MAN CRUSHED BY EQUIPMENT AT K & B RECYCLING
Posted: August 25th, 2010 1:22 PM
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PRESS RELEASE
Contact: Todd Gary
Cell: 971-563-7359
Date: August 25,2010
Man Crushed by Equipment at K & B Recycling
At 10:59 Canby Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a man stuck in a piece of industrial equipment
When firefighters arrived they found an adult male who had been removed from the refuse truck container pickup arm by co workers. Firefighter/ Paramedics quickly assessed the scene and activated Lifeflight at 11:04, entering the patient into the Trauma system due to the critical nature of the injuries. Quick thinking by firefighters and the use of Lifeflight. The patient was in the Trauma Department at OHSU within 30 minutes of the incident.
Oregon is a national leader in implement a trauma system. A trauma system is systematic approach to trauma care providing the best means to protect the public from premature death and prolonged disability. A trauma care system reduces death and disability from occurring, and assures that the required emergency medical resources are available, and the necessary infrastructure in place, to deliver the "right" patient to the "right" hospital.
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