Crossposted from https://lemmy.world/post/51167186
CORNELIUS, N.C. — A sheriff’s deputy is in fair condition after being pulled from his patrol car by bystanders following a crash in Cornelius Wednesday afternoon.
According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputy was attempting to avoid a crash when the collision occurred.
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Sheriff deputy was possibly responding to a call, tho it has not been confirmed, when he almost collided with a woman making a left turn. Deputy attempted to avoid her, but she swerved in the same direction and they collided. Woman got knocked into a tree, sheriff deputy got knocked into parking lot of a veterinary clinic, totaling 3 parked vehicles, and collided with a tree.
Staff of the veterinary clinic heard the commotion and went outside to check it out. Woman in the car was ok, Sheriff deputy was injured and bags fully deployed. His vehicle appeared to catch fire so staff broke the window and pulled him from the vehicle taking him into the veterinary clinic for triage while they waited for paramedics. Luckily one of the techs present was familiar with human medicine and was able to treat the injured deputy. The sheriff deputy is reportedly stable.
3 Comments
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3d
Why does "human medicine" make me take this much less seriously. Sir you've suffered an impact, have cuts and bruising. I'd put pressure on that wound but I've only been trained to do that on every other animal that comes through that door but you.
HaphazardGuess@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2d
I've had the exact opposite experience before. I used to work the phones at a family physician's office and a man called in asking for advice for his dog diagnosed with cancer. I let him know id ask the doctor to get back in touch with him but she is unfortunately trained in human medicine and may not be able to aid in veterinary concerns. The doctor loved my notes from that call so much that she printed them off and hung it up in her office.
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3d
Sorry, veterinary medicine vs people idk