It's the middle of winter in Minnesota, and all the lakes are frozen. You are dispatched at 2pm on a Sunday afternoon to a report of a 12yo female who rolled an ATV on the lake and is "awake but won't move". Patient is in the middle of the lake, so instead of dispatching you to the family's residence, you are sent to the beach / public access boat ramp. Patient's father meets you at the boat ramp on another ATV. He informs you that the ice is thick enough to drive on. Distance from the ramp to where the girl is located is about a quarter mile, and there's also about six inches of snow on top of the ice.
Do you trust the dad and drive the ambulance onto the lake? If not, how do you access patient? Do you call anyone for backup?
It's a true story, I'll tell what happened later.
Do you trust the dad and drive the ambulance onto the lake? If not, how do you access patient? Do you call anyone for backup?
It's a true story, I'll tell what happened later.