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

theZONE Alpine 24(Continued from page 22)Agency ReportAlpine units tackle difficult Quad Accident;Patient makes full recovery after GCS of 4Public Link to the ROC Studyin San Diego Countyand corresponding protocols.Alpine Fire will celebrate it’s50 th anniversary this YearAn anniversary dinner is being plannedfor early November of this year. We areseeking any information on retiree’s ofthe Alpine Fire Department, as well asany old Alpine photo’s that might befloating around out there. If you are incontact with any of our past employeesplease contact Division Chief Bill Paskleat (619) 445-2635 with contact info. Wedon’t want to leave anyone out! Keep aneye out for those commemorativebadges that our folks will soon bewearing and stay tuned for moreinformation in upcoming issues of“The ZONE” !(Continued from page 23)Victoria Firesalvage and ventilation operations.I cannot stress enough the importance ofworking with your neighboring agenciesas well as the value of a 4 person enginecompany when you are first due inAlpine. Thanks to all agencies involvedfor your help! !Patrick DotsonFirefighter-ParamedicAlpine Fire Protection DistrictOn the evening of Saturday April7 th at approximately 6:30pm,Alpine units responded to a report of atraffic collision on the east end of thedistrict. Run notes indicated that this waspossibly a quad ATV that had collidedwith a telephone pole. As Alpine E17arrived on scene with M17, they saw afemale appearing in her mid 40’s lyingface down along the side of the road.Her head was being supported by herhusband. Initial impression of thepatient was that she was critical and therequest was made for an air ambulance.The patient was found to beunconscious with agonal respirations ata rate of 6. She also had a hematoma tothe right side of her forehead thatprotruded about an inch away from herforehead and was approximately 2” indiameter.Interviews of the patient’s husbandrevealed that the patient had decided togo for a ride on her quad. After beinggone for more than 15 minutes herhusband became worried and set out tofind her. He found her lying on the sideof the road unconscious and stated thatshe had not regained consciousness atall during the time he had been withher. Her quad was wrapped around thetelephone pole with significant damageto the front end. The patient had beenwearing a full face riding helmet with asmall crack along the right side. Thehelmet had been removed by herhusband prior to E17’s arrival on scene.Head stabilization was taken over fromthe husband and the patient was placedin full spinal precautions. Intubationequipment was being prepared whenthe patient temporarily regainedconsciousness. She became alert andoriented x 1 and had a gag reflex sointubation was not possible.Due to the blunt force trauma, headinjury and the patients initial GCS being4, it was decided to enroll the patientinto the ROC study. The informationcard was given to the husband whogave consent for the patient to beenrolled.“Due to the blunt force trauma,head injury and the patientsinitial GCS being 4, it was decidedto enroll the patient intothe ROC study”The patient was loaded into theambulance and initial vital signs weretaken. The patient had a BP of 140/110Pulse of 110 with Sinus Tachycardia onthe monitor and respirations had