Truck Extrication Bronx Box ????

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"We arrived on scene and found the occupant of the garbage truck heavily pinned. We had live wires running on top of the garbage truck which were knocked down from a telephone pole. During this operation we had to be extra cautious not only for the safety of the patient but for the safety of the Fire Department members. In order to remove the patient, we had to use our heavy extrication tools and make numerous cuts and lifts, the patient was then handed off to EMS,” said FDNY Lieutenant Steven Wetzel of Ladder 48 on this morning’s auto extrication in the Bronx. FDNY Lieutenant Pedro Acosta of the Bronx Tactical Response Group said “FDNY EMS Units from Station 14 and Station 26 stabilized the patient and provided excellent patient care both while on scene and while transporting to the hospital.” Text & photos courtesy FDNY.