On Wed, June 30 the squad was dispatched to a residence on route 579 for patient stuck under tractor. Capt. Mcnally arrived on scene reporting a residential yard tractor on its side down a hill with a women pinned by the steering wheel. The ambulance crew arrived on scene and stabilized the patient until the rescue crew could disentangle her.

Heavy rescue 4956 arrived on scene and stabilized the tractor by using the grip hoist attached to the tow hook of the command vehicle.  The tractor was stabilized to allow for the crew to remove the seat and use the pedal cutter to free the patients pelvis from the steering wheel.  The patient had head neck and back and pelvic injuries, she was transported to Hunterdon Medical Center upon completion of the extrication.

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