Helping Out an Accident Victim

[@ellieprice363]

Bless your heart Adam and Abby. You did what you could and best of all you cared.

[@Tammi-1111]

Prayers to Jack ... glad yous were there

[@joshsheffield1450]

Good job stopping and helping out! Hope Jack recovers. Been in a similar situation when two cars crashed head on and was amazed at people just turning round without even checking if people were ok.

[@alexanderkupke920]

Have been in such a situation as well when two cars collided on a German Autobahn. The most distressing sight of that was all the people who drove by taking pictures and videos and putting the few people who stopped to help at risk, especially as one of the cars was leaking gas. It got even worse when the fire departement later temporarily closed the road, when people started shouting at and insulting firefighters because they could not get through or no longer could get good pictures. Ashaming especially if I think, that in Germany a first aid training is a mandatory part of getting a drivers license. and by law you have to stop and help, or at least call 112 (the European version of 911) as long as you do not have to put yourself in danger to do so. Everything else is a criminal offense.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Adam and Abby, glad you were there to help Jack, hope all goes well for him. You both stay safe and enjoy your adventure. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋

[@oldpup2182]

Sad to hear about the accident. I had a 16 year old bleed out in my arms. He was thrown from a truck that hit a culvert and flipped. He wasn't wearing a seat belt because he had 2 girls and another boy in the front seat with him. Couldn't sleep for days. Jack must have had a guardian angle looking out for him.

[@johnlawler1626]

Poor man, he was unlucky to crash. Well done to all who stopped and helped, God bless you all.

[@rjypsiesmith3244]

Good job you two! And thank-you for sharing your journeys!

[@lorettalaws8801]

Prayers for Jack Thanks for you and Abby helping out to stranger in need Hope you guys safe travels for the rest of your Big Haul trip

[@hhman]

I joined our local volunteer fire dept. over 30 years ago, right after hurricane Hugo. Still one of the most worthwhile decisions I have ever made. Having a little medical knowledge helps in situations just like these. Love the way ya'll joke about the sirens and not edit them out in the videos also.

[@AbomAdventures]

It just amazes me that where we live sirens come by about every 5 minutes. When we travel very rarely do we see or hear sirens, even in the big cities.

[@aquablue3803]

WOW Thank you folks for helping the Man Prayers for Jack

[@jedipanda333]

Oh my gosh! So happy that this man is alive. I will say a prayer for his recovery. Driving up in the hills or mountains is always intimidating to me. I'm sure you two are shaken up with anxiety. You two are such sweethearts for being so helpful to this man. A friendly face and a kind voice when there is chaos happening makes a huge difference. You probably helped more than you'll ever know. God Bless You.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

Thank you, always drive safely ......Bob.

[@joannerichards9353]

Sending prayers to Jack

[@assassinlexx1993]

The last you guys is to be involved in a secondary accident from looks-loos . Thanks team for great videos of our country.

[@bearsrodshop7067]

Things like that can really wake one up and make us stronger citizen's and people when helping a total stranger in time of need. Thanks to both of you and the good citizen's that also stop to assist. That's beautiful country you are traveling through. Be safe and home to see Adam back in the shop soon! Bear & Sammie.

[@rodneywroten2994]

So nice of you guys to stop and help. Hope is is going to be alright

[@BruceBoschek]

Thanks for doing the right thing.

[@tomfeller6707]

You are good kind people

[@larryburns7094]

Prayers for Jack

[@markpearce9619]

Good Samaritans for stopping to render what help you could. Loving following along with your adventures, but above all …. drive safe and be safe.❤️❤️

[@petecaluori5939]

I worked the nigh shift for many years and you think you're operating on all cylinders until you get off night shift and then realize the fog has lifted! Glad to hear that guy made it! Hope it wasn't too much a downer for you!

[@gregforster5913]

Greg from northern Michigan. Accidents can happen in the blink of an eye. In 66 years, I have come upon four serious car accidents, one with a fatality near Livingston, MT. Being in a big hurry adds too much risk to your safety and others. I have a medical grade first aid kit in each of our cars in case it's needed. .Love your channel and content.

