January 2009 Ambulance Crash Log

[akflightmedic]

Just getting ready...it is inevitable.

[ERDoc]

Where's the poll? I will have to answer yes for Jan.

[emtannie]

I would just like to thank akflightmedic for starting this thread, and I will be watching for updates hourly...

I openly admit to being a "flightie" and wait on your every post, which I am always happy to see are filled with facts and sources cited.

Thank you again. (and, I would respond to your poll too)

[crotchitymedic1986]

Yes its real humurous until you bury one of your own. I wonder if after that funeral you will say, "yes we did all that we could to ensure our ambulances were of the safest design, and that we did all the training we could to ensure safer driving practices.

I wonder if anyone in EMS has ever heard of the "Smith System for Driver Safety". Its only been used by major corporations since 1946. But luckily in EMS we have EVOC that everyone takes once in their career.

Correction: some EMS people take EVOC.

[spenac]

Yes its real humurous until you bury one of your own. I wonder if after that funeral you will say, "yes we did all that we could to ensure our ambulances were of the safest design, and that we did all the training we could to ensure safer driving practices.

I wonder if anyone in EMS has ever heard of the "Smith System for Driver Safety". Its only been used by major corporations since 1946. But luckily in EMS we have EVOC that everyone takes once in their career.

EVOC since when? Most I know have never taken any training for driving sadly.

[akflightmedic]

Yes its real humurous until you bury one of your own. I wonder if after that funeral you will say, "yes we did all that we could to ensure our ambulances were of the safest design, and that we did all the training we could to ensure safer driving practices.

I wonder if anyone in EMS has ever heard of the "Smith System for Driver Safety". Its only been used by major corporations since 1946. But luckily in EMS we have EVOC that everyone takes once in their career.

Thats a nice topic.

Please start your own thread about it.

[crotchitymedic1986]

Nah, I think I would rather just let people think I have some info on the topic, and then back out by saying this topic doesnt interest me.

[akflightmedic]

Nah, I think I would rather just let people think I have some info on the topic, and then back out by saying this topic doesnt interest me.

As usual....

[akflightmedic]

Well, crochity would be proud....the ultimate irony.

It seems my guys may very well have had one of the first accidents of 2009!!!

I am sure there were others before this one, however they are not always reported as there is no central mandatory reporting agency.

Anyways, military bases are considered American soil for all legal purposes, so this accident occurred in Afghan but on a base none the less. While responding to a call, the guys were hit by a truck. It ripped off the back door, no one was injured.

[crotchitymedic1986]

I wouldnt wish an accident on anyone. I cant quote a statistic, but it was amazing to see how many times an ambulance was hit by a drunk or someone else (not the medics fault) in those Nov/Dec incident totals.