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Flight for Life helicopter transports crash victim

Posted October 4, 2010

This morning, shortly after 4 a.m., a man was seriously injured when his car hit a light pole on Vollmer Road, north of Shoup Road, according to a report by Colorado Connection. The man was brought to a hospital in a Flight for Life helicopter. There are as yet no further details available.

The four orange-painted Flight for Life helicopters are fully equipped to perform as flying critical care units. They mostly respond to road accident or mountain rescue calls, and are based at four hospitals: St. Anthony Central in Denver, St. Anthony Summit in Frisco, Penrose-St. Francis in Colorado Springs and St. Mary Corwin in Pueblo.

If you happen to witness a collision or if you survive one relatively unharmed, your first moves can save lives. Assessing the scene, two critical actions could mean life or death to the people involved in the crash:

• Protecting the accident scene: this means signaling the obstacles to oncoming vehicles and steering people away from the danger zone;
• Providing first aid: calling the emergency care units and the police and giving first aid to injured people. Do not however, attempt to move those with severe back and head injuries.

If you have been involved in a car accident caused by someone else, call Colorado Springs Auto Accident Attorney Robert J. Anderson now at 866 254 1274 (toll-free) or 719 473 3040 (local) or send us an e-mail for a free evaluation of your case.