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Subject: Accident Scene Management continues to grow!
BIKERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN
Important information below re: tips on Air Evac Rescue
ASMI ADVANCED STUDENTS GET A SPECIAL VISIT
TEXAS DOES IT BIG!!!!
www.accidentscene.org
Check out classes being held yet this year in CA, CO, IL, IN, KS, ME, MA, WI
Special rescue Rider Grants still available in IL, WI, MN
Hupy and Abraham, S.C. provided a grant to Rescue Riders which will enable 350 more Rescue Riders to be trained in Accident Scene Management. Rescue Rider founder, Dean Akey said, “We are grateful for Hupy and Abraham’s support of our program. This will provide a critical resource for motorcyclists across the region.”
Hupy and Abraham, S.C. is also the largest financial sponsor of Accident Scene Management.
Six new instructors were just trained in Wisconsin and Illinois. California is next!
Denise Carey, Instructor Trainer in Texas, tells us that one of her Advanced classes held in Chico, Texas received an extra special visit. Air Evac Lifeteam is a helicopter ambulance service. This company stations their helicopters in rural areas of the country in order to facilitate response times outside of major cities.
Curtis Gates, Regional Coordinator for Air Evac, and son Scott, contacted Denise and were instrumental in bringing ASMI to North Central Texas. Why such interest in ASMI!!! Curtis and Scott are also avid motorcyclists. “These guys are awesome”, says Denise, “They were actually able to arrange for one of their helicopters (Lifestar 4 out of Decatur, TX) to come to our Advanced Class. We knew they were supposed to come, but weren't sure the exact time of day. They do have to take care of business, too. We heard them make their first pass over the site so we immediately stopped what we were doing to watch them land.
Curtis, who also attended the two-day Basic and Advanced Courses, had already given a brief lesson on the do’s and don'ts around a helicopter landing zone (LZ) to the class. “Some of the things he told us about were of course, common sense; but, there is a GREAT DEAL more that most of us don't know about when it comes to a helicopter landing” Denise said.
Here are a few things that Denise wanted to share:
1) First and foremost, just like we teach in our ASMI classes, COMMUNICATION is of utmost importance. When Air Evac gets a call that a motorcycle is involved, they are IMMEDIATELY put on standby. They don't wait to hear what kinds of injuries are involved. So make sure you always report to 911 when a motorcycle is involved.
2) A helicopter needs a MINIMUM of 100’ by 100’ to land, so be sure to keep this in mind when securing your area. Also, they will always land INTO the wind and down wind from the crash scene.
3) If the area you have in mind for them to land has debris around, try to get it picked up. We all know that as they land, debris will be blown around, but what we don't realize is that debris (garbage bags, small metal objects, etc.) can actually be “sucked up” into the engine. This could be disastrous. They tell us that we also want to remove our caps and doo rags as these are items that can also be sucked up by the helicopter.
4) Once the helicopter is on the ground ABSOLUTELY DO NOT go running toward it!!! When the area around the helicopter is secure, A MEMBER OF THE HELICOPTER TEAM WILL COME TO YOU!!
“Our class was given the opportunity to ask questions of the helicopter team, and they asked some great, intelligent questions. One of the things that made me very proud in what we are teaching with ASMI is that the Team Nurse told the students that if we could provide the injured persons’ medical history and information written down for them, that it would definitely decrease their time on the ground. One of our students showed them their P.A.C.T. card. The Nurse and Paramedic on the team looked at it and were thrilled. They said it was PERFECT.”
“They gave us so much information that it would be impossible to include here, but one last thing I want everyone to know. We were told that because these helicopters respond so quickly to a scene, that sometimes they make it there before police, first responders, or ambulances. They CANNOT land until one of these entities show up so that they can have some sort of communication to those on the ground. So stay calm!” Denise says that this is one of the things he (Curtis) would like to see changed as more people are ASMI trained. He says, “I want ASMI trained people to be able to identify themselves as such when the call goes through, then the helicopter team will know that their area has been properly secured and safe. That person on the ground can communicate to the team through their cell phone . . . someday”.
“Curtis tells me that the visit to our class cost an estimated $5,000!!! These crews have to go through extensive training and are genuinely dedicated to the work they do.” Denise would like to thank Curtis and Scott Gates, Air Evac Lifeteam and the Lifestar 4 crew for their cooperation and expertise. Their goals are the same in REDUCING INJURIES AND FATALITIES. For more information on their company and the multi-state areas they cover, please check out www.lifeteam.net .
For a list of Accident Scene Management Classes, check out www.accidentscene.org
Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, RN/EMT
Director Accident Scene Management, Inc.
President of SOS & Conspicuity Inc.
W246 S3244 Industrial Ln. A
Waukesha, WI 53189
www.accidentscene.org
info@accidentscene.org
(877) 411-8551 - toll free
(262) 521-2880 - local
(262) 436-0286 - fax
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