[@superordinate]

I witnessed a bad motorcycle accident about 2 months ago and I totally understand why you guys had to talk about this. I was so shaken up by that accident and couldn't stop thinking about it for like a week.

[@AbomAdventures]

Exactly! 👍🏻

[@841k9]

Jack is a lucky guy. Most of the wrecks I come across involving upside down work trucks don't end with the driver being able to walk away.

[@shayhouk8582]

OMG! I hope Jack is OK. You two be careful. Stay safe!

[@tonynagy2042]

Prayers for Jack to make a full recovery.... I fell asleep at the wheel in my Dad's new VW BUg driving across the Namib desert from Swakopmund to Windhoek. Dad was asleep in the passenger seat.... luckily all i hit was sand, and bogged down in it... A year earlier, same trip...We came across a head on crash just happened maybe 20min earlier...Dad said to stay in the car, but we went to look anyway.... I saw a man with the dashboard crushing his legs, and some sort of liquor bottle on the ground....I should never have gone to look.... Cheers Blessings Adam&Abby....

[@mohabatkhanmalak1161]

We wish him all the best with a speedy recovery. Done night shifts, and yes the lights can play on the eyes and the blackout can happen real fast. In some jobs you can take a couple of short naps within the 8 hour shift. But in most cases jobs stretch to 10 - 12 hours and thats when its best to sleep for an hour at the job site and then drive home cautiously.

[@steamfan7147]

My father fell asleep on the way home from work one morning and ended up running off the road and hitting a tree. 3 months in the hospital, very nearly died. Please folks, if you feel tired, get off the road, nowhere is that important to be.

[@1OlBull]

Hope the fella is ok. Glad to see you made it to the Black Hills. Isn't it a beautiful place!

[@bigdteakettle8989]

Speaking as someone did shift work for 10 years I know how hard it is to stay awake. Just a few weeks ago my wife and youngest son were talking about how hard it must have been making the 28 miles to get home. I never told my wife how hard it was to get home. During the winter I would run the A/C to try to stay awake. There were times, hot or cold, I would pull to the side of the road and get out and walk around my truck until I felt like I was awake enough to go the rest of the way home. I fell asleep several times but never ran off the road.

[@scottvolage1752]

May our heavenly father bless and heal him.

[@mannys9130]

Thanks for stopping to help. Many people won't now a days. This is the reason I keep a fully stocked trauma kit in my car. I can stop severe bleeding, stabilize broken limbs, cover and protect severe burns, seal sucking chest wounds, and install an NP or OP airway if the person is unconscious or facially maimed. I have trauma shears and several pairs of gloves too. The glass hammer and seatbelt cutter stays in my center console where I MYSELF can get to it if I get in the crash. One small fire extinguisher is mounted to my passenger seat rails where I can get to it in a crash, and I have another much larger one in the trunk in case that one isn't enough or in case I'm helping someone else put out their car fire. I carry a first aid kit as well, and I keep some medicines and stuff in it as well as the more minor wound care stuff that came with it. Diabetic glucose is an important one I have in there that may have been useful for a situation like this. Someone that is hypoglycemic from not eating or overdosing insulin could cause a car crash and need emergency glucose to regain function. "You never know when you'll be the first responder." -SkinnyMedic If my trauma kit allows me to save just one person's life or limb, it was worth the cost buying the pieces, the time putting it together, and the time spent learning how to use it all.

[@izzynutz2000]

Prayers for the young man in the truck I had an experience like that years ago except I watched the accident happen on the highway coming at us and a tractor trailer loaded with a bridge embuckment that was extremely long and had one of the mobile trucks at the end of it a guy come out from around him to pass him and when he got in front of him he cut it too short got sideways in front of the truck and the truck rolled him over that's all I'm going to say about that... Prayers to everyone involved

[@msheaver]

Praise God, for it is obvious that Jack's guardian angel was protecting him! Offering prayers for his complete healing. Thanks for sharing this!

[@brosselot1]

The mine is in Lead. I lived in Spearfish for 10 years and I went to college in Spearfish and worked at Homestake mine in Lead pronounced Leeed. I lived at the start of Spearfish canyon on the Spearfish side.

