I was in car accident as a passenger in a friends car today. Someone ran a stop sign and basically put us into a slow speed pit maneuver spinning us 180 degrees and in to a curb. I felt fine at first but after walking around started to feel dizzy and sharp pains from my left ear down past my ribs. I sat down and was unable to get up on my own.
That said. The ambulance came, Asked if I needs to go to the hospital, I told them that I wasnt sure I thought I was fine just a little pain and told them that they where the experts. Needless to say after they saw me try to stand up, we both agreed that I should be checked out and I was told if I went they would need to strap me down, the whole stretcher treatment. My first thought went to my sidearm. I told the paramedic that I was concealed carry permit holder and that my sidearm was on my right hip. He was cool enough not to make a big scene and waited with me until the deputy arrived and pulled him aside out of earshot of others and explained. The deputy told me, hang tight and he would see me in the ambulance.
After I was all strapped down the deputy entered and took my info, asked details on the firearm and then asked me the best way to remove it, seeing how I was pretty tied up. He unbuckled my belt, pulled the entire rig including holster off the belt as I told him it was chambered he said, no problem.
He gave me a receipt and slipped his card in my shirt pocket and told me to call in him in the morning so he could meet me at evidence to reclaim it. He told me, that with him being there, it should be a non issue.
I am lucky because he recognized my last name as my father is a capt in the next county over and I had actually met this guy once in a unrelated incident.
The other officer who was with him mentioned The XD .45 was a nice piece and commented on how they would have never thought I would of had that under my shirt.
We will see in the morning how much trouble it is to retrieve my sidearm. Auto accidents resulting in an ambulance ride was a total curve ball I never thought about when carrying concealed. I have been in accident that were pretty serious rendering my unconscious. So I always figured that my concealed handgun would be the least of my worries during an accident. I never counted on that middle ground where you have to inform the paramedics and all that follows. I tried to handle it the best I could but I have to admit I was a little out of it. I could have given it to my buddy but I didnt want to make him responsible for it.
That said. The ambulance came, Asked if I needs to go to the hospital, I told them that I wasnt sure I thought I was fine just a little pain and told them that they where the experts. Needless to say after they saw me try to stand up, we both agreed that I should be checked out and I was told if I went they would need to strap me down, the whole stretcher treatment. My first thought went to my sidearm. I told the paramedic that I was concealed carry permit holder and that my sidearm was on my right hip. He was cool enough not to make a big scene and waited with me until the deputy arrived and pulled him aside out of earshot of others and explained. The deputy told me, hang tight and he would see me in the ambulance.
After I was all strapped down the deputy entered and took my info, asked details on the firearm and then asked me the best way to remove it, seeing how I was pretty tied up. He unbuckled my belt, pulled the entire rig including holster off the belt as I told him it was chambered he said, no problem.
He gave me a receipt and slipped his card in my shirt pocket and told me to call in him in the morning so he could meet me at evidence to reclaim it. He told me, that with him being there, it should be a non issue.
I am lucky because he recognized my last name as my father is a capt in the next county over and I had actually met this guy once in a unrelated incident.
The other officer who was with him mentioned The XD .45 was a nice piece and commented on how they would have never thought I would of had that under my shirt.
We will see in the morning how much trouble it is to retrieve my sidearm. Auto accidents resulting in an ambulance ride was a total curve ball I never thought about when carrying concealed. I have been in accident that were pretty serious rendering my unconscious. So I always figured that my concealed handgun would be the least of my worries during an accident. I never counted on that middle ground where you have to inform the paramedics and all that follows. I tried to handle it the best I could but I have to admit I was a little out of it. I could have given it to my buddy but I didnt want to make him responsible for it.
