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  I was called to drive the NPS ambulance and assist with the medical treatment of a patient at the Bullfrog launch ramp.  The patient was transported to the Bullfrog clinic and later flown via helicopter to Grand Junction, CO.  After clearing the medical I investigated the boat accident that led to the injury, finding it was due to a fall within the vessel while underway.
  
  INITIAL CALL
  
  At approximately 1645 hrs on 5/7/16 I overheard NPS Ranger responding to a medical call at the Bullfrog launch ramp from Hall's Crossing via patrol vessel.  NPS Ranger was requesting my assistance to bring the NPS ambulance to the launch ramp, which I agreed to do.  I responded to the Bullfrog main launch ramp in the NPS ambulance.  I unloaded the gurney from the ambulance and took it to NPS Ranger on the courtesy dock.
  
  MEDICAL TREATMENT/ASSISTANCE
  
  I assisted NPS Ranger by stabilizing the patient's head while she was placed into a neck collar and onto a backboard.  Witnesses present stated she had fallen inside the cabin of the vessel and landed on a step and a table while the vessel was changing speed.  I assisted NPS Ranger in placing VICTIM on the gurney and loading the gurney into the ambulance.  I then drove the ambulance to the Bullfrog clinic and assisted in unloading the gurney and getting VICTIM inside the clinic for further treatment.
  
  ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
  
  After clearing the medical I returned to the Bullfrog launch ramp in my patrol vehicle to conduct the boat accident investigation.  I spoke with the vessel owner.  He stated that Operator had been operating the vessel in the Escalante Arm of the lake.  He stated the vessel had just began to plane as they increased speed when he (SUBJECT) noticed a piece of boat equipment was about to fall near the back of the vessel.  
  
  He stated that he had yelled to OPERATOR that the equipment was falling and in response OPERATOR rapidly decreased the speed of the vessel.  When this occurred Victim was down in the cabin of the vessel and fell forward (towards the bow) striking her back on a step and a table down in the cabin.  They had then attempted several times to call for assistance via marine band radio but were not getting a response from anyone.  At that time they attempted to make VICTIM as comfortable as possible and placed an ice pack on her back while they transported her in the vessel back to Bullfrog.  I had SUBJECT fill out a witness statement (attached).
  
  I collected the vessel information from SUBJECT and then returned to the clinic and contacted OPERATOR.  I informed him I was going to write a boat accident report for this incident and collected his information as the vessel operator.  While at the clinic I was informed by the staff that they were requesting a helicopter to fly VICTIM to Grand Junction for further treatment due to her pain level and that making a vehicle transport to hard.
  
  