First responders: when every minute counts Published Oct. 15, 2013 By Airman 1st Class Trevor McBride 48th Fighter Wing Public Affairs ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- The 48th Fighter Wing fire department, security forces and emergency medical technicians participated in a vehicle crash rescue training exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 26. The objective of the exercise was to practice a quick response to the situation and establish open communication when lives are at stake. A family is struck by another vehicle, causing an accident. First responders are alerted. First responders arrive at the scene of the auto accident. A firefighter checks the victims' conditions and identities. Firefighters update medical responders about the situation and the conditions of the victims. A driver follows directions from first responders so they can cautiously remove him from the scene. Fire personnel pry open the damaged door to gain access to trapped victims. An emergency medical technician stabalizes the driver's neck with brace. A firefighter stabalizes the young victim in the back seat of the vehicle. Firefighters have better access to treat the passenger. Medical personnel successfully remove the driver. They further evaluate the extent of his injuries. The passenger is stabalized and bandaged by an emergency medical technician. The passenger is now successfully removed and evaluated. The back-seat child passenger is cautiously removed from the wreckage. Emergency responders transport the accident victims to an awaiting ambulance. The vehicle driver is loaded into an ambulance and transported for hospital care. The child is loaded into a second ambulance and transported to the hospital. Security forces arrest the at-fault driver for suspicion of driving under the influence.