Wow, just wow. This is not the President of the United States that needs to be rushed to the hospital. This is 'just' a unknown baby. Yet all streets are blocked and everyone working together to be as fast as possible. In a system that the parents don't need to pay millions of euros for this healthcare and escort, but simply covered by the basic insurance. I love this country
It's 385 euros for every first time per calendar-year if you need specialist service. An ambulance-ride like this with all the extra cops would cost thousands. But it stays at 385, it won't get more than that. This alongside 150 to 175 euros per month mandatory health-insurance. Expensive for our standards; it's been a lot cheaper - but thank Goodness we're not in the USA regarding this matter.
WHY is the POTUS more important than a newborn child, with all their potential? A very, VERY insular comment. Do you not realise how judgemental, and uncaring, you come across as?
this seems amazing, but it doesn't look too busy here, tbh. Verkeerspolitie Den Haag has hundreds of videos from police escorts to the ambulance (usually done by 2 speeding/clearing way motorbikes & one command bike in front of the ambulance which intstructs ambulance to speed up, slow down, etc.). Some transportations are very fast (motorcycles reaching speed of 210 km/h), some are super slow at like 50-60 km/h, but what has been reiterated there many times is that it's not the speed which is important, but maintaining stability and as least as possible accelerations/decelerations. One of my fav channels :)
This video is 5 years old and originally posted by the father (camera man) of this child. Air transport was NOT an option so road transport was needed. It is good to see how most of my fellow dutch men are responding to the ambulance, also most police men who where blocking the intersections did not know who/what/why just a call to go to a specific place and an ambulance is coming that can not be stopped. This is the result.
Not posted by the father, though. If you watch the original posting, there’s a reaction by the father, like: "that was my son!". `he was surprised ánd delighted to see the video. The baby was intended to be born in the Sophia Children’s hospital in Rotterdam, but arrived spontaneously in the family’s hometown Groningen.
@@lvthud The helicopter is quite small, while a neonatology unit is big - if it can be manoeuvred into the helicopter at all. Anyway, there would be no room for the doctor to stand up, walk around the unit with the baby, and no seating for a nurse and the mother. The ambulance the baby came with, is basically a moving operating room, and the mom can sit beside the driver. The reason these helicopters are relatively small, is bc they can land literally anywhere, as close to the scene of a.g. an accident as possible. Or on a rooftop landing pad.
I am from Germany and those were my exact thoughts! You, dear Dutch neighbours are quite often an inspiration and honestly a rolemodel. Tax money well spent, indeed!
And everyone involved in making it possible would respond to such praise with a shrug and the Dutch version of "It needed doing." I, too, feel satisfaction at seeing my tax euros well spent.
These extreme forms? I cannot imagine that happens often. Great escorts yes but more then 20 officers blocking every single intersection? Normally they work with three motorcyclists in front right?
@@CobisTabasame happened today when I left work.This happens frequently. Most times ambulance escorted by motorcycles, but a few times a month they give the ambulance a clear path by blocking all intersections.
@@CobisTaba Those motorcyclists just have to be available. Not every motorcyclist is trained to provide such escorts. Due to the distance, this ride was ridden by two or more teams that relieved each other along the way. So there may be no trained motorcyclists available for the last part of the ride and they do it this way. The car for the ambulance is the commander and he has contact with the control room and the ambulance and all officers can follow the communication so that they know exactly where they are so that they can clear the intersections in time.
Was a few years back. I can tell from the construction works on that route. The father of the newborn replied later that his child survived and is recovering just fine.
This is not unusual in Europe. This also works across countries. Typically “European Social Responsibility” ❤. I remember a case 40 years ago when a German Starfighter flew across half of Europe to deliver medicine to a sick girl and save that kid's life. It was quite an intense affair and is now known as "The Jessica Case". It's something that makes you proud to be European.
The people and equipment that got set in motion for that was pretty intense. I remember the story too. One of the key things I recall was the entire air base got recall orders to help clear the runway of ice + the police escort that drove around 130km to get the medicine to the base.
Sadly wouldn't happen anymore these days as everyone in the German army including the higher ups would shit their pants about actually taking a decision on something.
@@satakrionkryptomortis The costs were borne by the German taxpayer. And no one would complain about it because the thought that you could be in the situation yourself and that an innocent child could be saved as a result is reason enough.
I live near Erasmus MC / Sophia Child Hospital... I see transports like this couple of times a year. Goosebumps every time again.... I bow for all the Paramedics and our Police force... Seeing all these people fighting for the life of one. And remember, this ambulance ride doesn't make the patient's family bankrupt.... 🧡🇳🇱
As a parent it makes me f***ing cry to see how so many people work hand in hand to ensure the safety of the most precious little thing. My prayers go to the little one and the parents. I hope everything turned out well.
When looking at these videos I am always thinking of my son that had to do such a journey, about 100 km when he was two hours old. He is now 29 and well. I am so thankful for everything that was done for him, and us.
For those "Why not use helicopter" This is a freakin MICU. 'Mobile Intensive Care Unit' it's used for when the patient isn't able to be air lifted. Ofc they would have used a helicopter if it was a option, way easier and cheaper
You clearly have no clue. In many cases, an ambulance is safer than a helicopter and also weather could be an issue. In this case, they probably need more equipment and if there are complications, an ambulance can pick out ANY hospital along the route.
The hospital where they finally arrived has a helicopter landingpad so because of the specialist care for the patent i.e. the child is was not possible to use a helicopter. I used to live right opposit this hospital for 20 years and have heard and seen these transports several times a week.
@@robloxrolleplayytrblx2698We have 6, one is in reserve or actually in rotation due to servicing the basic 4. They are used quite often, so maintenance is required regularly. Lately a new one, Lifeliner 6 is in service, that one can transport patients, if needed. It covers the whole of The Netherlands including the Islands in the Waddenzee.
