First-aid kits for trams

Implemented

Rail R

Accident

4.11.2009

B2/2008R/S268

Suosituksen perustelu

Six tram passengers received wounds that would have required bandages to stop the bleeding. Tram drivers have first-aid skills, and some of the passengers had a healthcare education, but neither tram was equipped with a first-aid kit.

Recommendation

All trams should be equipped with a first-aid kit.

Toimenpide-ehdotukset

Six tram passengers received wounds that would have required bandages to stop the bleeding. Tram drivers have first-aid skills, and some of the passengers had a healthcare education, but neither tram was equipped with a first-aid kit.

Investigation report

B2/​2008R Col­li­sion of trams on Mäkelänkatu in Helsinki, Fin­land, on 13 June 2008