Just after 2:00 pm on Tuesday October 25, 2011 we were dispatched to a call for a person who had fallen on the Tri-Met #57 bus that was on Pacific Avenue near Quince Street. When firefighters arrived the bus driver reported that he was traveling east on Pacific Avenue when he had been "cut off" by another car and suddenly stopped to avoid hitting the car in front of him, when this happened a number of riders were jolted from their seats and reported suffering injuries. Our initial responding Engine Company found that not only was there one person injured but that there were seven of the riders were injured and decided at that time requested a full medical box assignment be made to handle this incident. This full medical box is a term that we use to describe resources needed which brought in an Engine from the Cornelius Fire Department and a Volunteer Rescue Company from Forest Grove as well as two Metro West Ambulances.
Crews began to triage the victims at which point they determined that four of the initial seven victims required that an ambulance transport them to area hospitals for further evaluation for suspected hand, wrist, and knee injuries consistent with striking the seat in front of them during a sudden stop. All of the victims who were transported suffered non life threatening injuries and were sent to the hospital for precautionary reasons. Crews were able to clear the scene within an hour and re-open both lanes of traffic eastbound on Pacific Avenue into Cornelius.
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