24 Individual Police Vehicles stopped traffic and around 50-60 Police officers shut down that Route. It should have taken 17 Min. In normal traffic to drive that route. They did it in 7.23 Min. This was insane. They got as much escort as Presidents do.
I've seen a visitor named Nelson Mandela being transported through The Hague about 35 years ago, even he got a lot less police than this little guy 🙂. The coordination is very good; police will be at each intersection probably just a few minutes ahead of time and it takes them maybe five to ten minutes each. This does not happen very often, but it is a known and practiced choreography I think.
This is part of the route Clinton took when he was president. I was there a few minutes (2-3) before his caravan and there was less police presence. I was just told to ignore the red lights to keep moving.
You need to have a look at this video then. It goes back quite a few years, It is call the Liver Run. This is a transplant liver being delivered to a central London Hospital. They had to travel 27 miles in 33 minutes through some of the most congested roads in London. Virtually every junction had Police Officers holding traffic. There must have been several hundred involved in this operation. ua-cam.com/video/Arhv-kyUyC8/v-deo.htmlsi=bSwOu2xmYSQUFOx1
For most non-Dutch this looks like a hugh deal but 'we' are given actual driving lessons and the rules regarding the road, emergency vehicles and police signals are part of that 'education'. I always watch these vids with great interest.
ha, 'given' should be between quotes, i remember it costing me dearly and had to safe money for it for quite a long time. But other than that, you are totally right
@@TheJubess I don't live in the Netherlands, in a country not part of the EU but making a rescue road is still part of the curriculum when preparing for your drivers license.
As a father who recently lost his newborn daughter in this very hospital, this video hit me hard. Thank you to all the police offers and citizens for making this possible. 🙏🏻
Proud to live in the Netherlands. Respect to all who are serving in police, ambulance and fire department ‼️‼️ You deserve more respect from who you are serving‼️‼️
It is sad though that your traffic lights do not automatically clear traffic for the ambulance. In several cities in the us the traffic system routes traffic out of the way of the ambulance.
@@MegaLokopoactually lots of them do, but it would have other cars nearby slowing down the whole trip, as you can see the avenues are clear for basically only the ambulance
This gives me shivers, the coordination and organisation behind all this to save a life is just amazing. The effort and work to do all that closures is great to see… wish they would do things like that in the U.K.
We can't do this in the UK because the police aren't resourced adequately and they're all tied up dealing with snowflakes reporting nonsense that offends them on social media.
I saw it a couple of times in Southampton when something went very wrong in the docks, I remember one time a guy was working on one of the cranes and fell (don't ask me why he wasn't wearing a safety line) and he hit a cable on the way down. Millbrook road (a major road in and out of Southampton) was shut down for a good 20 mins by police. From what I remember the man survived.
Check out Police Stop The Liver Run ( uncut ) - 46 mins of a high speed Escort in the UK through Central London in the 80s Edit - Apologies for advertising another video on this channel but it is similar and you may not have seen it - The Live Run was in the early 80s and in my opinion is the best Escort to come out of the UK. High speeds involving Dozens of officers and lots of driving on the wrong side of the road from Essex through to West London passing all the Landmarks - Hit Full screen and turn the volume up
I am Dutch, but to be honest, the first ever video of this type that I saw was recorded in London and it was a transport of a heart for transplant and it was amazingly well coordinated, it even drove with high speed right through a park for pedestrians without issues. So, I guess it really isn’t so bad in the UK?
As a former police officer this is the first time I've ever seen this happen and it is a tremendous amount of work for the police to block off a city of this size. The police and ambulance that set this up did a extremely safe run to the hospital for the newborn. Congratulations to the citizens and police for obeying the rules of traffic law to get this ambulance safely to the hospital ❤❤❤.
There was a follow-up soon after the original video went viral where the police was interviewed. ua-cam.com/video/0rJfoBUo95c/v-deo.html no English subs unfortunately. The hospital is the country's leading children's hospital, so long distance transport in a MICU is not uncommon. The cop explains they have set up a predetermined route to the hospital and everyone in the traffic team know it. The hospital is in the middle of the city, but Rotterdam was rebuilt after the war with a car-centric road network so they can make an easy and fast route without too many corners.
German police here. You’re right. The Dutch have teams specifically for this kind of work, otherwise it would be impossible. Blocking off a route of that size within minutes is impossible on normal duty.
Having been an international trucker for 50 years I was regularly in Holland as Ireland and Holland have great trading and cultural relations , I absolutely love the Dutch people but surprisingly also the Dutch police…First class professionals and good manners to smooth any problems , this video is an example of how their teamwork is an inspiration to all..I’m now retired but I will always have a great fondness for the Dutch , wonderful liberal but also intelligent people 👏👏👏👏…
One life & all the resources, co-ordination & skill of a dedicated authority to make the probability of survival paramount. It is doubtful that any other nation outside of Europe will go to such lengths; truly phenomenal !
I really like these "Spoedbegleiding" (="speed escorting") videos from the Netherlands. Giving me goosebumps and a warm feeling in the heart area every single time. There is another concept where the intersections are not blocked by hundreds of policemen but 2 or 3 motorcycles rushing in front of the ambulance. Pure beauty to watch! Ik houdt van Nederland
You should search for "VTB" which is short for "verkeerstechnische begeleiding". That's even more insane than this, very skilled motorcycle teams that work in a certain rotation to stay ahead of the ambulance (or other important object they need to get somewhere safely and quickly). Unlike the USA where all they know is to violate rights and shoot suspects, we've got very well trained people in all disciplines.
The child in question had a condition that was known before birth, it would need special care in Rotterdam's Sophia Child's Hospital were they specialize in this sort of stuff. But the mother went into labour earlier then expected and the child was born in the hospital in Groningen. I'm gonna guess this was filmed from the seat of a regular ambulance (as support vehicle), with the newborn child in a mobile ICU unit (based on small truck chassis) driving behind it. Air transport in a helicopter is not an option as they don't have room for the equipment to keep the child alive during transport. Also if something happens to the child on route you want to be able to pull over, have a stationary workplace to save the childs life instead of having to hover and deal with turbulence or wait to land somewhere.
