Warwick (Orange) - MVA with Entrapment - 11/16/13

[EMT111 149]

Date: 11/16/13
Time: 23:18

Incident Type: 2 car head on mva
Location: State Route 94 North and East Ridge Road

District: Warwick Fire District, Warwick Ambulance
Units: Warwick FD (T-633, E-634, R-637, fire police, car 2), Warwick EMS (201, 202, 203, 209 (captain)), Greenwood Lake EMS (365), Emstar EMS (809, 811, ?), Town of Warwick PD
Stand-Bys: Pine Island EMS (301) standby at Warwick's bay
Description: Initial dispatch for a 2 car mva with unknown injuries. Warwick PD communications advising they are taking multiple calls on the mva, still unsure on injuries, 209 requesting his second rig be dispatched, 811 placing medevac on standby. PD on scene reporting at least 2 patients pinned, multiple patients self extricated, multiple injuries. 209 and FD car 2 on scene, assuming command (of respective agencies), 209 requesting all three of Warwick's rigs to the scene, and one rig from Greenwood Lake to stand by in Warwick. Warwick FD working on extricating the two pinned occupants. Orange 911 advised no med-evacs due to weather. 209 requesting 365 move up to the scene, backfill Warwick with a rig from Pine Island, two additional ALS units to the scene. FD extricated both patients in approx. 20 minutes, one patient transported ALS to Orange Regional Medical Center (202, 809), One patient ALS to Good Samaritan (201, 811), 5 patients BLS to Saint Anthony's (203, 365)