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So I was following a car up to a roundabout that made no attempt to give way and ploughed into the side of a van. bounced off and careered into a near by tree, all the while no attempted at the middle pedal was made.
so I pulled up and checked the driver was ok. by which time shes half out the car, which is steaming but she thinks its smoke. turns out shes a 75 year old lady, so quite frail. she gets out and starts walking around aimlessly while I dial an ambulance, all I did was open the door as it hit on the hinges so quite stiff.
Its pissing it down so get her to sit in my van, big mistake.
fast forward, paramedic in a Volvo shows up. he's not happy, 'who's put her in the van?'. when the police arrive, I am told that was a big mistake because if she has a spinal injury. they will have to cut the roof off. this has happened to a police sprinter in near identical circumstances.
so moral of the story is leave you old lady's in the rain.
I never even thought about this so bear it in mind.
VR
so I pulled up and checked the driver was ok. by which time shes half out the car, which is steaming but she thinks its smoke. turns out shes a 75 year old lady, so quite frail. she gets out and starts walking around aimlessly while I dial an ambulance, all I did was open the door as it hit on the hinges so quite stiff.
Its pissing it down so get her to sit in my van, big mistake.
fast forward, paramedic in a Volvo shows up. he's not happy, 'who's put her in the van?'. when the police arrive, I am told that was a big mistake because if she has a spinal injury. they will have to cut the roof off. this has happened to a police sprinter in near identical circumstances.
so moral of the story is leave you old lady's in the rain.
I never even thought about this so bear it in mind.
VR
toon10 said:
To be fair I wouldn't have even thought about that. I would have seen a frail old lady wandering around who needed to be warm and safe and probably would have done the same thing. Don't beat yourself up over it.
either watch an old dear die of hypothermia, or risk them taking your van apart
LuS1fer said:
I wouldn't worry, she was already out of the car and you're not a doctor. It might/would be different if you'd pulled her out of the car.
I am not worried guy's. its more the thought of my boss had the roof of my 2010 van with 20k on the clock been cut off! if I though she had in injury like that, I would have made her stay in the car and not move. the police are right though because the people can appear fine but have major injury's once they have calmed down. just a word of warning really.
as for the two in the van that were fine and dandy until the ambulance approached.
make it a bit less obvious lads. VR
It's instinctive to try and help. I can understand their point but don't feel bad about it.
The car could have well gone up and then you'd be trying to extricate a slow-roasted gimmer which would be no fun for you at all.
Unless you're a trained first aider, you wouldn't know any different. Even those that are trained forget it.
The car could have well gone up and then you'd be trying to extricate a slow-roasted gimmer which would be no fun for you at all.
Unless you're a trained first aider, you wouldn't know any different. Even those that are trained forget it.
ad70x7 said:
Did you get any photos of her?
No. Why should I have done?Frances The Mute said:
It's instinctive to try and help. I can understand their point but don't feel bad about it.
The car could have well gone up and then you'd be trying to extricate a slow-roasted gimmer which would be no fun for you at all.
Unless you're a trained first aider, you wouldn't know any different. Even those that are trained forget it.
I was trained years ago, but never use it so I am pretty rusty. as she was up and about I never even considered it let alone they would get the cutters on my van. The car could have well gone up and then you'd be trying to extricate a slow-roasted gimmer which would be no fun for you at all.
Unless you're a trained first aider, you wouldn't know any different. Even those that are trained forget it.
VR
Robatr0n said:
ad70x7 said:
Did you get any photos of her?
Everybody knows atleast one GILF hunter.O/P, glad she was okay but it does make you wonder what caused her to crash and wander around aimlessly!
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audi321 said:
I'm struggling to understand why you're worried they'd have taken the cutters to your van???
because if the paramedic's suspect a spinal injury they cut the roof off and lift them out without moving them? the copper said it had already happened to a police sprinter. and that I shouldn't have let he sit in their if didn't want a convertible.VR
crofty1984 said:
Snowboy said:
When in doubt, do the right thing.
In this case, letting the old lady in out of the rain was the right thing.
It might turn out to be a problem later, but it’s the right thing at the time.
Can you apply that logic to going to a strip club when your missis is mad at you?In this case, letting the old lady in out of the rain was the right thing.
It might turn out to be a problem later, but it’s the right thing at the time.
VR6 Turbo said:
because if the paramedic's suspect a spinal injury they cut the roof off and lift them out without moving them? the copper said it had already happened to a police sprinter. and that I shouldn't have let he sit in their if didn't want a convertible.
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I would have thought they'd only use the cutters if they can't get her out because the doors jammed or something? VR
audi321 said:
VR6 Turbo said:
because if the paramedic's suspect a spinal injury they cut the roof off and lift them out without moving them? the copper said it had already happened to a police sprinter. and that I shouldn't have let he sit in their if didn't want a convertible.
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I would have thought they'd only use the cutters if they can't get her out because the doors jammed or something? VR
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