a motorcycle accident in the area of Hwy 170 and Goods Bridge. The 911 caller reported the accident victim was a 19 year old male who was injured from a motorcycle accident and was in and out of consciousness. Because the locally stationed Lifeflight was responding to a different emergency, Canby Fire activated the next closest Lifeflight Helicopter based on dispatch information, thus shorting the wait time. The available Helicopter was coming from Longview Washington, 25 flight minutes from Canby. Ackerman Middle School was designated as the Landing Zone.
Canby Firefighters arrived to the dispatched intersection and bystanders lead the crews down a half-mile long, narrow, and pothole filled access road. Upon arrival they confirmed the need for Lifeflight, and began treatment. Witnesses told rescuers that the crash victim (A Happy Valley Man) lost control of his motorcycle, and during his crash his helmet was knocked off his head. The patient was treated for head, shoulder and extremity injuries.
Once the patient was stabilized, crews transported the victim to the football field at Ackerman. Once at Ackerman, crews continued to treat the crash victim until Lifeflight landed, which was literally only five minutes after their arrival.
The sequences followed in this emergency incident demonstrates how careful coordination of emergency resources help save lives. The threshold for utilizing air transportation is the savings of ten minutes of overall transport time to a trauma center. The patient was flown to Emanuel Hospital, and it is estimated that 20 to 30 minutes of transport time were saved utilizing Lifeflight…even when coming from as far away as Longview. In a field where every second counts, time is a priceless commodity.
For patient privacy, Canby Fire will not release the patient's name.
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Contact: Troy Buzalsky- Division Chief
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