Putting an injured child, or any person, into a police car and rushing him to the ER can cause more harm than good.
Were they trained to immobilize a cervical injury? Splint fractures that can tear nerves or puncture blood vessels?
EMS it the only safe way to get an injured person to an ER. Me thinks they got sucked into the drama on the scene and made a bad decision.
Glad it turned out well though
Turning back the clock 40-plus years — this is how they used to do it.
Probably would have been better to just apply direct pressure and wait three minutes for advanced medical care to come to the scene. Maybe I’m biased.
Bloomingdale,Il a few years back; a water main repair.
Part of the bank falls in injuring the worker.
The workers had most of the dirt off the victim.
The fire chief arrives and orders everyone out of the excavation, until they have a proper ‘sandbox’. The large steel box with two sides that support the trench; typically set with a crane.
A civilian jumps in the hole to assist the victim; police order him out!
HOURS later the sandbox was placed and the now DEAD victim was extracted.
The water main had about four feet of cover and the victim was above the main. Not deep.
“Glad it turned out well though”
And that is what is important, regardless of the transportation method.
A special thanks to the LEOs who did what they are supposed to do.