I saw an idiot run a red light and get clipped by an ambulance with sirens on that just kept going, leaving the dude sitting there with a fucked up car and confusion. One of my favorite memories.
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I'm not sure the legality or standards of care, but my assumption was that they had a patient and that's why they kept going. Ambulance sustained no damage.
aug 11, 2025, 3:53 am β’ 0 0 β’ view
FTR: we cannot drive past an accident that we witness or are involved in. It falls under Duty to Act. We need to attend the incident we come across and have an additional response dispatched to the original call. I did this a handful of times in my career.
aug 11, 2025, 3:16 am β’ 1 0 β’ view
Extreme example, but if you had a potential stroke or some other highly time-sensitive case already in the back and got in a minor crash with everyone involved conscious and walking, would you or dispatch have the authority to triage and keep moving or do you absolutely have to stay?
aug 11, 2025, 3:33 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
Captain has the authority to split the response if we're enroute together. Otherwise, one unit has a duty to stay. It doesn't happen often. Also, the percentage of high priority calls is fairly low. Another way to look at it is if you encounter a fire enroute a medical aid. Obviously, we stop!
aug 11, 2025, 3:39 am β’ 3 0 β’ view