Post by wellingcountry on Apr 7, 2008 19:48:22 GMT -5
CHIEF WON’T ALLOW EMS IN THE CAR WITHOUT GEAR - GOOD JOB!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Just wanted to share this with you. Our dept. also handles EMS and thusly we equip our medical personnel with, at the very least, Nomex jump suits for operating at vehicle incidents where they might be exposed to fire and other hazards while handling a victim. Some have full bunker gear (blue, like Smurfs) We have a commercial ambulance service that provides ALS. The service and relationship are outstanding. At a serious auto accident last week, one of the regular crews we work with showed up, and our IC (Chief of Dept.) stopped them from going into the "hot zone". Now, the young people entrapped would have benefited from ALS while extrication was in progress, but our policy for turnouts extends to everyone on scene. With the vehicle unstable, and the odor of gasoline present, the Chief did the right thing in barring the medics from the automobile. I think they might have been a little upset, but were understanding of the situation afterward. To follow up, a letter was sent to the ambulance service supervisor to explain what had taken place, and kindly suggest that they equip their people with some form of protection for such occasions. I’m happy to report that all 3 three victims survived their brush with death after a 40 minute difficult extrication. Stay safe.
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Friday, April 4, 2008
Just wanted to share this with you. Our dept. also handles EMS and thusly we equip our medical personnel with, at the very least, Nomex jump suits for operating at vehicle incidents where they might be exposed to fire and other hazards while handling a victim. Some have full bunker gear (blue, like Smurfs) We have a commercial ambulance service that provides ALS. The service and relationship are outstanding. At a serious auto accident last week, one of the regular crews we work with showed up, and our IC (Chief of Dept.) stopped them from going into the "hot zone". Now, the young people entrapped would have benefited from ALS while extrication was in progress, but our policy for turnouts extends to everyone on scene. With the vehicle unstable, and the odor of gasoline present, the Chief did the right thing in barring the medics from the automobile. I think they might have been a little upset, but were understanding of the situation afterward. To follow up, a letter was sent to the ambulance service supervisor to explain what had taken place, and kindly suggest that they equip their people with some form of protection for such occasions. I’m happy to report that all 3 three victims survived their brush with death after a 40 minute difficult extrication. Stay safe.
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firefighterclosecalls.com