Air paramedics transported a seriously injured man to the hospital after he fell approximately 15 feet from scaffolding Thursday in Turnerville. At 3:20 p.m., Habersham E-911 dispatched first responders to Turkey Crest Road in reference to a man suffering from head injuries.
“Units responded without delay. Due to the location, the Air Methods air ambulance was activated,” says Habersham County Emergency Services Capt. Matt Ruark.
LifeNet 10 from Pickens, South Carolina, responded to pick up the patient since AirLife crews in Baldwin were on another call.
When ground crews arrived on the scene, they found the injured man entangled in the scaffolding; it took rescuers approximately 10 minutes to free him. They then transported him by ambulance to the waiting helicopter at Mount Zion Baptist Church.
Capt. Ruark says the man, who has not been publicly identified, was alert and oriented when airlifted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville.
