DATE / TIME: 04/22/2016 @ 1144 Hours
LOCATION: 200 Block of Fairview Farm Lane, Centreville
DETAILS: Emergency personnel were dispatched to location for an unknown emergency with a child crying. Before they could arrive, they were updated to respond to Centreville Police Department parking lot.
The emergency was for a three year old with a complete amputated foot from a lawn mower incident. The child had left the house and ran towards the father on the mower. Not seeing the child, the father made a turn and the child was run over. With such a tramatic injury the child was in life threatening condition with a large blood loss. Initial actions taken at the scene by CPD Officers and Major Boardman of the Sheriff’s Office followed by Goodwill Fire Company and Paramedics were crucial.
The child was transported to a field near the United Methodist Church and then flown to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore by MSP Aviation.
QA Department of Emergency Services received word from Johns Hopkins that “there is no doubt that the application of that tourniquet absolutely saved the child’s life today”.
Credit to all personnel involved for an excellent job, from the Dispatchers, Law Enforcement, Fire Department, EMS to MSP Aviation.
Investigation of the incident is being handled by the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Unit.
CASE 16-11142
Poor child and father. Praying for them. Application of the tourniquet is basic EMT-B training. Not to mention common sense for most people. God work don't get me wrong. Paramedics definitely needed for I V and pain or sedation. Or shock even. Just seems like the tourniquet being used was something special in the story
ReplyDeletePrayers to all the family. What a horrible thing to have happen. Thank the Lord that the child lived and will be okay. Life is such a fragile thing, and having that is everything.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you all.
OMG, really praying hard for both of them.
ReplyDeleteI'm praying for the people who are taking care of her, too.
ReplyDeleteThis just breaks my heart. I am praying for the child and the family. I pray the child will be able to function normally and live a normal life!
ReplyDeleteThe photos made me cry, such urgency and pain. Thanks to all who saved her! Prayers going up for her, the family, and every one that played a part in saving her precious life. She can live without a foot, but would not be alive without quick thinking and action! God bless you all!
ReplyDeleteThis is why you keep kids indoors when running power equipment.
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