Bicyclist Medevaced to Hospital After Crash in Mastic
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic FD and Mastic EMS personnel load a patient into the awaiting medevac.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic FD and Mastic EMS at a medevac landing awaiting the flight medic so they can load a patient into the chopper for transport.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosNumerous Police cars and Fire Apparatus secure a landing zone in Mastic.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosSCPD Helo 4 coming in for Landing
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosA flight Paramedic from Stony Brook Hospital disembarks the helicopter.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic FD Lt Jason Lasek on scene of a recent helicopter landing call.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFire and EMS personnel walking away from the helicopter after the patient was loaded.
MASTIC, NY – On July 22nd at about 7:13 P.M., Mastic FD and Mastic Ambulance were dispatched along with Suffolk Police 7th Precinct cars to a reported MVA at Southaven Ave. and Roberts Street. On arrival they found a vehicle versus bicycle and quickly went to work treating one of the patients who had serious injuries. A Medevac was requested and dispatched to a landing zone at the Applebees on Montauk Highway in Shirley.
The Mastic FD redirected Engine 5-12-2, Mini pumper 5-12-5 and Fire Police 5-12-80 to secure the landing zone. Suffolk Police also sent multiple patrol cars to assist in securing the landing zone. Once stabilized, Mastic Ambulance transported the patient to the landing zone where the flight medic assessed the patient’s injuries to make sure that he was stable enough for transport. The patient was then transported to Stony Brook University Hospital by SCPD Helicopter 4.
EMS operations were under the command of Mastic Ambulance Chief Mike Montauban, and Mastic FD was under the command of Chief Rudy Sunderman.
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