On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 1:20 p.m., fire and rescue personnel responded to the 5800 block of Ketch Road and 200 Cedar Beach Drive in Prince Frederick, for the reported tractor on a subject.
A medic unit was the first arriving unit and reported the child was pulled out from underneath the tractor prior to the medics arrival.
The medic unit advised the victim was underneath of full size riding lawn mower and not a tractor, with the subject being conscious and semi-alert. The victim was reportedly unconscious for approximately one minute.
Maryland State Police Helicopter Trooper 7 landed at a nearby landing zone and transported the victim to an area trauma center.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
The Calvert County Advanced Life Support provided an update on the incident.
UPDATE: 5/15/2020: On Monday, May 11, 2020, at approximately 1 p.m., PMIC Geotz was delivering a medic unit to the shop when he was flagged down by a man on a golf cart.
The citizen informed PMIC Geotz that a commercial zero-turn mower had rolled over on a child just down the street. PMIC Geotz responded immediately, notified “Calvert dispatch” of the incident and arrived on the scene in under a minute.
The Medic arrived to find a young male trapped under a zero-turn mower while several neighbors were actively attempting to get the mower off of the child.
The patient was found to be unconscious and not breathing initially, but as soon as the tractor was lifted from the child he started to breath again. PMIC Geotz performed a rapid trauma assessment and requested “Maryland State Police Aviation”. EMS 20 and Chief 10 arrived shortly after and assisted PMIC Geotz and A69 with patient immobilization. The patient was transferred to the LZ by A69 and M101 and flown to a local trauma center.