My mother 20 years ago was part of a team of emergency night doctors here in Lisbon/Portugal. One night, she was on call and at 2am roughly, the cellphone rang. She had to go pick up something as quick as possible. She knew a new road was constructed and approached a police car near the entrance of that road. Explained in no more than 15 seconds what was happening. She was escorted by the police in front to the hospital she needed to be. Again, this happened 20 years ago, in Portugal.
I had such an emergency transport to my rear once. Same entrance into Rotterdam, but this transport was coming in from the south. At the first traffic light (red) a police officer waves me through, while the light is red. So basically upon direct instruction from a cop I run a red light. Huh?? Upon the second traffic light, also red, I'm again waved through. Wait, what? At that point it dawns on me that I'm part of the traffic in front of an emergency transport that needs to be cleared. That's a first for me. Between the roundabout at the off-ramp of the A16 all the way to the Erasmus Hospital there are at least 10 junctions, if I recall them correctly, and at each one there was a stopped patrol car, a stopped police motorbike or a stopped police van and a policeman or policewoman hand-gesturing me and all the cars behind me to continue on despite the red light. It felt strange to deliberately run a red light at the direct instruction of the police. Being directed to do that 10 times in a row was downright surreal. I don't expect to _ever_ get from the outer ring into to Rotterdam city center that quickly again.
What puzzles me most is how well organized this is, and how FAST they must’ve organised and block all traffic in time with so many police officers. Just wow. I’m Dutch, but had no idea…
Als ik moet gokken. Dan denk ik dat dit natuurlijk dagen dan wel weken van tevoren wordt uitgepland. Maar dat het zo vlekkeloos is, dat geeft een prachtig gevoel. Hulde aan de ambulance, hulde aan de escortes, hulde aan de teams van agenten die het verkeer stil hielden.
@@TaskForce-ql3bxdit betrof een net geboren baby. Dus hoezo dagen om te plannen? Ze hadden wel even de tijd omdat het transport vanuit Groningen kwam maar geen dagen. Dit soort begeleidingen komt een paar keer per maand voor. Zelfs soms zonder enige voorbereidingstijd. Maar zeker zodra het een kind betreft word alles op alles gezet. Alle beschikbare agenten worden dan ingezet. Sommige die op bureau werken springen dan zelfs een auto in. Rotterdamse politie staat hier bekend om.
@@TaskForce-ql3bx Nou dat denk ik dus niet. Het kindje had dus ergens anders geboren moeten worden en kennelijk is dat niet gebeurd. Daarom werd hij over meer dan 200km getransporteerd. Dit is echt wel iets dat ze op het laatste moment kunnen organiseren, zeker gezien de ambu ruim 2 uur onderweg is geweest. Het is niet voor niets een spoed begeleiding, anders hadden ze het beter in de nacht kunnen plannen.
@@MrLittle3vil Dit plannen is een paar minuten - routeplanner zegt welke route vrij moet komen, tel de kruisingen en ga eenheden sturen. En... 200km is een ruim uur. Op de snelweg kan de ambu makkelijk 150 gemiddeld halen, zeker buiten de randstad en/of spits. Zeer goede organisatie, en blij dat we dit kunnen in ons kleine landje. Kijk en leer, VS (zou tijd worden dat jullie daarmee beginnen ook).
Really, really nice to see! This must have required the coordination of 100-150 police officers and half as many police vehicles (maybe even more?), and it all worked like clockwork, so obviously something that they practice regularly. Well done!
You need to check out the videos when the motorcycle squad is clearing the roads for medical emergency transports......with cameras at their helmets.....these are incredible.
This is common practice in Rotterdam when the ambulance service asks for a guided transport. Almost every available police unit clears a junction appointed by dispatch. In some cases you do see a guided transport only with officers on bike and/or cars. That depends on the time they have to clear the route to the hospital
As a dutchy I haven't seen these types often, usually it's a guided transport with motorcycles. Pretty new if I'm correct, this seems to be a quiet old video with the Volvo police cars.
The guided transport on bikes seems to be the standard practice in most countries. Usually seems to tend to be one escort car and 3-6 bikes depending how close the intersections are to each other. The bikes using their mobility and ability to filter to reposition to the next intersection each time the ambulance passes them with enough time to prioritise clearing traffic on the escorted ambulances route and stop everything else.
The Dutch emergency responders are a state-of-the-art example of this kind of work. Americans take note: ZERO direct costs for the patient, for either the transport or any part of the treatment/medication. It's all covered by the mandatory (and government-subsidised/regulated) health insurance. All Dutch citizens pay reasonable insurance rates that cover these exceptional occurrences. High-cost services which you also might need sometime. You never know.
Driving an ambulance for all that distance is no mean feat, great that they can roll our the red carpet in Rotterdam like this! Hope the baby is a happy 5yo now watching this with their parents.
Just seeing this, we often forget how much the police are actually doing for us. Idk about others but whenever I see the police, I do get that sense of safety. I guess that's a pretty good but also blessed thing to be able to feel
Ich bin aus die Niederlande , und wir haben zu wenig polizei...aber das kan mann hier nicht sehen, denn jeder kreuzung ist gespert durch die polizei...einfach super. Ohne diesen einsatz von soviele menschen und disziplin von die autofahrer kann sowas nicht ausgeführt werden. Schöne grüsse vom nachbarn!!!
They did a great job!!! so proud of them for blocking all traffic making way for the ambulance to get through. I wish the USA would do that too, getting the critical to the hospital asap.
And this transport doesn't make the patient's family bankrupt. It's covered by our health insurance. My mother was brought to the hospital a couple of times to the hospital in her final years. I never saw a bill. I live near this hospital.. it's where my baby sister was born, decades ago. In the old building. This is the new building, the size of a village.