[@AbomAdventures]

Dang Bill you been all over! Aren’t y’all living in southern Florida now?

[@brosselot1]

@@AbomAdventures No work in FLA and Gulf Coast but live in Ohio now grew up in Montana

[@bernardwill7196]

Good that the man is alive

[@lonwillis783]

He looked ok I saw some accidents that were horrible bad memories. Take care and be safe. 👍

[@AbomAdventures]

What you didn’t see is how badly he was hurt, shaking, crying and in pain. The picture I took didn’t show that.

[@EdwinSteiner]

@@AbomAdventures It's good that you kept your coverage to a respectful minimum.

[@richb313]

You did the right thing stopping and also leaving when you did. You were not a witness but you did stop. Most people would not even do that.

[@stephengent9974]

Asleep at the wheel. It was a bad idea getting him out of the truck. First rule is unless you have no option leave them in the vehicle. Wait until EMT arrives and gets him out. It is too easy to hurt people really bad. Just kill the motor, and speak to the person, keep them warm. Yes, I was an EMT in a previous life.

[@mannys9130]

Absolutely correct. Unless the vehicle is at risk of catching on fire or exploding (smoldering, leaking fuel, already burning) you really should keep them there in the seat and prevent them from moving their head or spinal column. If the vehicle is threatening to burn or blow up, of course you have no choice but to extract them as delicately as possible keeping them as straight as possible. More people helps for that. EMTs could have carried him up and outta there on a backboard if they needed to. It's so important to keep trauma patients' CNS stable and anatomically aligned. We're talking like, "All I did was lean him over toward me to unbuckle his seatbelt and then he screamed that he couldn't feel his legs anymore and he wet his pants. I barely even touched him." That's how quickly it can happen.

[@michael931]

It was running upside down so could have been a fire risk.

[@royreynolds108]

@@michael931 That is why to shut the engine off.

[@alexanderkupke920]

@@royreynolds108 I wonder, but I think Adam said it was an older vehicle, as newer vehicles when they flip over or sense a crash automatically shut of the fuel pump

[@alexanderkupke920]

It might be fine as he walked away this time, but there sure is a risk. And there is no need to be an EMT to know that, you usually learn something like that even in basic first aid training. How I know? I did two of them in my life, which considering that I am 41 is less than what would be good to have. I did the first one at age 17, in preparation to get my drivers license. (Here in Germany and other parts of Europe you are required to do a basic first aid training as part of your education to get a drivers license. That training includes CPR, basics on how to react to an accident etc and previously also how to put compression bandages on a bleeding wound, they simplified it a few years ago and took away the parts people without routine hardly can get right or possibly can do damage with when done wrong.) The later one I did about two years ago, to get certified as a first aider, as around here by code you have to have a certain number of people with certified first aid training available in a commercial building exceeding a certain number of employees. I am about due to renew that one, but the training between the two is practically the same. Just some changes on what they train you in the about years. this time for example they added how to use an AED. So ideally I should have done at least another three or four such trainings in between. I can only recommend such a training for everyone. It takes away a lot of the fear to provide help, especially if repeated regularly, and I can only recommend it even more if you are on the road a lot, away from where an ambulance may take just 10 minutes to arrive or you have guaranteed access to a phone line. Or also if you for example work with machinery that easily may take a bit of your body and cause injuries. Being able to provide such help in a lot of medical emergencies can buy a person the most important minutes of being helped they need. But there is one important conclusion for anyone that may avoid helping in such a situation out of fear to do something wrong. The only thing you can do wrong, is to do nothing at all. The very least bit should be getting help. (Anything less could even be an offense, depending on where you are). You don´t have to and should not put yourself in danger by doing so, but you can try to get help. And if necessary that may be driving to the closes shop or house you can find to make a call to 911. And for those who fear legal consequences out of helping and maybe damaging anything or hurting someone in a good faithed attempt to help, there usually is something like the good samaritan act that protects you from such things, if you provide help in good faith and take no reckless actions.

