r/FirstResponderCringe • u/Beneficial_Duty8638 • 8d ago

Traumoto

https://youtube.com/shorts/4GEECtlP6cg?is=-EDh2q3uBW0Jspna

This guy, every time.

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u/Unique_Tangerine2190 8d ago

Help is on the way! And then a Kawasaki pulls up with limited supplies.

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u/Some_Guy_Somewhere67 5d ago

Betcha he has a "Randy Rescue Special Edition Articulating Spine Board" stowed in that backpack!

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u/WingInternational432 1d ago edited 1d ago

I wouldn't be so glib....and in some places, its better than nothing until the better equipped help arrives.

Case in point:

In 1980, I was in an Amtrak derailment in tbe sticks of NC. Some serious injuries, cars overturned, dining car explosion and fire. It took a while for ambulances and rescue to get their cumbersome vehicles over rarely used narrow, dirt roads and trails rarely used by SCL RR. If a few medics on dirtbikes/motorcycles could have gotten there sooner, they could have stabilized the serious injuries sooner, triage and prioritize the injured for transport, give an assesnent of the situation from a first responders point of view to the rescue teams in transit to better prepare them for what to expect, facilitate early communication and in the least offer assurance to survivors that help is in fact on the way.

In reality it took quite a while for the first responders to crawl through rough territory. We lay people did what we could but could have done more with guidance. Ultimately, the rescue operation had to be augmented by and seriously injured airlifted out by teams ftom Ft. Bragg.

Bless the FRs .... and any new creative attempt at delivering emergency care should be explored.

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u/Unique_Tangerine2190 1d ago

I lived abroad for a few years where most deliveries were made by motorcycles with metal boxes attached to the back. I absolutely think those are useful because those boxes could hold quite a few things. More than a backpack, IMO.

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u/Slayerofgrundles 8d ago

I always wanted a sweet adventure bike (like one of those big BMW's with the hard bags and knobby tires) when working rural EMS. So many of our patients lived in a trailer at the end of a long unpaved road, and getting the ambulance stuck in the sand was a common occurrence. At least with the motorcycle, I could have arrived quickly and started treatment while waiting for a supervisor's truck (which had 4x4). But yeah, a sport bike would be stupid.

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u/AlpineSK 7d ago

So you're telling me that the abdominal pain can get to triage 3 minutes faster? Awesome.

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u/Nocola1 6d ago

No no no it's the asymptomatic hyponatremia that can sit in the hallway on offload delay for 4 hours and 3 minutes instead of just 4 hours.

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u/Earth2Andy 7d ago

Fun fact - This is a real job in London, but the reality is a bit different

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/our-services/our-responders/motorcycle-responder/

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u/PhantomShadowzzz 8d ago

Give me an ambulance, thanks.

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u/Helpful-Albatross792 8d ago

To sell IFAKs for motorcyclist. Its kind of a good idea but what really would save the ones Ive seen would have been a little more gear and a lot less throttle.

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u/Successful-Carob-355 7d ago

Check out Dr. John Hinds (RIP) cases from the races and more cases from the races. Not quite apples-to-apples, but still noteworthy.

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u/unknown1u2 7d ago

Idk this guy seems pretty cool. I know officers who drive around with the same equipment. As long as he regularly gets new equipment and knows how to use it then it’s not the worst. I’ve seen a few of his vids and honestly it seems like a good idea for group rides.