Friday 29th April 2016 – 8.40am – Claire Brown.
A man involved in a road traffic collision in Birmingham in the early hours of this morning received vital trauma care at the roadside before being rushed to hospital.
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a serious collision on Thornhill Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield at 3.30am this morning (Friday). An ambulance, a paramedic area support officer and a MERIT trauma doctor attended.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews arrived to find a man trapped in a car which had sustained significant damage. Working quickly with the fire service, ambulance staff and the doctor worked to release the man from the vehicle. Upon assessment ambulance staff found he had sustained multiple serious injuries. They worked as a team to fully immobilise the man whilst administering advanced trauma treatment to help stabilise his serious condition.
“The man was then taken by land ambulance on blue lights to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham; the doctor travelled with the ambulance crew to continue treatment en route.”
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