Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Police Captain Dies From Injury-Related Complications After Being Struck By Motor Vehicle While Directing Traffic in New Jersey
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Police Captain Dies From Injury-Related Complications After Being Struck By Motor Vehicle While Directing Traffic in New Jersey
On February 23, 2003, law enforcement and fire department units were dispatched to a motor vehicle incident (MVI) at a State Highway/Township road intersection. Emergency personnel (fire fighters and fire police) were on the scene for approximately 30 minutes when a vehicle struck the victim while he was directing traffic in a heavy fog. On-scene personnel, trained as emergency medical technicians, came to the aid of the victim. He was then transported to the trauma center of a local hospital for further treatment. The victim was scheduled to be released from the hospital on March 01, 2003, but was not due to complications. The victim remained in the hospital until April 19, 2003, when he died as a result of complications from his injuries.
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Police Captain Dies From Injury-Related Complications After Being Struck By Motor Vehicle While Directing Traffic in New Jersey
2004
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Environmental Health & Safety , Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Fatalities , Traffic direction , Motor vehicle accidents , Weather conditions , Road conditions , New Jersey , Fire departments , Investigations , Cause of death , Recommendations , Volunteers , Fire police captain