EMT's involved in head-on collision

[EMTMama]

http://www.KOB.com/article/stories/S1881753.shtml?cat=500

Thank God they had just dropped off their patient. One of the EMT's isn't doing well, evidently.

 

[TransportJockey]

Looks like it was a Rocky Mountain truck. Thoughts go out to the crew of the bus hoping its not a crew I know

 

[EMTMama]

Could have just as easily been someone from my company. :sad: I heard through the grapevine the one that isn't doing well is bad about wearing her seatbelt.

I couldn't see any signs of which company it was...just saw the SF County fire & rescue, and the car involved. Maybe I missed it?

 

[TransportJockey]

Jan over at NM region three told me it was a Rocky truck. I'll toss Joe a text and ask him to make sure it wasn't a Vegas or SF unit.

 

[EMTMama]

Jan over at NM region three told me it was a Ricky truck. I'll toss Joe a text and ask him to make sure it wasn't a Vegas or SF unit.

Sounds good. Kinda makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end a bit, ya know?

 

[TransportJockey]

Sounds good. Kinda makes the hair on the back of my neck stand on end a bit, ya know?

Ya I know the feeling. I saw it right after I git on shift this morning. I was worried it might be one of the guys I used to work with on night shift. (i used to run nights in 3100)

 

[akflightmedic]

Thank God they had just dropped off their patient.

So the patient deserved a pass and the EMTs got what was coming??? If this was what was intended, then what's the problem here?

 

[usalsfyre]

This sounds suspiciously like a suicide. If so, it reaallly sucks someone is that selfish

 

[EMTMama]

Scary how small the EMS world is. I even did a double-take when you mentioned Joe!

 

[EMTMama]

This sounds suspiciously like a suicide. If so, it reaallly sucks someone is that selfish

Hard to say. It was more likely a DWI. We have a huge problem here in NM with that.

 

[TransportJockey]

Just got confirmation from my ex that it was a Rocky truck. She said Joe has been fielding phone calls about it all day.

 

[EMTMama]

I'm sure he has. It freaks all of us out, naturally. Thanks for the update - I figured Joe was getting bombarded and I didn't want to add to the dog pile. I don't know anybody over at Rocky...but they're all brothers & sisters to me anyway.

 

[TransportJockey]

Newest information on the incident:
http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/blog-2564-santa-fe-emt-in-critical-condition-following-crash.html

 

[EMTMama]

Yeah the local news stations have been keeping up with it too.

 

[EMTMama]

I knew it was ETOH...

an update: http://www.KOB.com/article/stories/S1901666.shtml?cat=504

the driver and her passenger were also smoking weed all day. Idiots.

 

[EMTMama]

So the patient deserved a pass and the EMTs got what was coming??? If this was what was intended, then what's the problem here?

Huh??? :blink: Where the heck did you get that from?? What I meant was had the patient been in the back, that would have been one more injury or fatality. Why in the world would you think I was saying the EMT got what she deserved?? Good lord.

 

[Asimurk]

Until I read this I wouldn't have figured a passenger car would be a threat to occupants in the front seat of an ambulance. Sad.

 

[ShannahQuilts]

So the patient deserved a pass and the EMTs got what was coming??? If this was what was intended, then what's the problem here?

I don't think I've ever seen you post anything so nonsensical. Personally, I'm glad that there was one less potential victim. I wish there had been even fewer victims (read: 0) but having one less person in an MVA seems like it can only be a good thing.

 

[EMTMama]

I don't think I've ever seen you post anything so nonsensical. Personally, I'm glad that there was one less potential victim. I wish there had been even fewer victims (read: 0) but having one less person in an MVA seems like it can only be a good thing.

My point exactly Shannah. I didn't expect to have to explain that, in fact I didn't even see that comment (akflightmedic's) at first.

 

[EMTMama]

Until I read this I wouldn't have figured a passenger car would be a threat to occupants in the front seat of an ambulance. Sad.

Me either. If I'm not mistaken, it was one of those vambulances (which is mainly what my company uses as well). I haven't been in the field for very long at all, and from what I've been told they aren't as sturdy as the box trucks. Plus you have to take into consideration that the driver of the car was going 100+ MPH. That's bound to do damage to just about anything. The EMT has since been released from the hospital, which I was really glad to hear. Not too long ago our local newspaper did a front page article with the title "She Was A Good Person", and it was interviews of various people defending the driver of the car that caused this whole thing. :angry: 911 tapes have also been released of an employee from the restaurant where they had been drinking. The employee tried to stop them from driving and offered to call them a cab, and even said "I can either call you a cab, or call the police", and both girls said "call the police." They could be heard yelling at the employee in the background while he was on the phone with dispatch. Yep, she sounds like a fantastic person to me.