Dell Children's Critical Care Transport Team - CCT Non-injury incident

Date: 11/02/2009 0200 CST

Program: Dell Children's Critical Care Transport Team
	4900 Mueller Blvd.
	Austin, Texas 78723

Model: Ford E450

Type: Type III Box

Weather: Clear. Not a factor

Road: Clear

Team: Two EMT's, Nurse, & Respiratory therapist... No injuries reported. Patient on board. 

Description: 
	While en route to the receiving facility, with both the patient and
	patient?s mother on board, the rear axle broke at highway speed,
	causing both driver?s side rear tires to come off the vehicle,
	dropping it down onto the rotor. The driver was able to maintain
	control of the vehicle and safely clear from the interstate. There was
	a brief fire in the left rear compartment that self-extinguished. A
	back up ambulance was dispatched and the rest of the trip was
	completed safely.

Additional Info: 
	Nurse and Respiratory Therapist were attending to the patient at the
	time of the incident and not buckled in. At a team meeting, the need
	to be buckled in when not performing patient care and the importance
	of securing all equipment within the patient care area was discussed. 

Source: Pam Moore, Clinical Manager Transport

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