Just saw this
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/heroic-paramedic-shielded-injured-man-11096287
I'm curious as to what the sequence of events here was, allowing room for the media's knowledge of how trains work (ie "swerving")
As I'm reading it, the sequence seems to be
Man falls off platform.
999 call made.
Train stops.
Paramedic goes trackside to assess man
Train moves off while patient and paramedic still on or near the line
That seems an odd sequence - the movement at the last step seems odd, so I'm sure there's something different that would have happened than the paper reported?
Before anyone says it, I'm not railway-bashing or NHS-bashing or anything-bashing. I'm just intrigued by this as reported.
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/health/heroic-paramedic-shielded-injured-man-11096287
A heroic paramedic who shielded and treated an injured man on railway tracks as a freight train rumbled past has insisted he was just doing his duty.
Steven Magee, who works at the Welsh Ambulance Service station in Barry, jumped onto the tracks to treat the casualty as a huge freight train travelled through Eastbrook Station in Dinas Powys.
The 37-year-old made sure the distressed man was out of harms way before using a discarded piece of perspex to shield the pair from debris until the train left the platform.
The dad of one said: It didnt really bother me at the time. My main concern was to make sure the chap was okay.
"I was just doing my job.
A passenger dialled 999 when they witnessed the man fall off the platform and hit his head on the metal tracks.
The train that was coming into the station was taking coal to Aberthaw Power Station, and it doesnt stop in Dinas Powys, so it often builds up quite a bit of momentum, Steven said.
The train managed to slam its brakes on and slid to a stop but the people on the station didnt know whether the man was under the train or had moved away in time.
Unsure of the mans injuries, Penarth resident Steven climbed between the freight wagons and found the man unharmed in a small recess area underneath the platform.
Luckily hed managed to roll off the track, he said.
When I got to him I comforted him as he was clearly a bit confused.
The poor train driver didnt know what state the man was in.
The train then slowly started to move away and made a hell of a racket.
The man was trying to grab the wheels so I held him back, and I used a bit of perspex to shield him from all the debris and foreign objects.
Steven received a Certificate of Commendation for his actions by British Transport Police at a special award ceremony.
It was fantastic to be a part of their award ceremony, he added.
I dont think I took an unnecessary risk by going onto the tracks. I was working closely with British Transport Police it was a great example of partnership working.
I'm curious as to what the sequence of events here was, allowing room for the media's knowledge of how trains work (ie "swerving")
As I'm reading it, the sequence seems to be
Man falls off platform.
999 call made.
Train stops.
Paramedic goes trackside to assess man
Train moves off while patient and paramedic still on or near the line
That seems an odd sequence - the movement at the last step seems odd, so I'm sure there's something different that would have happened than the paper reported?
Before anyone says it, I'm not railway-bashing or NHS-bashing or anything-bashing. I'm just intrigued by this as reported.