Ambulance Skyway Accident (2 Killed)

**batang_raon14** · December 29th, 2010 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

^^^ Grabe pala bro. raon....

Mabuti at hindi ikaw ang sinalpok niyan... Malamang kaya nag-swerve iyan,- hindi na niya mai-preno ang sasakyan....

11.7K:samurai:

Originally Posted by lazyfoot

Good thing nothing happened to you or your car, i sucks big time to get damaged by other people's mistakes

Actually, nadali sasakyan ko. Warak ang bumper extender sa likod. Here's a clearer pic:

Originally Posted by docgorio

I just watched the TV report of GMA...

I don't know but who actually owns the ambulance?? Was it borrowed?? It seems like the ambulance was borrowed from some group in Batangas and the driver is NOT (repeat, NOT) the regular driver of said ambulance...

They shouldn't have allowed this...

Oh well we're all smarter in retrospect...

A certain "Decena" owns the ambulance from Las Pinas based from the OR/CR. The driver and his assistant seems to be under an agency based on the ID's I was able to gather from the traffic enforcer who drew the police sketch. The ambulance came from Lipa heading for PGH I believe.

Damage-wise, I'm just glad that I was already somehow moving in 1st gear and about to pass the barrier when it hit, otherwise, the entire rear of my car would've been a total wreck. I'll let insurance and my suking-talyer handle the pain of dealing with the other party, and hopefully hindi tinipid ang insurance ng ambulansya nila - else, charge to experience and just expect an increase in my insurance premium.

**jansky** · December 29th, 2010 01:46 PM

good thing that you are in moving pace

**cast_no_shadow** · December 29th, 2010 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by batang_raon14

Actually, nadali sasakyan ko. Warak ang bumper extender sa likod. Here's a clearer pic:

A certain "Decena" owns the ambulance from Las Pinas based from the OR/CR. The driver and his assistant seems to be under an agency based on the ID's I was able to gather from the traffic enforcer who drew the police sketch. The ambulance came from Lipa heading for PGH I believe.

Damage-wise, I'm just glad that I was already somehow moving in 1st gear and about to pass the barrier when it hit, otherwise, the entire rear of my car would've been a total wreck. I'll let insurance and my suking-talyer handle the pain of dealing with the other party, and hopefully hindi tinipid ang insurance ng ambulansya nila - else, charge to experience and just expect an increase in my insurance premium.

naku bro ikaw pala may dala nung sportivo.. thank god hindi ka totally inabot..

**docgorio** · December 30th, 2010 10:44 AM

*batang_raon14 - you're lucky in a sense that you were pulling out of the booth when the ambulance slammed onto the booth or else your Isuzu would've looked like a Honda Jazz...

Seriously now... Do we have a so-called ambulance driver training here in the Philippines or am I asking too much???

**jansky** · December 30th, 2010 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by docgorio

Seriously now... Do we have a so-called ambulance driver training here in the Philippines or am I asking too much???

i dont think we have here in Phil.. just heard over radio na "dapat meron daw" training for ambulance driver including First Aid

**compact** · December 30th, 2010 11:42 AM

You wont believe it but in one secondary hospital here in Metro Manila, the Ambulance driver is actually the Janitor, performs CPR also and sometimes do minor suturing.

**lowslowbenz** · December 30th, 2010 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by compact

You wont believe it but in one secondary hospital here in Metro Manila, the Ambulance driver is actually the Janitor, performs CPR also and sometimes do minor suturing.

and cleans toilets in between ... now that's multi tasking ..

**niky** · December 30th, 2010 05:28 PM

Damn. Racing ambulances? The other two drivers should be charged with recklessness, too.

There's absolutely no reason to be driving that fast in a regular patient transfer (if the patient is that bad off, he shouldn't be transferred in the first place...)

**desert fox** · December 30th, 2010 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by niky

Damn. Racing ambulances? The other two drivers should be charged with recklessness, too.

There's absolutely no reason to be driving that fast in a regular patient transfer (if the patient is that bad off, he shouldn't be transferred in the first place...)

ahh, mga sun and the beaches, nagkakarerahan pala......

**OTEP** · December 30th, 2010 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by docgorio

Seriously now... Do we have a so-called ambulance driver training here in the Philippines or am I asking too much???

No standardized training. But it doesn't mean there is no training per se. At the company I work for (Aeromed), the drivers do get training. They are first required to be BLS (basic life support) certified and are trained to handle the ambulances (ranging from Nissan Urvans to Mercedes Benz and Ford trauma vans) including maneuvers, how to control the lights and sirens (different situations do call for different combinations), fastest routes, location of different hospitals, etc. They should be trained because they are the official ambulance service of the NLEX and SCTEX and should be well versed in high speed driving.

At Manila Northwest (where I volunteer), drivers are not required to have any basic training in handling patients but still trained to handle the ambulance, manage the various controls (lights, siren, etc.) and be able to do it all while driving/responding at a rapid pace. The area we cover (Gagalangin, Tondo and adjoining areas) have some very tight streets and heavy traffic and the drivers are trained to deal with such scenarios.