Wednesday, October 30, 2024

hyannis mass - pedestrian struck

https://youtu.be/tD2jnmeWgtg?si=RdqM2dLG3VmP1K3Z

video does not show the person being struck

patient care - radio traffic

nearest level 2 trauma center is about 30 to 45 minutes away by ground
in new bedford - closest level 1 trauma centers are in providence ri
and boston mass - they are probably 90 minutes away

the local hospital right there in hyannis apparently cannot afford to
keep a surgeon on duty 24/7 - seems strange that there are not 2 or 3
neurosurgeons who could be oncall on cape cod - cape cod has a big
military base also but they just have a clinic

there are 2 hospitals on cape cod - could they be merged efficiently?
- could they save enough money to upgrade to trauma center status?

maybe they can fly the woman out on a uscg chopper - but maybe they
vibrate too much

maybe the ambulance could have met the helo at plymouth? depends where
the bad weather was located

seems that the woman was wearing yellow vests and was in a crosswalk
when the big pickup just plowed her over - seemed to be a white male
driver in 30s

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