Paramedic killed in mva

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A very near and dear friend was killed in a mva after getting off work. He was headed home and lost control of his vehicle and slamed drivers side into a tree. I've lost a friend and we have lost one of us.
 
UselessMedic:
I'm sorry for your loss.

Is there a news article you can post so we can know what happened? Is this being treated as a Line Of Duty Death?
How long was the shift he was coming off of?
 
sorry for not only your loss but his family's as well
 
Sorry for you loss. You, his family, friends, and co-workers will all be in my thoughts.
 
My sympathies go out to his family and your agency.
 
My sympathies to you and his family and friends.
 
My thoughts and prayers to you Use, and to the family and friends that have lost so much......... -_-
 
My most heart felt condolences to you Use and your colleagues as well as to the family & friends of the departed.
 
As others described my prayers & condolences to all his family & EMS family. I too ask if a consideration of sleep deprivation been considered? This is beginning to be evident as EMS is becoming more and more busier.. something we all need to be concerned and be aware of.

R/r 911
 
A personal reminder for me, whether exhaustion was the cause or not, as I often find myself falling asleep on my way home from work. I've learned to eat a candy bar before leaving after my shift ends, but even then, I find that I need to pull over and walk around a bit sometime during the trip. Too many times have I opened my eyes just in time to prevent my car from flying off the freeway at 75 mph. If I don't find a way to manage my post-shift exhaustion better, I'll end up being in the back of the ambulance...in a very different position.

But, I have been managing it better. Too many close calls. Staying in a hotel, sleeping after shift in the rig, etc.
 
Hastings said:
A personal reminder for me, whether exhaustion was the cause or not, as I often find myself falling asleep on my way home from work. I've learned to eat a candy bar before leaving after my shift ends, but even then, I find that I need to pull over and walk around a bit sometime during the trip. Too many times have I opened my eyes just in time to prevent my car from flying off the freeway at 75 mph. If I don't find a way to manage my post-shift exhaustion better, I'll end up being in the back of the ambulance...in a very different position.

But, I have been managing it better. Too many close calls. Staying in a hotel, sleeping after shift in the rig, etc.
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Take up Smoking and let the cigarette burn=D
 
I'm with you uselessmedic. Was parteners with this guy before he became a medic. Heck of a great guy. Enjoyed working with him. He was such a big personality that he touched all that was around him. My tears will be shed for his family who needed him most of all. There will be an ache in my heart for a lost friend.
 
Sorry to hear about your loss of a friend and a medic to community. May his legend live on.

Ops.
 
Sorry about everyones loss.
 
I too and sorry for the loss of one of us and am concerned that fatigue may have contributed to the situation. Did it?
 
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