@@poppyrowland1385 always thought that was common and worldwide until I saw SICKO of Michael Moore. Then I understood why my American friends always referred to their healthcare insurance when it came to decision making. Glad Canada sees healthcare as a right too 🙏🏽👍🏽
Fijn om te zien hoe de Nederlandse politie en ambulance diensten samen werken. Mocht fijn zijn moesten ze zo'n dienst ook in mijn land opzetten voor urgente en medisch noodzakelijk transport.
I saw this manoeuvre happening in Rotterdam when I lived there. It was during rush hour when I saw it, which made it look even more impressive. In this video, it seems to be very quiet for those roads.
I am proud to be a Dutch woman and YES people stop and listen to the police. I workes in Erasmus hospital and the police do absolute good work. The Netherland is a good country to live in. Bless you all Police, Nurses and ambulance personel.
There are a couple of similar escorts from the UK and Ireland where they do things slightly differently using police Motorbikes as a rolling escort, jumping ahead to the next road junction each time, handy when you do not have such a large police force and almost as effective using just a handful of bikes. When it comes to saving childrens lives forces will often go above and beyond what might be expected of them
The worst part is that more often than not, people are complaining about roads being blocked because they are now gonna be home 10 minutes later. Wonder if they'd still complain if they knew what was actually going on.
The transports like this are very common over here in the Nethelands. Most of the times there are 3 officers on a motor. 1 officer that stays in front of the ambulance and the 2 other officers clear the road in front of the ambulance and the officer who guides the ambulance.
Very familiar terrain here - both by car and on bicycle. I live here. This was a quiet time of the day from the looks of it; still - very nice teamwork!
You see this every now and then. I used to live by a road that connects the motorway to that hospital complex. All the sudden cop cars, motorcycles and officers appear at major intersections blocking traffic. Because most people are familiar they just wait patiently because we are familiar, baby, emergency sometimes organ on the move. I still get a sense of wow, that’s how you do it
A colleague of mine had the same with his young son. The ambulance was in front of them and they followed a few minutes later in their own and where completely confused why traffic was such a mess in Rotterdam…. :-)
I am Dutch but live in Australia. Just a few hours ago I heard the rescue helicopter (yellow bird) and tracked the helicopter where it landed - 25 km’s from my house. We depend on RFDS and rescue helicopter in the rural and remote areas. A very welcome sound once you hear the helicopter 😊😊😊
Honestly this made me tear up a bit. Just think of what this means- it means the gvt directs enough ressources to police and ambulance crews to prioritise police escorts and safe passage for ambulances, citizens seeing the importance of this too and moving out of the way to make space because what can be more important than saving a life. I love seeing videos like this so much. Greetings from Germany, great job from everyone involved!
I live near the Erasmus hospital and this is (unfortunately) an every day event in Rotterdam, blood transport, criminals, medical reasons. Very good job!
Props to the police getting the corridor set up so quickly. I would imagine most police departments would have simply provided an escort to block off intersections as the ambulances moves along rather than reassigning that many police officers to set up a corridor. I also would have thought that a helicopter would have faster but maybe they needed more room for equipment or medical personnel.
Of course only the active stretch where the emergency vehicles pass is blocked for a few minutes, after that everything returns to normal. But they do save a life in this way. Compliments to all who participated!
I have seen a few comments wondering how the child is doing, and so I looked for and found a statement by the father, here it is translated by google, with a few translation corrections from me: "This is about our son!! How super cool to see that they filmed that! Our son had to go to Sophia because of a previously known congenital defect. We were actually going to give birth in Sophia, but this boy still wanted to become a Groningen resident... :p and so after his birth we rushed to Sophia for further treatment. After 4 weeks in the hospital, we have now been home for 2.5 weeks and the little man is doing quite well. We had already heard that they would shut down everything to get him to the hospital as quickly as possible, but to actually see it like this is very cool. It gives us jitters and emotions again. Blessed that we live in such a country where this is so well organized!" The father has provided an update almost 3 years later saying that the boy is doing really well.
I know this is an emergency situation in this video, but its refreshing seeing the efficiency of the police officers and how much the other drivers pay attention compared to the last video I watched where the police officers were practically run off the road while escorting an ambulance.
I once read that the officers in Rotterdam see it as an honorary job to make way for ambulances, especially when it's for a child. The call comes in and all start running.
One thing to note here is that Dutch - and probably most other European - drivers would react to a police car (or ambulance or fire engine) with sirens and flashing lights behind them by getting out of the way, NOT by stopping. If the police want you to stop, they get in front of you and show a red-lettered flashing sign alternating between either “STOP” and “POLITIE” or “VOLG” (follow) and “POLITIE”. In the latter case they lead you to a quiet spot where you can stop safely without obstructing traffic and then stop in front of you. So in the US, with a police car with sirens etc behind them a Dutch driver will get completely confused and try to get on to the sidewalk to get out of the way rather than stopping.
Yes, but the problem is that in the US the police must drive behind a vehicle, because they must be afraid to get shot if they are in front of a vehicle. With all the weapons they have. At least, that is my presumption. Otherwise I do not know why they do what they do.
Amazing job, checked the average time this route would take and then we would talk about a small 20 minutes needed to drive this instead of 7/8 minutes
Dutch emergency transport is so very effective. This one is exceptional though. If you compare this to Paris’ cowboy style escorting, this so focused. Hope it served its purpose for the little patient.
The police shutting down an entire city for an ambulance, the US Coast Guard turning a C-130 into a flying hospital. Emergency personnel really don't mess around when it comes to saving the life of a child
This reminds me of a similar escort in London a fair few years ago which also featured on a program called "Police, Camera, Action" which featured the police doing a blue light run from Junction 7 of the M11 motorway into a Central London hospital. It was a liver for a donor patient.
The one thing that wasn't mentioned was the police motorcycle far ahead of the police car to give warning of in bound. It's a bit like the Special Escort Group in the UK but it works only with motorcycles and uses whistles not sirens.
