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As a former EMT, I can tell you that making that type of phone call would not have been permitted. My job was to treat the injuries the best I could. Thankfully this scenario didn't come up during my time as an EMT.
However, that doesn't mean that the police officer on scene couldn't have that call made. As a current 911 dispatcher, I've had to make these calls to the spouses, parents and children of those critically injured in accidents. They always ask the same question...how bad is it? In most of these cases, I don't know the exact injuries but I tell them to either get to the scene or hospital (depending on the circumstances) as soon as possible. They have always known what I meant.
The only time I was surprised by one of these calls was by the father of a critically injured son. The son rolled his car after losing control on a curvy road at night. It was his 3rd time caught drunk driving. I happened to know the injuries on this call and relayed that information along tell him that it isn't looking good so he should get to the hospital as soon as possible. His response..."I'm still in bed and need to shower first so it might be a while before I get there". I never found out how long (if ever) it took for him to get there. I still wonder if he was either just tired of his son's drunk driving or if he was just too scared to see his son in that condition. I'll never know.
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