[@demonknight7965]

So glad i no longer work night shift. I used to get off tge midnight to 8 drive the 2 miles home and fall asleep as soon as i pulled out of the plant. Wake up right before stop sign, cross the road fall back asleep and wake up before my next turn and repeat this pattern at railroad crossings and turns till i pulled into driveway. Then id put car in park and sit there and sleep for a bit. Then go in and go to bed.

[@andrewstoll4548]

Leaving was a good thing. You have done all you could, there was more qualified people there. After that you would just be in they way if you had stayed.

[@BTimmer]

Last night we were on our way home and two blocks from there we witnessed a two car accident happen about 100 yards in front of us. I called 911and reported it. Nobody appeared to be injured and the 911 operator cleared us to go on home as they had our contact information. It was a surreal sight to have it happen in front of us.

[@danschevy]

Spearfish canyon drive is a beautiful drive make sure you look at the pit mine in Lead SD.

[@kejay74]

Hey Adam! @04:26 Would it have been.."Poked by THE stick"? Referring to the manual transmission shifter? Ken

[@jasonsteele9580]

Thank you for stopping. In 2006 I had a wreck and nobody would for fear of a lawsuit.

[@samvanbuskirk1386]

Work on life flight helicopter. For future reference when they complain of back pain and abdominal pain the best is to not walk and not do activities to increase heart rate. If they have internal bleeding raised heart rate bleeds faster. The abdominal cavity can hold 2 liters of blood with no signs. A broken back in the wrong spot moved 1/4 inch wrong leaves them paralyzed. Oh by the way when in the hills you always stop at the Pactolia lookout. Noticed you drove right by.

[@samvanbuskirk1386]

@ScottNJ thanks just an FYI to anyone that comes into that kind of situation. Have a good day. NREMT-CCP flight nurse

[@alexanderkupke920]

This knowledge and a lot of other things are usually covered in a basic first aid training. I can only highly recommend those, especially if travelling of the beaten track, or in areas where the next ambulance or even the next working phone may be more than just a few minutes away. Also when working with heavy machinery. And in fact, it can help anyone who may need to help someone suffering from anything like a heart attack or injury. I got such a training the first time more than 20 years ago, as here in Germany it is a mandatory part of getting a drivers license. Sadly you don´t have to renew it which leaves an about 20 year gap for me between that training and the last one I did to get certified as a company first aider (Here in commercial buildings with more than a certain numbers of employees you have to have a number of certified first aiders available) So here we are in the comfortable situation that anyone who is allowed to drive a vehicle, should be able to provide first aid, although an ashaming lot of people these days just drive by taking fotos and videos. Besides basic knowledge about what to do and what not to do, those trainings teach you how to provide CPR, how to make an emergency call to 911 and provide all the necessary information (or 112 in Europe) and simply cover the most important minutes until professional emergency services arrive. And despite moving a person after such a crash if there is no imminent danger of fire or the vehicle dropping into water or whatever it may be is not ideal, we should remember, the worst thing to help is not do anything at all. And if it only is going to make the call to 911.

[@alexanderkupke920]

@ScottNJ I think that puts you in a situation with more training than the majority of people. Some knowledge that can be the most useful whenever we may not expect it to be.

[@harrymiller3986]

All to often one second looking at the phone, picking up a spilled drink.worst I remember a lady swerved to miss a dog and took a trucker and herself over a 100ft cliff no survivor be careful and stay safe

[@joopterwijn]

Yep, sure hope he is ok. It all in a little corner, snap your fingers and….. be safe!

[@bcbloc02]

He likely got punched by the gear shift lever in the roll over. Be safe out there!!

[@joe6096]

Since you guys have plans to do big haul adventures on an almost yearly basis and travel the entire United States, it might be worth it for you to invest in a good CB radio for your Ram. You’re going to be on the road a lot so you’re more than likely to come across more emergency situations in your future endeavors. It would also just help you with weather, traffic, and other on-road travel situations.

[@AbomAdventures]

I thought about that.

[@ron827]

It is good you stopped and helped but also a good choice to leave after adequate help arrived ro leave room for those who are trained.

