4-Year-Old Male Injured in Bicycle Fall on Patuxent Branch Trail

Summary: Howard County Fire Dispatch responded to a call regarding a 4-year-old male who sustained a traumatic hand injury, likely a broken wrist, after falling off a bicycle on the Patuxent Branch Trail near the Tufton Branch Trailhead at Broken Land Parkway. Ambulance 6-6 and other units coordinated access and staging, ultimately determining that the injury required basic life support (BLS) care and splinting. No advanced life support (ALS) was deemed necessary, and the patient was accessed via nearby trailheads and Blue Sea for equipment delivery.