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Central Ohio students step in to help after semi crash on I-70 #shorts
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FULL STORY: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/central-ohio-students-semi-crash-i-70/530-a7235e2a-25f0-41c2-8c44-c24f21fd7d59
Four students from Tolles Career and Technical Center didn’t expect to put their training to a real-life test before graduation. But on Tuesday morning, they did just that after coming across a semitrailer crash on Interstate 70.
The students — enrolled in firefighter, EMT and criminal justice programs — were on their way to class when they saw the aftermath of the crash near state Route 142. The truck had veered off the highway and landed in a ditch after hitting a guardrail.
"There were no fire personnel, no professionals there, so we decided to stop," said Dylan Shields, a firefighter and EMS student at Tolles.
The students rushed to help the driver and assess the situation. They provided basic care and stayed with the man until emergency responders arrived.
“We tried to talk to him, make sure he was OK,” said Seth French, also a firefighter and EMS student.
Luke Self, who studies criminal justice and also works as a lifeguard, grabbed his emergency pack from the vehicle.
"I ran back because my lifeguard pack was in there for my job, so I grabbed that in case we needed CPR. We had masks, gloves and gauss and all of that," he said.
The students remained on scene, assisting first responders with moving the victim onto a backboard and into the ambulance.
“They really went out of their way to teach us what to do in the moment,” said EMT student Logan Faulkner, describing how firefighters involved them in the emergency response.