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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Update on Victim of Industrial Accident of September 19, 2017
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James Blodgett's Death
I don't know if the public realizes this or not, but the Salisbury Fire Department was dispatched to this call.
The major problem with this was the fact that the Salisbury Fire Department did absolutely NOTHING to extract that patient, James Blodgett, from the scene until the Power Company got there.
That is exactly correct, THE Salisbury Fire Department that claims they are so highly trained in everything and deserves to run in the county instead of volunteers, did absolutely nothing to assist this poor man and allowed James Blodgett to suffer. THEY are the ones that caused his death. He was talking to the first responders after the accident so he was alive then and SUFFERING from an ELECTROCUTION.
Not only was there a delay in patient care because of the inaction of the Salisbury Fire Department, but they requested a Medevac from the State Police Helicopter Trooper 4 to transport James Blodgett to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. The Salisbury Fire Department wanted to bypass the Trauma Center at PRMC. That refusal by the Salisbury Fire Department to transport that patient, James Blodgett, by ground to the PRMC Trauma Center contributed to Mr. James Blodgett's death.
That patient, Mr. James Blodgett, should have been transported to PRMC which is a Trauma Center to be stabilized by physicians, not paid firemen with minimal experience. That patient had burns and a cardiac problem because it was an electrocution. That transport to Johns Hopkins is easily a 35 to 40 minute transport time by air. Not to mention the wasted time the "Air Medics" had to do their 'stabilization' on the ground before lift off. Not to mention the time delay while the helicopter gets approval for lift off. All wasted time while Mr. James Blodgett's heart is dying. Mr. Blodgett needed to go to PRMC to be STABILIZED by Cardiologists.
Yes PRMC is a Trauma Center, check out the links to prove it because I know those paid firemen are going to get on here and lie about it.
https://www.peninsula.org/services/emergency-trauma
PRMC is a Level III Trauma Center that could easily have handled this patient and saved his life.
http://www.miemss.org/home/hospitals/trauma-centers
PRMC is also a specialized Cardiology Center that specializes in Cardiac Emergencies just as thisl
PRMC Guerrieri Heart & Vascular Institute
https://www.peninsula.org/services/guerrieri-heart-vascular-institute
They were on scene so long that Wicomico Central had to remind them several times.
There is no doubt in my mind that the inaction of the Salisbury Fire Department contributed to James Blodgett's death.
There is no doubt in my mind that the delay in treatment by the Salisbury Fire Department contributed to James Blodgett's death.
When the Hell are you people going to wake up! When the Hell are you people going to stop allowing Rick Hoppes and the Salisbury Fire Department to stop KILLING our friends and family members. Everyone in the Salisbury Fire Department that were on that call should be charged with neglect. James Blodgett was another unnecessary DEATH! Rick Hoppes and Jake Day need to go!
It's clear that the above poster has no working knowledge of the emergency medical system in the state of Maryland, nor do they have any knowledge of the Maryland medical protocols.
100% agree with 3:57pm. Also, I know from years of experience in the Fire, Police, EMS, and Aviation field Maryland State Police Flight Paramedics are the best Emergency Medical staff that could be assisting the personnel on scene as well as the needs of the paitent. It is so very sad that a hard working person such as this had to perish in these circumstances; however the responding personnel followed appropriate protocols and stayed within SOP's to ensure safety.
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