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http://www.pottsmerc.com/artic...7.txtWe had just finished transporting a patient to Pottstown Memorial Medical Center when this call was dispatched. I was not at the accident.other car was a chevrolet malibu, short video after clicking on link

Sad, from the comments on the page sounds like the fatality was a nice lady and will be missed.Surprised actually, I always thought despite the fact speeds are most likely higher in a head-on it seems like most of the safety measures are designed around it. Though it looks like this was off center more to the drivers side.Considering some of the wrecks we've seen Vibes in it has struck me as a pretty sturdy and safe car.Is there any rhyme or reason to which kind of collisions cause more injuries/deaths in your experience?And again, prayers for the victim and her family tonight.

What a terrible accident and so close to home as well! My thoughts and prayers also go out to her family.I'm wondering if the sheer force of impact was enough to cause the lady's death. It didn't seem like the crumpled area went that far into the interior of the car. I wonder how old she is...maybe age had something to do with it?Regardless of the cause and other facts, it's just a sad story to read.

not certain on the above accident but i feel the age might have been a factor, as you get older your body is less likely to cope with injuryage, if youre restrained, force of impact, too many variables to list. on my experience most deaths result from not all occupants being restrained.example>>> couple weeks ago we had an accident older style chevy malibu crashed head on into metal polehttp://www.pennsburgfireco.com...06327one of the patients who was not restrained (front passenger?) ended up on top of another (rear seat) ended in the person not being able to breath/move their chestnot sure whether or all occupants lived or not, at time of our ground transport and transfer our patient was talking and breathingalways make sure everyone in your vehicle is restrained as in the above accident even if youre restrained you might be injured/killed by other occupants in the car should they be unrestrained and an accident occurs

Quote, originally posted by waveresponder »not certain on the above accident but i feel the age might have been a factor, as you get older your body is less likely to cope with injuryage, if youre restrained, force of impact, too many variables to list. on my experience most deaths result from not all occupants being restrained.one of the patients who was not restrained (front passenger?) ended up on top of another (rear seat) ended in the person not being able to breath/move their chestnot sure whether or all occupants lived or not, at time of our ground transport and transfer our patient was talking and breathingalways make sure everyone in your vehicle is restrained as in the above accident even if youre restrained you might be injured/killed by other occupants in the car should they be unrestrained and an accident occursTerrible tragedy. Many head on accidents are just not survivable due to the huge forces generated. Wave has a good safety point... making sure everyone in the car is securely belted in. But remember that this also applies to anything that you carry in your car. The dog, the groceries or any gear. Tie gear down and put a net over the other stuff, just in case. I got a harness for our pup that clips in to the belts. Eventually she accepted it and is now use to it. There are a bunch of them on the market now. It's safety for them and safety for you.