Germany-Serious MVA 9-27-09 Photos

[Guest]

last sunday morning at about 5 am one of the most fatal crashes this year happened when a wrong way driver collided with a other car on a highway with high speed. in the silver ghost car were 2 people, in the other were 4. the 2 in the silver car werde DOA, in the black the 2 on drivers side were DOA, codriver serious injured, backseat on codrivers side unconscious. she was rescued from wreck and immobilized on a vacccum-matress, intubated and transported immediately to the next trauma center. she died one hour later. they all were between 18 and 27 yo. the impact of the crash was so heavy, the engine block and the gear unit of both cars were ripped out. on the pics you can see typical german ff-equipment, rigs, ambulances and also ff and ems clothing.

any questions, feel free to ask.

Andy

Edited October 2, 2009 by merapi

[Guest EFFP411]

last sunday morning at about 5 am one of the most fatal crashes this year happened when a wrong way driver collided with a other car on a highway with high speed. in the silver ghost car were 2 people, in the other were 4. the 2 in the silver car werde DOA, in the black the 2 on drivers side were DOA, codriver serious injured, backseat on codrivers side unconscious. she was rescued from wreck and immobilized on a vacccum-matress, intubated and transported immediately to the next trauma center. she died one hour later. they all were between 18 and 27 yo. the impact of the crash was so heavy, the engine block and the gear unit of both cars were ripped out. on the pics you can see typical german ff-equipment, rigs, ambulances and also ff and ems clothing.

any questions, feel free to ask.

Andy

wow, theres nothing left to either of those cars! any idea what the estimated speed of these vehicles was? I see you mention a pt being immobilized on a vacuum mattress, i don't think i quite understand what u mean, can you explain it?

[JetPhoto 626]

Thanks for sharing. Where in Germany is this?

[ny10570 745]

They're commonly used in europe for spinal immobilization. They do a better job of restricting movement and are much more comfortable for the patient.

[Guest]

ny10570 is right, thanks

we here in europe usually dont use spineboards. we and some other FD´s around have them on their rigs. imo the best way to rescue backwards a patient from a vehicle. a vacuum mattress looks like a air mattress, just filled with small plastic bowls and handles around

the patient is placed on the mattess, sides are pressed against the patient. a vakuum-pump sucks the air out of the mattress which is getting very hard. its just like you lie backwards in sticky snow, just like a negative print of your body. its nearly impossible to get out of the mattress if all belts are fasten.

you can see other pics here:

http://www.helpi.com/Rettungsdienst/Ausrue...um-Produkte.htm

thats the usual way to immobilize patients. to move the patient to the mattress we use a scoop stretcher

a discerptible device. when its opened every part is placed beside the patient. 2 or more ems turn the patient a bit to one side ---> one part is placed under the patient. same procedure on the other side. now the put the stretcher parts together and lift the patient to the mattress. here is a video of the handing of both devices

they failed in the video because the did not push the sides to the patient

the mva happenen near altötting in bavaria, you have to move out to see where in germany it is

http://maps.google.de/maps?q=alt%C3%B6ttin...l=de&tab=wl

Edited October 2, 2009 by merapi

[MoFire390 118]

thanks for sharing..must have been a tough day for all of the responders.

[xfirefighter484x 234]

Wow, simply amazing, in the tragic sense. I have seen some bad wrecks in my few days in the fire service, but nothing to this extent.

I have seen vacuum splints used before, for extremity injuries, but not for full spinal immobilization. I like the idea, and would LOVE to see it take hold over here!!!