They Were Going Too Fast

It was a Sunday and my friend and I were out riding in Southern Wisconsin just off Hwy 50 on CTH W. We came over a small rise in the road, and then it came to a fork in the road. A couple on a bike had just crashed before we got there. It appeared he was going too fast to make the turn and high sided on the left side of the bike. He and his wife both went down on the road hitting their heads. Both pairs of glasses were on the area of impact.

We went into action using our ASM training we had a year earlier. Christine went to the driver and checked him out, no broken bones but a lot of road rash. A passer by that saw the crash happen was holding his shirt on the man’s head to help stop the bleeding. Christine got all the vital info, asked the right questions and gave all the information to the police when they arrived. While she did this I went over to the passenger (his wife) and she was unresponsive at first, then would go in and out of consciousness. We did not have our trauma pack with us but thankfully the next car that stopped had gloves as she was an EMT. The passenger did complain of head and shoulder pain, you could hear it when they put her on the back board! The responders got there within minutes and they were in good hands!

I had taken the ASM class in hopes I would not have to use it, but the training that Vicki’s staff at ASM gave us was invaluable!! Every place I go I tell folks about the training and encourage them to take it. We did put our new skills to task that day. Thanks Vicki for putting the information out there!

Red Ed