Accident Scene Management

To attend or Host a class in Kansas & Missouri
Contact Virginia Phillips RN 816-741-7475

The purpose of the Bystander Assistance Programs are to enhance the survival rate and reduce severity of injuries for the injured riders of all motorized vehicles. We expect to decrease the chance of rescuer injury due to inappropriate actions at the accident scene. We also expect to educate motorists how to protect themselves legally and financially should an accident occur.

Goals and Objectives

The program is directed toward the assessment and treatment of the injured as well as how to safely administer care. We teach scene management and the legal aspects of an accident.

This course will provide the participant with a heightened awareness of:

Accessing the EMS
Mechanisms of Injury
Securing the Accident Scene
Safety Factors
Assessment and Treatment Techniques
Injuries Associated With Motor Vehicle Trauma
Preservation of the Accident Scene
Adequate Insurance Needs & Terminology

Cost: Cost is $75/per person and includes snack – lunch is on your own.

What you get: A study guide book that goes over our class material so that you can refresh yourself.

·7 hours of class with a visual demo’s ·Mechanism of Injury can tell you what about the injured?

·DVD handout of motorcycle legal issues.·Common injuries of motorcycle crashes.

·State Good Samaritan law·Hands on training “Helmet removal”

·Trauma pack vs First aid kit info.·Head to toe assessment of injuries

·ABC of CPR vs Trauma ABCSS·A certificate of course completion.

·Preventing further injuries of general public, traffic, injured and yourself.·A patch so that other riders and EMS will know you have been trained.

·Hands on training of moving and positioning a victim with possible spinal cord injuries.·CEUs through American Nurses Credentialing Center.

·Gathering the proper information that the EMS 911 want to know.·Who to send where for what?

Missouri Motorcycle Deaths Highest in Nation !

Kansas City News

A new report shows Missouri has one of the highest motorcycle death rates in the nation. In fact, Missouri has been in the top 10 since 2005.

Even though Missouri has a helmet law, the study shows that nearly 20 percent of people who died in motorcycle crashes were not wearing helmets, and another 3 percent were not wearing their helmets properly.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that 390 motorcyclists died on Missouri roads from 2002 to 2006. The newspaper reviewed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The study showed that white males around 38 years old made up 92-percent of the deaths. There are a number of factors that have contributed to the trend. More people are taking advantage of motorcycle's better gas mileage, and baby boomers are now getting back into the hobby of motorcycling.

Missouri's helmet law requires all motorcyclists to wear a helmet, but there are some lawmakers working to kill that law.

- Kathy Quinn, FOX 4 News.

Virginia Phillips, RN - Lead Instructor

Virginia has been around motorcycles most of her life beginning with her handsome husband of 30 years riding a Honda 750 starting before they were married. Besides riding with Steve for many years she also had experiences riding her own dirt bike. After raising two children, a Physicist and future Pharmacist, Virginia became a nurse in 1997. She has worked in hospitals as LPN and later became an RN. She mostly enjoys home health care for elderly and pediatric patients. For ten years she has volunteered with the American Red Cross regularly. She became bored riding behind Steve on their Electra-glide so in 2001 she brought home her own Heritage Classic that she has customized just for her. Its name is White Shadow. Early riding began by taking a MSF Basic course and practicing around town. Then the advanced course, “what a confidence builder. Practice and confidence has led to several touring rides through many states and memorable adventures. Virginia belongs to H.O.G. and has served as the Ladies of Harley officer in her local chapter. Since 2000 she also operates her leather sewing business, Grace Specialties Inc., and uses her creative talents to embellish, repair and manufacture leather garments for bikers.

“I agree that the need to present Accident Scene Management training is more urgent now than ever. The average age of the motorcyclist is rising. The injury and fatality rate among motorcyclist is increasing. public awareness of motorcycling is increasing as well. We are willing to travel to train people to help each other. People usually don’t care what you know until they know that you care, and we both care about people”.

Contact at: vgp02000@gmail.com

Steve Phillips - Assistant Instructor

Steve has always liked motorcycles. Starting when he was 14 he begged his two friends to let him ride their Honda 70’s. When he was 17 years old he bought his first street bike, a Honda 750 SS, black, beautiful, and fast. After some riding around town, scaring himself a few times, collecting invites to the policemen’s ball and a few scoldings, he crashed that Honda but was fortunate enough to not be seriously injured. After thinking about what one of the officers has told him, he sold the Honda and bought a new Harley Super-glide in 1978. “This bike is made just for me” Steve said. “It was low and slow, like I should be riding”. “Riding this bike for ten years, before trading it for a son and daughter to parent, was what I thought riding was.” When Steve returned to riding, he took a MSF riding course and realized just how much he did not know about riding a motorcycle. He later attended an experienced course and practiced and realized that even though he had many years and miles behind him, he was just now really riding a motorcycle. Touring the back roads of the USA and Canada is where he likes to ride. In 1997 Steve completed pilot training and a successful check-ride to become a private pilot. From that experience he learned how to learn, train and practice techniques, and that safety is a strategy, not an accident. Steve was asked to become an instructor and in 2001 completed the training to be a MSF instructor for the Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program. “I practice what I preach, or the instructor lacks integrity” says Steve. “I just love the look on student’s faces when something clicks within them and they feel a technique work”. This is why he continues teaching many classes each year. Steve has been involved in his local H.O.G. Chapter for 10 years and has served as Safety Officer, Director, Assistant Director, and Road Captain. Also interested in his right to ride he belongs to A.M.A. and Freedom of Road Riders.

“A full life is a continuous learning experience. I wish to assist my lovely bride Virginia presenting the information to the people that want to learn. If someone has this knowledge at the right time at the right place it may allow a potentially tragic situation to have a positive outcome. Someone is going to be lucky. I believe that the more you know, the better it gets.”

Course Saves Lives

When Dan & Kris Chronister went out for a leisurely motorcycle ride with their two small sons, Danny& Dustin, they never thought that they would use the information Dan had learned in a course he had taken just one month earlier. Dan was a Road Captain in his HOG chapter where it was mandatory that all road captains take the Bystander Assistance Course “A Crash Course for the Motorcyclist” taught by Accident Scene Management.

He and Kris were on their way home from a day of riding with one child on the back of each bike. Suddenly, they came upon a section of interstate that had buckled from the extreme heat of the day. Dan was able to maintain control of his bike but Kris was thrown 5 feet in the air. When she landed Danny was dragging on the ground. As Kris struggled to pull Danny off the pavement she lost control of her bike and crashed.

Dan could hear Danny crying so he went to his wife first who lay motionless. Kris was not breathing so Dan began jaw thrust rescue breathing. This quick action likely saved Kris’ life. Once she began to breathe on her own Dan moved to Danny and tended to his wounds using everything he had in his trauma kit that he purchased at the class.

After spending several days in the hospital Kris was released and is now back to enjoying the hobby she loves, riding.

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