[@PhilG999]

Scary! One of my Grand Prixs has OnStar and I never thought much about it until I was in the middle of nowhere South Georgia visiting family and there was no cell. It has Satellite phone. I always carry a crowbar and tools in my cars and have pried doors open more than once. Be VERY careful moving accident victims though! In fact DON'T! Let the first responders take the liability. Unless the car is on fire don't. YOU can be sued!

[@AbomAdventures]

For what it’s worth to everyone, I did not move him from the truck. By the time I got to them the victim and first on scene were coming up the shoulder to the road. If an accident victim is trying to pull himself from a vehicle I don’t think people will just stand there and say don’t move, especially if there risk of it catching fire.

[@edstuff1198]

Most states have a 'Good Samaritan' law. If a lay person renders aid at the scene of an accident they can't be sued. Medical professionals, EMTs, nurses and doctors on the other hand can be.

[@elwynsmith5092]

Thanks for stopping a lot of people would have just kept on going ! !

[@_f355]

oh boy. good thing is that if he was able to walk, albeit in shock - his spine is not broken, so he'll be able to walk. also, if he's worried that his mom is going to be pissed at him for wrecking the truck, he's young and should recover. another random thought is that you could've asked him for his email or something and organized a little funding campaign for the poor feller - I'm sure we could've raised a grand or two just here on this channel - but don't take that as a blame, I totally understand that might not be your thing or you didn't think about it in the heat of the moment. all that said, I would encourage everybody reading this to go and get a basic first aid course at the nearest Red Cross. those are free, don't take much time, and one day might save somebody's life, even yours.

[@michael931]

He is lucky someone saw him go in the woods or he might not have been found for days.

[@AbomAdventures]

Yep. The truck was so hidden in the ditch no one would have seen him for a while.

[@jiveturkey9993]

I bet there's more than one Abom79 viewer at that mine so you guys will probably get some reliable updates on the guys condition.

[@AbomAdventures]

I hope we do.

[@metroplex2006]

If your phone shows no signal 911 may still work because it will go out on any available network.

[@AbomAdventures]

In an emergency situation like that, everyone tried! No signal. Had to find a land line.

[@lorenlieder9789]

The gold mine is in Lead. Pronounced Le-ed

[@georgesg10]

I hope Jack is OK , I know what it feels like , HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE DANGER OF FALLING A SLEEP AT THE WHEEL ? I cam close 2 wheels in the soft gravel at 65 miles / hour Since then I use Red bull or the like When needed not to much and stop often &:-) &:-) &:-) &:-) &:-) &:-)

[@MrJansenmike]

I know you won’t see this .. but it’s time to get a Citizen Band radio (CB) over

[@dannygoin6552]

👋👋👋☕️☕️☕️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👀👀👀

[@KJ6EAD]

Don't drive drowsy! If you can't avoid it, try holding small ice cubes or bits of crushed ice in your mouth and moving them around with your tongue.

[@Chaplain_GM]

Heavenly Father we lift up Jack right now may you speed his healing and his recovery in JESUS MIGHTY NAME AMEN

[@SeanPearceUK]

Wishing him well. But will *you* *please* adjust your head restraint correctly. If you have a shunt you will end up hurt very badly too! It pains me to watch you driving with it so low.

[@gregprince2523]

Poked by a stick...... gear shift is called a stick shift. Most work, ranch, farm trucks out west are stick shifts because you can rock a manual transmission with the clutch in mud, snow and offroad conditions. You can't rock an automatic.

[@damonshepard8085]

pronounced Leed not lead

[@AbomAdventures]

Lol, why am I not surprised

[@andrewstoll4548]

A go-fund me for would be a good thing.

[@DirtyRobot]

Let's start with you offering $5000

[@mannys9130]

@@DirtyRobot Rude. 🙄

[@DirtyRobot]

@@mannys9130 I just shit my pants - Go Fund My Skidz

[@mannys9130]

@@DirtyRobot Find a scat fetishist and they'll buy them from you. I hear they pay more if you eat corn. No need to set up a GoFundMe for you when people will pay good money for your panties.

[@jdmccorful]

Sometimes , it makes you wonder. Thanks for the look, stay safe.