While enroute to a training class in Delaware on Saturday, Firefighters King and McHenry III were approaching the intersection of Brighton Dam Road and Highland Drive at approximately 0545 hours when Howard County Dispatch announced a single vehicle collision with entrapment at the intersection of Highland Drive and Isle of Skye Drive.
Realizing that they were nearby and would arrive well in advance of Howard County units, King and McHenry notified Howard Dispatch and responded to the incident. Upon arrival, King and McHenry found a single vehicle had left the roadway and struck a telephone pole on the drivers side trapping the driver in the car. McHenry advise Howard Dispatch of the situation while King began assessing the patient for injury.
Upon arrival of Howard County Engine 5-1 and Paramedic 5-5, King and McHenry assisted with cervical stablization and the transfer of patient care to the Howard County units. The patient was then transported as a trauma patient to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.
Units:
Howard County Engine 5-1
Howard County Paramedic 5-5
Montgomery County Car 729
