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Maumelle
firefighters were dispatched to a late afternoon motor vehicle accident on
December 30, 2008. Upon arriving, they found a single patient still inside
a passenger vehicle with significant front-end damage.
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Probationary
Firefighter Dustin Worlow pries open the front door of the passenger to gain
better access to the driver, who was injured in the accident.
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While
members tend to the injured driver, other firefighter are busy mitigating
the many hazards of a motor vehicle accident. Probationary Firefighter Patrick
McIntire pours absorbent material on leaking auto fluids while Engineer Jeremy
New prepares to disconnect the automobile's battery. If left connected, the
battery could allow air bags inside the car to activate and injure both
firefighters and the patient.
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Captain
Shane Homes has command of the incident, coordinating the work of Engine
Company 1 and Engine Company 2, which responded to the scene.
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Probationary
Firefighter McIntire (left) and Engineer New work to disconnect the battery,
which was partially crushed by the impact of the accident.
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Maumelle
firefighters and MEMS personnel remove the patient from the car and onto
a long spine board as a precaution for neck and back injuries. Pictured are
(from left) Probationary Firefighter Worlow, Engineer New, Engineer Woody
and MEMS EMT Kay Price.
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