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#1 Posted : 09 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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Ok, simple one (as I'm "new"):

You are walking alone from your workplace/college towards a main transport interchange (ie bus station, train station, however you get home) and you have to cross a busy urban road. There's a pedestrian crossing 150 yards down the road, but you, like everybody else, decided to cross more directly through the traffic stream.

As you approach, you notice a bus is stationary in the outside lane, with nothing on the inside lane. And that bus is a good 100 yards back from the traffic lights with nothing in front of it. Then you notice a car parked right in the middle of the box, with its hazards on. Next you see a crowd of people behind the protective barrier, all looking at the road.

So, with only the kit you have with you for a normal day at work, how would you manage this incident?
I will reply to you with more information based on what you've said you would do, and what you would be looking for or asking about.

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#2 Posted : 09 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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Simple, Danger response Airway, breathing, circulation, disabilities, evacuation Get a Cup of Coffee

Its the same routine no matter where you are or what you are dealing with.

You deal in a mathodical srquencial order and complete the task before moving to the next.

most important is to get a cup of coffee and chill out afterwards


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"Simple, Danger response Airway, breathing, circulation, disabilities, evacuation Get a Cup of Coffee"




 

Agreed. Just apply this to whatever you find when you get there. Just hope the bus is stopped next to a coffee shop! Mind you, when I am working, I often have a flask so hopefully if no coffee shop I can still fulfill the final action.
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#4 Posted : 10 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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Absolutely agree with the above, except i wouldn't try to spell "mathodical srquencia" Wink
and we are presuming somebody has been knocked over and requires assistance and there isn't already someone on scene and dealing and we knew for a fact that we could definitely get a latte and a doughnut should the need arise and it wasn't raining?


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I was tired and in a rush Blazing Air sorry
 

spelling was not checked, it was rounded instead

 

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PHECTA wrote:
Simple, Danger response Airway, breathing, circulation, disabilities, evacuation Get a Cup of Coffee

Its the same routine no matter where you are or what you are dealing with.

You deal in a mathodical srquencial order and complete the task before moving to the next.

most important is to get a cup of coffee and chill out afterwards


 

You have a bucket of what he's having then continue on your way unless you have a particular interest in people looking at tarmacadam?
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PHECTA wrote:
I was tired and in a rush Blazing Air sorry
 

spelling was not checked, it was rounded instead

 

Dave


I feel the day is complete, when i have managed to poke fun at someone or something Wink
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A picture/diagram of the scene would be helpful to answer more precisely...


 


Is the car with the hazards on containing a casualty???


 

Perhaps ask the bus driver to move his/her big vehicle to fend off any traffic and offer a degree of protection.

 

Ask the bus driver for the first aid kit (I seem to believe that public service vehicles have to carry one).

 

Safely approach the scene.  Deal with any further dangers (enlisting the help of bystanders if necessary and safe to do so).  Access and assess any casualties (I am again assuming that the car contains one) - Response, Airway, Breathing, Bleeding, Broken Bones etc.....

 

 
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Check I am safe,

Check the scene is safe

Identify number of casualties

See the ones that are not screaming first.

Get a big yellow van with blue lights on the way if needed

Do as little as posisble to maintain life, prevent deteriation of casualty

Hand over to crew of said big yellow van with blue lights on 





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resq wrote:
Check I am safe,

See the ones that are not screaming first.
 



and make them scream ?
C'mon Matt, give us more.......
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#11 Posted : 10 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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what colour is the car?
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Red, definitely red, or maybe green, but definitely red or green Ermm

Could it be that a baby owl has fallen from it's nest, the crowd have gathered because it is so cute and the drivers have stopped for fear of running over the baby owl and the crowd turning on them?
So you fashion a large dressing to swaddle the baby owl, make a hole in your resusi aid and start to call mummy owl with a "hooting" sound?

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blazing_air wrote:

So you fashion a large dressing to swaddle the baby owl, make a hole in your resusi aid and start to call mummy owl with a "hooting" sound?


just watch out you don't get mobbed by the Springwatch camera team trying to film the daring rescue attempt from 15 different angles and somehow work in baby foxes (who will probably try and eat the owl as soon as its off camera)
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are the car hazard lights on, or off, or on, or off, or on, or off?

 

Hard to know if they are working alright when they keep going on and off and on and off and on and off
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Good approach, always useful, and totally correct.
Can you be a bit more specific?

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The incident is approximately 100 yards from a coffee shop, which is expensive.

However, it is less than 600 yards to the nearest Starbucks or Costa Coffee.

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#17 Posted : 10 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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The car has a driver, but no passenger.

You safely approach the scene, crossing the road with care, and go to the car with its hazards on. There is only a driver in the car, who is not visibly injured or displaying signs of injury - although he does come across as being shocked by the events.

You ask the bus driver, but he refuses to reverse his vehicle into a fend position, because he would have to block two lanes to do so, and cars may wrongly assume that they can use the lane for oncoming traffic. He provides you with his first aid kit, however he decides that it is best for him to continue his journey, and leaves you with his vehicle and employee number.

You ask two lads to go round the corner of the road, and force all traffic into the outside lane, and another lad to keep the traffic away from you as it gets nearer. A female is already on the phone to the ambulance service. Realising that you have a walk-in centre near you, a female is sent running over to ask for assistance.

There is a male lying on the ground:
R - Voice
A - Clear
B - Fast, Shallow
B - Nothing apparent on initial examination
BB - pain to left leg (impact site) at femur, ?injury

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#18 Posted : 10 June 2009 00:00:00(UTC)
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You are safe.

The scene is safe (see last message).

2 casualties.

You see the one on the floor first.

Female already making call - you ask her to stay on the line so that you can pass on an initial assessment.

You are doing so...

I'll wait a bit, and people can figure out what it is we'll be passing on!

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so......what happened to the baby owl??
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MattDinnery wrote:
You are safe.
I'll wait a bit, and people can figure out what it is we'll be passing on!


Costa coffee £2.50 - Starbucks £2.10 ??
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