August 2, 2013
Page 91
The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch
FROM PAGE 90
have several neck and back injuries
due to shore break waves or diving in
shallow water as well as other med-
ical emergencies on the beach. One
important role of the ATV is to get the
paramedics and their life-saving
equipment to the patient as quickly as
possible so they can begin assessing
the patient and delivering treatment.
When the EMS personnel backboard
a patient for removal from the beach
and transport to a medical facility, our
ATV's provide an easy transport from
the beach to the ambulance. The
patient that has been placed on the
backboard is lifted and placed per-
pendicular on the back of the ATV.
The ATV operator drives the patient
off the beach while the EMT's main-
dents.
As we have fewer stands on the
beach, the distance between stands
is greatly increased and the responsi-
bility to back-up an SRT making a
rescue is changed from the adjoining
SRT's to the area ATV. We also sup-
plement the guard stands with addi-
tional mobile rescue units.
Having ATV's available has cer-
tainly proven effective for us over the
past several years. Even though the
sergeants of the beach patrol are mo-
bile, please feel free to stop them to
ask a question. We are here to make
your time on the beach as enjoyable
as possible. Remember, "Keep your
feet in the sand until the lifeguards in
the stand".
Ryan Cowder
Special To The Dispatch
(The writer has been with the Beach
Patrol for 15 years and is currently a ser-
geant. He is an assistant principal at
Stephen Decatur High School.)
available for a water rescue. Many
officers also carry additional clothing
and supplies on the back of the quad
for changes in weather. We all know
how quickly the weather can change
in Ocean City.
Our ATV's also serve another very
important function. During the course
of a day, we deal with several lost
children. Having the ability to search
a large area quickly makes finding
and reuniting these children with their
parents much easier. Having two chil-
dren of my own, I know how frantic I
would be if one of them went missing.
With a season that extends to the
end of September, the deployment
and use of our mobile rescue units
changes as we reduce staff due to
the exit of our educators and stu-
tain the stability of the backboard on
the quad. This helps to reduce the
jostling of the patient that would nor-
mally occur while carrying a patient
off the beach.
There are also several other items
we carry daily on the quad. A BVM
(bag-valve mask) makes giving
breaths during CPR more effective.
An array of first aid supplies allows us
to respond to minor medical situa-
tions. A clipboard containing pertinent
paperwork provides the ability to doc-
ument important events and inci-
dents. A scuba mask and fins proves
advantageous for searches in the
water. We also carry additional sun-
screen and first aid supplies for the
guards in our area. A rescue buoy
mounted to the front of the quad is
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