Automobile accidents are a significant public health issue in the U.S., with 1.5 million traffic crashes requiring emergency response each year. Trauma professionals, like Wesley Wride, reflect on how these moments can dramatically alter lives. The "Safe System Approach" emphasizes the importance of timely response and effective post-crash care when other safety measures fail. Paramedics face perilous decisions while transporting patients and often compromise their safety when delivering urgent care on the road.
When you get in your car in the morning... you would never think...that it becomes this distinguishing moment in your life, said Wesley Wride.
Post-Crash Care falls to trauma care professionals when the first four pillars of road safety fail, often putting them at great risk.
The use of emergency lights and sirens... presents a series of perilous decisions... there’s an inherent risk to that,
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