jjesusfreak01
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So, ran up on an accident off duty for the first time since I started in EMS. Went like this...
Getting onto the highway after taking my mom to dinner for her birthday. Notice there's a black unmarked chasing a car in front of us. We keep up for a minute, but they're going quick and the speed limit is quite low on this highway. We see another PD unit pulling off an exit, so we look as we're going over the overpass. The car they were chasing had knocked over a metal pole and was stopped dead on the road. We decided to pull off on the B-exit, we pull over, and I offered help to the PD.
They called me over immediately and I took a look in the car. The pt was unconscious at best, and we didn't have access to the car yet. I asked why he was running, LEOs didn't know (this question was for my safety, not curiosity). They took out the passengers side window, I hopped in, started assessment. He had a good carotid, was visibly breathing, minor bleeding. He started to wake up, complained on neck pain. I headed to the back seat, held c-spine, and tried to verbally comfort the patient until fire and ems arrived. I had fun and got to show my family what I do at work. My little brother thought it was awesome.
Getting onto the highway after taking my mom to dinner for her birthday. Notice there's a black unmarked chasing a car in front of us. We keep up for a minute, but they're going quick and the speed limit is quite low on this highway. We see another PD unit pulling off an exit, so we look as we're going over the overpass. The car they were chasing had knocked over a metal pole and was stopped dead on the road. We decided to pull off on the B-exit, we pull over, and I offered help to the PD.
They called me over immediately and I took a look in the car. The pt was unconscious at best, and we didn't have access to the car yet. I asked why he was running, LEOs didn't know (this question was for my safety, not curiosity). They took out the passengers side window, I hopped in, started assessment. He had a good carotid, was visibly breathing, minor bleeding. He started to wake up, complained on neck pain. I headed to the back seat, held c-spine, and tried to verbally comfort the patient until fire and ems arrived. I had fun and got to show my family what I do at work. My little brother thought it was awesome.