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I'd go with only with Hazmat the only time we are a CMV...
purgoose10
Veteran Expediter
This is one I can answer. They don't want you doing more than your trained to do. Most states are covered by a Good Samaritan law if you render aid to someone in a accident you cannot be held liable unless you go beyond your training.
I am a nationally certified 1st responder. I received the training in 2003 when the course started because of 911. I have kept the certification current because I also volunteer on our local fire dept.
I will give you an example which really happened.
A state Senators daughter ran off the interstate and hit a tree head on. A passing truck driver stopped to render aid. The car was crushed surrounding her body but the driver decided she needed to come out of the car. He pulled her from the wreck. There was no danger of fire at the time. He left her laying in the medium on the grass to fend for herself. She had a broken pelvis bone, broke left shoulder and two broken ribs. She should not have been touched except by emergency personnel. We arrived on the scene and there she was with another hand full of people looking down on her talking on they're phones. Anyway that driver who thought he was helping could have killed her with the injuries she had. Since he left the scene the law working the accident decided to issue a warrant because he, is now involved with the accident. Dont' know what happened after that. We flew her out and she is okay now. Moral of the story, if you don't know what's ailing someone, don't mess with it.
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I've seen long form pre-trip inspection forms that had, among the many boxes to be checked, one for spare bulbs, fuses, breakers, ect. FWIW...
I don't find that funny Highway
I while ago, I helped at an accident and there was a college couple that wanted to help out, they stopped on the other side of the road, crossed over almost got flattened by a bus and ran up to me and another person trying to stop the bleeding of the driver while we waited for EMS. They had their little hiking first aid kit. The girl passed out seeing blood and the guy tried to help by handing me a box of bandaids from the kit.
I showed them my first aid kit which I kept in the pickup and they seemed to be a bit embarrassed.
Seriously, the biltz is on and straight trucks may be a target - easy to inspect and easy to write up. Last year it was brakes this year it is LOGS so for those who want to not do pre-trips and mark them on the log or seal the box and claim everything is kosher, have fun with your violations.
Why are you knocking on people who trying to help....at least they stopped.....many people just cruise on by....I don't find it nice that you were knocking people who wanted to help.....and sorry everybody is not as prepared as you. What I find funny is you were crowing over YOUR first aid kit...that make you better than them??
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While your looking for Band Aids. You might want to see if OOIDA Land Line magazine is available on line. I only saw the head line and DID NOT read the article. It's about ComData being hacked for customers #'s and monies being taken from Com Data accounts.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Yep, I'm a bit better than running across the street, almost getting hit by a bus and then showing up with a bandaid.
Their good intentions almost got them killed, that's the point. The bandaid was rather an uninformed attempt to fix a problem bigger then they thought it could be.
While I may appear to be arrogant about it, there is a reason for my post which is to make some think about what they have in their truck in the way of a first aid kit, not for others but just themselves. Even the most basic things to handle scraps and cuts are absent from trucks.
About those two, they got lectured by the EMS personal on site, then I told them what I thought which got them to thinking. I offer them a bit of advice to go to a training company who teaches field medicine and today they own their own training company in Arizona where they will train anyone survival medicine.
Their good intentions almost got them killed, that's the point. The bandaid was rather an uninformed attempt to fix a problem bigger then they thought it could be.
While I may appear to be arrogant about it, there is a reason for my post which is to make some think about what they have in their truck in the way of a first aid kit, not for others but just themselves. Even the most basic things to handle scraps and cuts are absent from trucks.
About those two, they got lectured by the EMS personal on site, then I told them what I thought which got them to thinking. I offer them a bit of advice to go to a training company who teaches field medicine and today they own their own training company in Arizona where they will train anyone survival medicine.
Why are you knocking on people who trying to help....at least they stopped.....many people just cruise on by....I don't find it nice that you were knocking people who wanted to help.....and sorry everybody is not as prepared as you. What I find funny is you were crowing over YOUR first aid kit...that make you better than them??
It's not 'knocking' on people to point out that an injured person should not be moved [except in case of imminent threat, such as fire] by untrained persons.
Broken bones can deflate lungs, damage spinal cords, and cause internal bleeding.
FWIW: in 6 yrs, I've never used the first aid kit on anyone except myself.
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OK, found it.
§ 393.1 - 393.7
Subpart A - General
§ 393.1 Scope of the rules in this part:
(a) The rules in this part establish minimum standards for commercial motor vehicles as defined in § 390.5 of this title. Only motor vehicles (as defined in § 390.5) and combinations of motor vehicles which meet the definition of a commercial motor vehicle are subject to the requirements of this part. All requirements that refer to motor vehicles with a GVWR below 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) are applicable only when the motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles meets the definition of a commercial motor vehicle.
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Here are the regulations concerning fuses and all emergency equipment (including a first aid kit, or rather a lack thereof
). I went ahead and included all of it, just in case people want to double check their fire extinguisher to make sure it's the right kind, and for those who may have liquid-burning flares. § 393.95
Subpart H - Emergency equipment
§ 393.95 Emergency equipment on all power units.
Dakota
Veteran Expediter
I got pulled into the rest area on Hwy 23 south of Columbus, OH about 4:30 wed am. The DOT man got out and immediatley told me that the reason he pulled me in was because I was a straight truck. I just chuckled and told him that wasn't the first time for that! lol. He laughed and told me that the last guy (t/t) got out of the truck cussing. I got the feeling he was just gauging my reaction with the straight truck comment.
We did an inspection. A couple of minor things that I knew they could cite me for got mysteriously overlooked (never mentioned). We laughed and cut up a little and he talked about how the last guy wasn't in such a good mood after his inspection. He gave me my little yeller sticker and away I went
We did an inspection. A couple of minor things that I knew they could cite me for got mysteriously overlooked (never mentioned). We laughed and cut up a little and he talked about how the last guy wasn't in such a good mood after his inspection. He gave me my little yeller sticker and away I went
That was in another thread. This is here.In another thread you stated you knew everything. I'm very dissappointed in you