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Blacksmith Rx Heat Related Injury 2019

  • Incident Information:

    Blacksmith_Rx_Heat_Related_Injury_(2019)

  • Location:

    Utah

  • Date:

    09/05/2019

  • Incident Type:

    Heat Related Illness

  • Description:

    A Public Lands Corps Student Firefighter began vomiting and struggling to breath while working on the fireline on the Blacksmith Prescribed Fire on the Wasatch-Cache-Uinta National Forest. Municipal Fire Department medics responded and assessed the Firefighter. The Firefighter was transported via a government vehicle to a local hospital and diagnosed with a Heat Related Injury. Fluids were administered, the Firefighter was observed for several hours, then released.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Medical Emergency, Hand Crews, Prescribed Fire, Medical or Exertion or Heat

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