Shortly after 5 am, EMS Medic 5, Rescue 1, Rescue 2, District Chief 502, and Division Chief 501 responded to Lawn Street in Oakland for a female over a hillside.
The adult female was located 100 feet over a cliff, between Lawn Street and Interstate 376.
Rescue paramedics completed a high angle technical rescue to lower paramedics to the victim, secure her in a patient harness, and raise her back up the hillside using multiple ropes. EMS Rescue crews were assisted on scene by Pittsburgh Fire and Police.
The female patient was transported to the hospital in stable condition, it is unclear how she ended up over the cliff.
This is the third technical rope rescue in the past week performed by the EMS Rescue Division, highlighting the importance of the Rescue Divisions continued training in this discipline of technical rescue.
The adult female was located 100 feet over a cliff, between Lawn Street and Interstate 376.
Rescue paramedics completed a high angle technical rescue to lower paramedics to the victim, secure her in a patient harness, and raise her back up the hillside using multiple ropes. EMS Rescue crews were assisted on scene by Pittsburgh Fire and Police.
The female patient was transported to the hospital in stable condition, it is unclear how she ended up over the cliff.
This is the third technical rope rescue in the past week performed by the EMS Rescue Division, highlighting the importance of the Rescue Divisions continued training in this discipline of technical rescue.