Too bad you can't hear the enormous amount of communication and coordination that is going on between the lead car and the ambulance. One of the officers in the lead car is continuously informing the ambulance of the status of the traffic lights, other cars and so on (watch other videos about this and you will be astounded!) This time all intersections were blocked by cars in most cases the Dutch police use motorcycles (3 of 4) that do a "bunny hup" procedure blocking each and every oncoming intersection.
The emergency vehicle driver plays their part too, smooth steady progress holding back enough to allow drivers ahead to sort themselves out. No pressure to panic them. Sometimes by going that little bit slower you get there quicker and, without the need to stop, the patient gets a smoother and more comfortable ride. It also helps if drivers look in their mirrors from time to time! All in all, this video is an example of how it should be done.
The one thing to note here is how most European drivers are trained to recognize, and recognize early, an oncoming emergency vehicle and don't need the blues & twos on their back bumper before they realize "Gee, Mabel, an ambulance; I should do something." In the Netherlands there's usually a set of motorcycle outriders ahead of the escort car to "preset" things if they don't look 100% right. Great job by all concerned.
Did you count the amount of police cars and staff? Can't be just a random baby. Escort by three motor bikes is quite normal in the Netherlands but this one is just crazy.
This was a special case. It wasn't a normal ambulance, but a mobile intensive care unit, which was not allowed to stop. The baby was just a random baby though.
I have seen the original Dutch version of this video over a year ago. I am still impressed that all police officers did help. And still remember the gratitude from the parents for this service in their hour of need.
This means pretty much the whole force was busy with this. The road is so straight and south-side is the river and north side many streets leading away from this east-west road. And the speeds are driven. In no way police at first intersections could make it to the last few intersections in time. But it takes nearly a minute to drive around the hospital. At 6:00 the buildings on the right, are part of the Erasmus/Sophia complex. Part where a family member once stayed at the heart-department.
Impressive piece of super time sensitive large-scale coordination that doesn't fail anywhere. As to comparisons with the USA, yes it is great at a humanitarian level that this is not "just for the wealthy" here in the NL. But one thing I will say in favor of Americans: they do tend to get way out of the way for emergency vehicles, generally speaking. Everyone on both sides pull over in cities. Of course there are unaware and stupid exceptions everywhere but I lived in the US for 18 years and was always impressed by this. In fact I've retained that attitude here back in NL ever since.
IMHO in Groningen should also be a good hospital. It's a major city in the region. You don't need to transport through the whole of Holland then, when is an emergency.
Groningen has a great hospital, but Rotterdam has a children's hospital with highly specialized care for children, including for example for rare genetic disorders.
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Wow, just wow. This is not the President of the United States that needs to be rushed to the hospital. This is 'just' a unknown baby. Yet all streets are blocked and everyone working together to be as fast as possible. In a system that the parents don't need to pay millions of euros for this healthcare and escort, but simply covered by the basic insurance. I love this country
It's 385 euros for every first time per calendar-year if you need specialist service. An ambulance-ride like this with all the extra cops would cost thousands. But it stays at 385, it won't get more than that. This alongside 150 to 175 euros per month mandatory health-insurance. Expensive for our standards; it's been a lot cheaper - but thank Goodness we're not in the USA regarding this matter.
And for children, there is no annual deductible. Everything is covered!
WHY is the POTUS more important than a newborn child, with all their potential? A very, VERY insular comment. Do you not realise how judgemental, and uncaring, you come across as?
this seems amazing, but it doesn't look too busy here, tbh. Verkeerspolitie Den Haag has hundreds of videos from police escorts to the ambulance (usually done by 2 speeding/clearing way motorbikes & one command bike in front of the ambulance which intstructs ambulance to speed up, slow down, etc.).
Some transportations are very fast (motorcycles reaching speed of 210 km/h), some are super slow at like 50-60 km/h, but what has been reiterated there many times is that it's not the speed which is important, but maintaining stability and as least as possible accelerations/decelerations.
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And every police officer came home that day feeling good about themselves, their colleagues and their work.
This video is 5 years old and originally posted by the father (camera man) of this child. Air transport was NOT an option so road transport was needed. It is good to see how most of my fellow dutch men are responding to the ambulance, also most police men who where blocking the intersections did not know who/what/why just a call to go to a specific place and an ambulance is coming that can not be stopped. This is the result.
Not posted by the father, though. If you watch the original posting, there’s a reaction by the father, like: "that was my son!". `he was surprised ánd delighted to see the video. The baby was intended to be born in the Sophia Children’s hospital in Rotterdam, but arrived spontaneously in the family’s hometown Groningen.
Where is the original video? Or what is it named so I can watch it?
You can find the source in the description:)
Do you have any idea why air transport was not an option ?
@@lvthud The helicopter is quite small, while a neonatology unit is big - if it can be manoeuvred into the helicopter at all. Anyway, there would be no room for the doctor to stand up, walk around the unit with the baby, and no seating for a nurse and the mother. The ambulance the baby came with, is basically a moving operating room, and the mom can sit beside the driver.
The reason these helicopters are relatively small, is bc they can land literally anywhere, as close to the scene of a.g. an accident as possible. Or on a rooftop landing pad.
Honestly as a Dutch citizen I am proud to say that this is (also my) tax money well spent!
I am from Germany and those were my exact thoughts! You, dear Dutch neighbours are quite often an inspiration and honestly a rolemodel. Tax money well spent, indeed!
And everyone involved in making it possible would respond to such praise with a shrug and the Dutch version of "It needed doing." I, too, feel satisfaction at seeing my tax euros well spent.
I work at this hospital and this occurs several times a month. Great work from law enforcement in Rotterdam.
I know a police officers that does these escorts regulairly, he thinks it's the best part of his job.
These extreme forms? I cannot imagine that happens often. Great escorts yes but more then 20 officers blocking every single intersection?
Normally they work with three motorcyclists in front right?
@@CobisTabasame happened today when I left work.This happens frequently. Most times ambulance escorted by motorcycles, but a few times a month they give the ambulance a clear path by blocking all intersections.
