May-June 2007 Alpine Barona East County El Cajon Grossmont ...

theZONE2Barona and Lakeside work adouble extrication onWildcat Canyon RdOn the afternoon of March 8thunits from the Barona andLakeside Fire Districts were dispatchedto a “vehicle accident with rescue” in thearea of the 5 mile marker on WildcatCanyon Rd. First to arrive was E27 whomreported a “head-on-collision with twotrapped”. Soon after their arrival B8would take command and the crew fromE27 would make an initial triage and setupfor extrication.The extrication would involve a patientminimally trapped in an older modelvan, and another patient in a small sedanthat would require extensive extrication.With the arrival of R3 crews startedsimultaneous extrication operations onboth vehicles.E27 E2 R3 M1 M27B8 4801 B1 MA6 E3TS81Crews quickly removed one victim with asimple door removal, but the othervictim presented more of a challenge. Itwas determined that the other vehiclewould not only require door removal butalso the roof removed and then thedashboard rolled. A request for anadditional engine and Mercy Air wasmade due to the extensive extrication.The decision was made to haveTelesquirt 81 (Ramona Fire District) landMercy Air at the Barona Resort LZ, andthat M27 and M1 would transport tothat location for the rendezvous. Bothpatients would be airlifted to the SharpMemorial Trauma for further care.Critique Points♦ Barona Security quickly shut-downWildcat Canyon Rd. which helpedfacilitate transport and kept traffic toa minimum (from the North)♦Consider requesting that CHP diverttraffic at Willow Rd. The extensivetraffic-jam down the canyon becamea factor in requesting additionalresources.♦When the decision has been madeto use the LZ at the Barona Resortcontact security so thatarrangements can be made tofacilitate the landing.♦When placing hose lines make surethey are charged and staffed.!Crews from Barona and Lakeside remove one of the patients after extrication.