Calif. medic instructor wades through snakes to reach crash victim

[Bloom-IUEMT]

http://www.ems1.com/search-rescue/a...r-wades-through-snakes-to-reach-crash-victim/

The only thing that would have made the story "better" is if it was man-eating pirahnas instead of (or in addition to) snakes. Cue Indiana Jones music.

 

[medichopeful]

I hope she doesn't do the lecture on scene safety.

 

[Flight-LP]

Or the lecture on patient assessment..............

Unconscious / dead. There is a difference!

Hanging out with a dead girl in a snake infested pool. I don't friggin' think so!

Dumb, absolutely dumb.

 

[foxfire]

Or the lecture on patient assessment..............

Unconscious / dead. There is a difference!

Hanging out with a dead girl in a snake infested pool. I don't friggin' think so!

Dumb, absolutely dumb.

I agree with you. Something does not quite make sense there.
snake infested pool *shivers*
makes you wonder what the real story is. News reporters generaly hype things up abit, or put a spin on it.

 

[bstone]

Scene safety= fail
BSI= fail (snakes can be poisonous)

 

[Hal9000]

She could probably tell if the snakes were poisonous. I don't think it's a huge scene safety issue. Since I've been around hundreds of snakes, perhaps I have some advantage in that area, but I would like to believe that many people are somewhat educated as to the types of snakes in their geographic region.

 

[reaper]

Hell with the snakes. A partially submerged vehicle is not safe to be around. have seen 3 over the years where a provider has been trapped, when the vehicle shifted in the water or mud. Not to mention leaking fuel floating on water.

Lets teach scene safety, not stupid heroics!

 

[Flight-LP]

She could probably tell if the snakes were poisonous. I don't think it's a huge scene safety issue. Since I've been around hundreds of snakes, perhaps I have some advantage in that area, but I would like to believe that many people are somewhat educated as to the types of snakes in their geographic region.

I wouldn't give her too much credit, based on her statements and actions trying to rescue a dead person, I would question her ability to have any common knowledge of herpetology.

Sorry , still an EPIC FAIL!

 

[Hal9000]

I wouldn't give her too much credit, based on her statements and actions trying to rescue a dead person, I would question her ability to have any common knowledge of herpetology.

Sorry , still an EPIC FAIL!

Possibly, but not for the snake reason. And not knowing the size of the body—or really much else, given the level of reporting—I don't believe I can accurately assess the level of fail.