@@CobisTabayes they do but 150 miles is too long for a motorbike escort. You have no idea how exhausting this work is.
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Those motorcyclists just have to be available. Not every motorcyclist is trained to provide such escorts. Due to the distance, this ride was ridden by two or more teams that relieved each other along the way. So there may be no trained motorcyclists available for the last part of the ride and they do it this way.
The car for the ambulance is the commander and he has contact with the control room and the ambulance and all officers can follow the communication so that they know exactly where they are so that they can clear the intersections in time.
Was a few years back. I can tell from the construction works on that route. The father of the newborn replied later that his child survived and is recovering just fine.
This is not unusual in Europe. This also works across countries. Typically “European Social Responsibility” ❤. I remember a case 40 years ago when a German Starfighter flew across half of Europe to deliver medicine to a sick girl and save that kid's life. It was quite an intense affair and is now known as "The Jessica Case". It's something that makes you proud to be European.
The people and equipment that got set in motion for that was pretty intense. I remember the story too. One of the key things I recall was the entire air base got recall orders to help clear the runway of ice + the police escort that drove around 130km to get the medicine to the base.
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Sadly wouldn't happen anymore these days as everyone in the German army including the higher ups would shit their pants about actually taking a decision on something.
i dare to not imagine the bill if such ordeals would happen in profit care countries..
@@satakrionkryptomortis The costs were borne by the German taxpayer. And no one would complain about it because the thought that you could be in the situation yourself and that an innocent child could be saved as a result is reason enough.
I live near Erasmus MC / Sophia Child Hospital...
I see transports like this couple of times a year.
Goosebumps every time again....
I bow for all the Paramedics and our Police force...
Seeing all these people fighting for the life of one.
And remember, this ambulance ride doesn't make the patient's family bankrupt.... 🧡🇳🇱
if nothing else does, this is something that can restore one’s faith in humanity. never seen anything like it honestly. Well done.
As a parent it makes me f***ing cry to see how so many people work hand in hand to ensure the safety of the most precious little thing.
My prayers go to the little one and the parents. I hope everything turned out well.
It worked out well. The father of the baby commented in the original video that the child was doing fine.
When looking at these videos I am always thinking of my son that had to do such a journey, about 100 km when he was two hours old. He is now 29 and well. I am so thankful for everything that was done for him, and us.
For those "Why not use helicopter"
This is a freakin MICU. 'Mobile Intensive Care Unit' it's used for when the patient isn't able to be air lifted.
Ofc they would have used a helicopter if it was a option, way easier and cheaper
we only got 4 of those last time i checked
@@robloxrolleplayytrblx2698Yeah, and? If they are called in for transport (if possible) and one of 'em is available, they will show up...
You clearly have no clue. In many cases, an ambulance is safer than a helicopter and also weather could be an issue. In this case, they probably need more equipment and if there are complications, an ambulance can pick out ANY hospital along the route.
The hospital where they finally arrived has a helicopter landingpad so because of the specialist care for the patent i.e. the child is was not possible to use a helicopter.
I used to live right opposit this hospital for 20 years and have heard and seen these transports several times a week.
@@robloxrolleplayytrblx2698We have 6, one is in reserve or actually in rotation due to servicing the basic 4. They are used quite often, so maintenance is required regularly. Lately a new one, Lifeliner 6 is in service, that one can transport patients, if needed. It covers the whole of The Netherlands including the Islands in the Waddenzee.
24 Individual Police Vehicles stopped traffic and around 50-60 Police officers shut down that Route. It should have taken 17 Min. In normal traffic to drive that route.
They did it in 7.23 Min.
This was insane. They got as much escort as Presidents do.
Much more escort then the Prime-Minister of the Netherlands.
@@johanlugthart7782The prime-minister gets to work by bicycle.
I've seen a visitor named Nelson Mandela being transported through The Hague about 35 years ago, even he got a lot less police than this little guy 🙂. The coordination is very good; police will be at each intersection probably just a few minutes ahead of time and it takes them maybe five to ten minutes each. This does not happen very often, but it is a known and practiced choreography I think.
This is part of the route Clinton took when he was president. I was there a few minutes (2-3) before his caravan and there was less police presence. I was just told to ignore the red lights to keep moving.
You need to have a look at this video then. It goes back quite a few years, It is call the Liver Run. This is a transplant liver being delivered to a central London Hospital. They had to travel 27 miles in 33 minutes through some of the most congested roads in London. Virtually every junction had Police Officers holding traffic. There must have been several hundred involved in this operation. ua-cam.com/video/Arhv-kyUyC8/v-deo.htmlsi=bSwOu2xmYSQUFOx1
For most non-Dutch this looks like a hugh deal but 'we' are given actual driving lessons and the rules regarding the road, emergency vehicles and police signals are part of that 'education'. I always watch these vids with great interest.
ha, 'given' should be between quotes, i remember it costing me dearly and had to safe money for it for quite a long time. But other than that, you are totally right
@@TheJubess I don't live in the Netherlands, in a country not part of the EU but making a rescue road is still part of the curriculum when preparing for your drivers license.
As a father who recently lost his newborn daughter in this very hospital, this video hit me hard. Thank you to all the police offers and citizens for making this possible. 🙏🏻
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Sorry for your loss. All the best and strength to you and your wife ❤
Bless your heart ❤️
My deepest condolences. Ik wens jou en je dierbaren het allerbeste toe. Veel sterkte!
The level of organization and the determination to save a young child. I can't think of a better illustration of what the word "civilization" means.
Proud to live in the Netherlands. Respect to all who are serving in police, ambulance and fire department ‼️‼️
You deserve more respect from who you are serving‼️‼️
A really really great country!
It is sad though that your traffic lights do not automatically clear traffic for the ambulance. In several cities in the us the traffic system routes traffic out of the way of the ambulance.
