Derby Trail Forums - Six Flags will investigate coaster tragedy itself

An article discussing Great America just outside of Chicago

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The former employees are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT’s) or Paramedics. Some worked at the park as early as 2008 and others as recently as 2011. They and seven other colleagues with whom NBC Chicago spoke, including one who still works there, said too often park officials pressured them not to call 911.

"It came from management and they did not want to up their numbers when it came to calling 911," said Wilkison.

The former park employees say sometimes Six Flags was more concerned about its image than providing proper medical care.

"They don’t want to make it seem like the park is unsafe. They don’t want the presence of paramedics and ambulances on scene," added Wilkison.

They also say Six Flags dispatchers would not give them crucial medical information over the radio as they responded to a call for fear someone outside the park might hear about an accident or injury.

"We would ask, 'What is the nature of the injury or the illness? We need to know so that we know which crew to send out there,' and they would just respond, 'Guest illness' or 'Guest injury,'" said Galiardo. "It makes the park look bad. They don’t want the public knowing what goes on at the park."

Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigat...#ixzz2ZmRRJ3eg