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Re: KFI Bill Handel on Metrolink Glendale Suicide-Coroner's Office....
Author: J Mann
Date: 08-10-2016 - 09:14
BOB2 Wrote:
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> For a period back in the late 80's, I worked with
> the retired head of the CHP who was on one of the
> professional committee's advising folks on stuff
> like this...... He summed it up nicely, when he
> pointed out that back in his day (60's) he always
> told his officers that neither they nor the
> paramedics were doctors, so they should always
> transport the "patient" (parts and all), clear the
> damn road, and let the doctor declare them dead on
> arrival. So you didn't have to wait all damned
> night for the coroner to show up........
I heard that was the way they used to handle suicides on the peninsula commute corridor (Caltrain) back in the old days too. The train was held up only until the ambulance left. The engineer can tell if it is a suicide or something suspicious.
I always feel sorry for the engineer. I feel bad hitting a squirrel. I can't imaginge how bad the engineer feels when they see someone standing in the ROW and are unable to do anything to about it. It was one of the factors that made me turn down a job with Caltrain when it was offered to me.
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>
> For a period back in the late 80's, I worked with
> the retired head of the CHP who was on one of the
> professional committee's advising folks on stuff
> like this...... He summed it up nicely, when he
> pointed out that back in his day (60's) he always
> told his officers that neither they nor the
> paramedics were doctors, so they should always
> transport the "patient" (parts and all), clear the
> damn road, and let the doctor declare them dead on
> arrival. So you didn't have to wait all damned
> night for the coroner to show up........
I heard that was the way they used to handle suicides on the peninsula commute corridor (Caltrain) back in the old days too. The train was held up only until the ambulance left. The engineer can tell if it is a suicide or something suspicious.
I always feel sorry for the engineer. I feel bad hitting a squirrel. I can't imaginge how bad the engineer feels when they see someone standing in the ROW and are unable to do anything to about it. It was one of the factors that made me turn down a job with Caltrain when it was offered to me.