@@MegaLokopoactually lots of them do, but it would have other cars nearby slowing down the whole trip, as you can see the avenues are clear for basically only the ambulance
This gives me shivers, the coordination and organisation behind all this to save a life is just amazing. The effort and work to do all that closures is great to see… wish they would do things like that in the U.K.
We can't do this in the UK because the police aren't resourced adequately and they're all tied up dealing with snowflakes reporting nonsense that offends them on social media.
I saw it a couple of times in Southampton when something went very wrong in the docks, I remember one time a guy was working on one of the cranes and fell (don't ask me why he wasn't wearing a safety line) and he hit a cable on the way down. Millbrook road (a major road in and out of Southampton) was shut down for a good 20 mins by police. From what I remember the man survived.
Check out Police Stop The Liver Run ( uncut ) - 46 mins of a high speed Escort in the UK through Central London in the 80s
Edit - Apologies for advertising another video on this channel but it is similar and you may not have seen it - The Live Run was in the early 80s and in my opinion is the best Escort to come out of the UK. High speeds involving Dozens of officers and lots of driving on the wrong side of the road from Essex through to West London passing all the Landmarks - Hit Full screen and turn the volume up
I am Dutch, but to be honest, the first ever video of this type that I saw was recorded in London and it was a transport of a heart for transplant and it was amazingly well coordinated, it even drove with high speed right through a park for pedestrians without issues. So, I guess it really isn’t so bad in the UK?
@@JanneWolterbeek It was the video I posted above - The Liver Run
As a former police officer this is the first time I've ever seen this happen and it is a tremendous amount of work for the police to block off a city of this size.
The police and ambulance that set this up did a extremely safe run to the hospital for the newborn.
Congratulations to the citizens and police for obeying the rules of traffic law to get this ambulance safely to the hospital ❤❤❤.
Check out The Liver Run ( uncut ) - 46 mins of a high speed Escort in the UK through Central London in the 80s - available on YT
@@gdhukLONDON I can't find it?
@@mrturbo6732 The title of the video is - ( Police Stop! - The Liver Run ) uploaded by channel name = Jack Wain
There was a follow-up soon after the original video went viral where the police was interviewed. ua-cam.com/video/0rJfoBUo95c/v-deo.html no English subs unfortunately.
The hospital is the country's leading children's hospital, so long distance transport in a MICU is not uncommon. The cop explains they have set up a predetermined route to the hospital and everyone in the traffic team know it. The hospital is in the middle of the city, but Rotterdam was rebuilt after the war with a car-centric road network so they can make an easy and fast route without too many corners.
German police here. You’re right. The Dutch have teams specifically for this kind of work, otherwise it would be impossible. Blocking off a route of that size within minutes is impossible on normal duty.
Having been an international trucker for 50 years I was regularly in Holland as Ireland and Holland have great trading and cultural relations , I absolutely love the Dutch people but surprisingly also the Dutch police…First class professionals and good manners to smooth any problems , this video is an example of how their teamwork is an inspiration to all..I’m now retired but I will always have a great fondness for the Dutch , wonderful liberal but also intelligent people 👏👏👏👏…
One life & all the resources, co-ordination & skill of a dedicated authority to make the probability of survival paramount. It is doubtful that any other nation outside of Europe will go to such lengths; truly phenomenal !
I really like these "Spoedbegleiding" (="speed escorting") videos from the Netherlands.
Giving me goosebumps and a warm feeling in the heart area every single time.
There is another concept where the intersections are not blocked by hundreds of policemen but 2 or 3 motorcycles rushing in front of the ambulance.
Pure beauty to watch!
Ik houdt van Nederland
You should search for "VTB" which is short for "verkeerstechnische begeleiding". That's even more insane than this, very skilled motorcycle teams that work in a certain rotation to stay ahead of the ambulance (or other important object they need to get somewhere safely and quickly).
Unlike the USA where all they know is to violate rights and shoot suspects, we've got very well trained people in all disciplines.
wir lieben dich auch😘
I take my hat off and bow for all these fine officers who try to help save a life.
So do I.
The child in question had a condition that was known before birth, it would need special care in Rotterdam's Sophia Child's Hospital were they specialize in this sort of stuff. But the mother went into labour earlier then expected and the child was born in the hospital in Groningen. I'm gonna guess this was filmed from the seat of a regular ambulance (as support vehicle), with the newborn child in a mobile ICU unit (based on small truck chassis) driving behind it.
Air transport in a helicopter is not an option as they don't have room for the equipment to keep the child alive during transport. Also if something happens to the child on route you want to be able to pull over, have a stationary workplace to save the childs life instead of having to hover and deal with turbulence or wait to land somewhere.
My mother 20 years ago was part of a team of emergency night doctors here in Lisbon/Portugal. One night, she was on call and at 2am roughly, the cellphone rang. She had to go pick up something as quick as possible. She knew a new road was constructed and approached a police car near the entrance of that road. Explained in no more than 15 seconds what was happening. She was escorted by the police in front to the hospital she needed to be. Again, this happened 20 years ago, in Portugal.
I had such an emergency transport to my rear once. Same entrance into Rotterdam, but this transport was coming in from the south.
At the first traffic light (red) a police officer waves me through, while the light is red. So basically upon direct instruction from a cop I run a red light. Huh?? Upon the second traffic light, also red, I'm again waved through. Wait, what? At that point it dawns on me that I'm part of the traffic in front of an emergency transport that needs to be cleared. That's a first for me.
Between the roundabout at the off-ramp of the A16 all the way to the Erasmus Hospital there are at least 10 junctions, if I recall them correctly, and at each one there was a stopped patrol car, a stopped police motorbike or a stopped police van and a policeman or policewoman hand-gesturing me and all the cars behind me to continue on despite the red light. It felt strange to deliberately run a red light at the direct instruction of the police. Being directed to do that 10 times in a row was downright surreal.
I don't expect to _ever_ get from the outer ring into to Rotterdam city center that quickly again.
