SINGAPORE: An injured man unable to descend from a tower crane he was working on was brought down to safety by firefighters and members of an elite rescue squad on Friday (Nov 12) night.
Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) were deployed at about 8.45pm to a construction site along Beach Road, said the SCDF in a Facebook post on Saturday, describing the operation.
Initially, two firefighters climbed up a cat ladder to reach the injured man who was lying on a platform. The firefighters, assessing that the man could have broken his leg, bandaged and immobilised the injured limb as part of preparation for a height rescue operation.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team conducted a height rescue operation at a construction site along Beach Road on Nov 12, 2021, after a man working on a tower crane had injured his leg. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
SCDF firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were activated for a height rescue operation at a construction site along Beach Road on Nov 12, 2021. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
The man was suspected to have broken his leg, and was later taken to Singapore General Hospital. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
Two DART specialists then climbed up the crane, which reached a height of 70m, according to the post. The two men set up a height lowering system involving ropes and pulleys while another team of DART specialists prepared the area on the ground to receive the injured worker.
He was then lowered in his stretcher using a Power Ascender, a portable device that allows a rescuer to ascend and descend with a casualty.
Once on the ground, an SCDF ambulance crew assessed him before sending him to Singapore General Hospital.
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Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) were deployed at about 8.45pm to a construction site along Beach Road, said the SCDF in a Facebook post on Saturday, describing the operation.
Initially, two firefighters climbed up a cat ladder to reach the injured man who was lying on a platform. The firefighters, assessing that the man could have broken his leg, bandaged and immobilised the injured limb as part of preparation for a height rescue operation.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team conducted a height rescue operation at a construction site along Beach Road on Nov 12, 2021, after a man working on a tower crane had injured his leg. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
SCDF firefighters and specialists from the Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were activated for a height rescue operation at a construction site along Beach Road on Nov 12, 2021. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
The man was suspected to have broken his leg, and was later taken to Singapore General Hospital. (Photo: Singapore Civil Defence Force)
Two DART specialists then climbed up the crane, which reached a height of 70m, according to the post. The two men set up a height lowering system involving ropes and pulleys while another team of DART specialists prepared the area on the ground to receive the injured worker.
He was then lowered in his stretcher using a Power Ascender, a portable device that allows a rescuer to ascend and descend with a casualty.
Once on the ground, an SCDF ambulance crew assessed him before sending him to Singapore General Hospital.
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