10-Year-Old in 'Serious Condition' After Sledding Injury in Jarrettsville

A 10-year-old was taken to a pediatric trauma facility Monday with injuries she sustained sledding in Jarrettsville, according to Harford County Volunteer Fire & EMS, which described her injuries as "serious."

The girl became impaled by a rebar while sledding near the 3600 block of Anderson Lane, Harford Fire & EMS spokesman Rich Gardiner said.

A piece of rebar had been sticking out of the ground, and it became impaled in her back, according to Gardiner.

The Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company was dispatched at 11:28 a.m. and first responders arrived at the scene at 11:34 a.m., Gardiner said. They requested additional support at 11:35 a.m., and Gardiner said more crews were there within minutes.

As firefighters and emergency medical technicians worked to help the girl, they used a reciprocating saw to cut the rebar, Gardiner said.

"Once the final cut was made at 11:56 a.m., the child was transferred to an awaiting medic unit, where she was taken to a regional pediatric trauma center," Gardiner reported. "The entire incident from dispatch to extrication took just under 30 minutes."

As of Monday afternoon, Gardiner said the girl was in "serious condition after suffering a traumatic injury."