Elizabeth Twp Motor Vehicle Overturned With Entrapment

On January 18th, 2010, Elizabeth Twp fire crews were dispatched for a vehicle accident with entrapment on Greenock-Buena Vista Road and Constitution Drive in the Greenock section of Elizabeth Twp.  Rescue 4 was first to arrive and updated the location to be Greenock-Buena Vista Road at Wexford Drive and reported one vehicle on its roof and one person pinned.  Rescue 4 initiated stabilization and made patient contact.  Rescue 7 arrived and deployed the JAWS and both crews worked on primary access and disentanglement.  The drivers side of the vehicle was removed and the female was successfully extricated in about 9 minutes.  Female was transported by EMS to a Pittsburgh trauma center with non life-threatening injuries.  Crews picked up and were back in service after 1 hour.

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