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Emergency Medical Technician Dies In Ambulance Crash - New York
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2004/02/13
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Description:On July 13, 2001, a 27-year-old female Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) [the victim] died when the ambulance she was working in struck a support column for an elevated train track. The victim had been riding unrestrained in the patient compartment while attending to a patient during a non-emergency medical transport. The ambulance was traveling along a two-lane city street when it drifted across the roadway through an oncoming traffic lane and struck the support column. During the collision, the EMT/driver who was also riding unrestrained, sustained minor injuries from contact with the dashboard and deployed air bag. The victim and the patient struck the front of the patient compartment. The EMT/driver and the patient were transported by ambulances to a hospital where they were admitted. The victim was transported by ambulance to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
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Pages in Document:8 pages
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Contributor:Cortez, Kim, Moore, Paul H.;Romano, Nancy T.;
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NIOSHTIC Number:20025584
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NTIS Accession Number:PB2005-100579
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Citation:Morgantown, : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Federal Fiscal Year:2004
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Start Date:2001/07/13
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Resource Number:FACE-2001-12
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