What puzzles me most is how well organized this is, and how FAST they must’ve organised and block all traffic in time with so many police officers. Just wow. I’m Dutch, but had no idea…
Als ik moet gokken. Dan denk ik dat dit natuurlijk dagen dan wel weken van tevoren wordt uitgepland.
Maar dat het zo vlekkeloos is, dat geeft een prachtig gevoel. Hulde aan de ambulance, hulde aan de escortes, hulde aan de teams van agenten die het verkeer stil hielden.
@@TaskForce-ql3bxdit betrof een net geboren baby. Dus hoezo dagen om te plannen?
Ze hadden wel even de tijd omdat het transport vanuit Groningen kwam maar geen dagen. Dit soort begeleidingen komt een paar keer per maand voor. Zelfs soms zonder enige voorbereidingstijd. Maar zeker zodra het een kind betreft word alles op alles gezet. Alle beschikbare agenten worden dan ingezet. Sommige die op bureau werken springen dan zelfs een auto in. Rotterdamse politie staat hier bekend om.
this was planned ahead. The level of coordination between police, traffic control and the medical teams on both sides is astounding though.
@@TaskForce-ql3bx Nou dat denk ik dus niet. Het kindje had dus ergens anders geboren moeten worden en kennelijk is dat niet gebeurd. Daarom werd hij over meer dan 200km getransporteerd. Dit is echt wel iets dat ze op het laatste moment kunnen organiseren, zeker gezien de ambu ruim 2 uur onderweg is geweest. Het is niet voor niets een spoed begeleiding, anders hadden ze het beter in de nacht kunnen plannen.
@@MrLittle3vil Dit plannen is een paar minuten - routeplanner zegt welke route vrij moet komen, tel de kruisingen en ga eenheden sturen.
En... 200km is een ruim uur. Op de snelweg kan de ambu makkelijk 150 gemiddeld halen, zeker buiten de randstad en/of spits.
Zeer goede organisatie, en blij dat we dit kunnen in ons kleine landje. Kijk en leer, VS (zou tijd worden dat jullie daarmee beginnen ook).
Really, really nice to see! This must have required the coordination of 100-150 police officers and half as many police vehicles (maybe even more?), and it all worked like clockwork, so obviously something that they practice regularly. Well done!
Amazing, my faith in humanity has been restored🙏
You need to check out the videos when the motorcycle squad is clearing the roads for medical emergency transports......with cameras at their helmets.....these are incredible.
This is common practice in Rotterdam when the ambulance service asks for a guided transport. Almost every available police unit clears a junction appointed by dispatch. In some cases you do see a guided transport only with officers on bike and/or cars. That depends on the time they have to clear the route to the hospital
As a dutchy I haven't seen these types often, usually it's a guided transport with motorcycles. Pretty new if I'm correct, this seems to be a quiet old video with the Volvo police cars.
The guided transport on bikes seems to be the standard practice in most countries. Usually seems to tend to be one escort car and 3-6 bikes depending how close the intersections are to each other. The bikes using their mobility and ability to filter to reposition to the next intersection each time the ambulance passes them with enough time to prioritise clearing traffic on the escorted ambulances route and stop everything else.
The Dutch emergency responders are a state-of-the-art example of this kind of work. Americans take note: ZERO direct costs for the patient, for either the transport or any part of the treatment/medication. It's all covered by the mandatory (and government-subsidised/regulated) health insurance. All Dutch citizens pay reasonable insurance rates that cover these exceptional occurrences. High-cost services which you also might need sometime. You never know.
All US citizens should see this and read your comment. Spot on!!!!!
Driving an ambulance for all that distance is no mean feat, great that they can roll our the red carpet in Rotterdam like this! Hope the baby is a happy 5yo now watching this with their parents.
Just seeing this, we often forget how much the police are actually doing for us. Idk about others but whenever I see the police, I do get that sense of safety. I guess that's a pretty good but also blessed thing to be able to feel
This is amazing. Wait who is cutting onions around me?
was die Polizeidort geleistet hat ist einfach klasse.
Ich bin aus die Niederlande , und wir haben zu wenig polizei...aber das kan mann hier nicht sehen, denn jeder kreuzung ist gespert durch die polizei...einfach super. Ohne diesen einsatz von soviele menschen und disziplin von die autofahrer kann sowas nicht ausgeführt werden. Schöne grüsse vom nachbarn!!!
This is impress to see.
They absolutley know what they do and did a amazing job!
They did a great job!!! so proud of them for blocking all traffic making way for the ambulance to get through. I wish the USA would do that too, getting the critical to the hospital asap.
Life matters here. Unlike the USA where there is little consciousness or tolerance for others. Dog eat dog is the mentality in the US.
And this transport doesn't make the patient's family bankrupt.
It's covered by our health insurance.
My mother was brought to the hospital a couple of times to the hospital in her final years.
I never saw a bill.
I live near this hospital.. it's where my baby sister was born, decades ago. In the old building. This is the new building, the size of a village.
@@Haroekoe Same here. I’ve been to hospital/emerg. many times, myself, family, ambulance etc. No bill. 🇨🇦
@@poppyrowland1385 always thought that was common and worldwide until I saw SICKO of Michael Moore. Then I understood why my American friends always referred to their healthcare insurance when it came to decision making. Glad Canada sees healthcare as a right too 🙏🏽👍🏽
I've only seen roadblocks like this when there was an escort for a president or something like that. It's so amazing.
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Every baby could be the next President ;-)
The Dutch are the best in the world at this.. There teamwork is amazing
4:42 , my father is the architect of the small tower in the middle its called the scheepmakerstoren. The police did a great job blocking everything!
Fijn om te zien hoe de Nederlandse politie en ambulance diensten samen werken.
Mocht fijn zijn moesten ze zo'n dienst ook in mijn land opzetten voor urgente en medisch noodzakelijk transport.
Most heads of state get less of an escort and clear roads when they visit the Netherlands! This keeps being the most impressive escort I have seen
I saw this manoeuvre happening in Rotterdam when I lived there. It was during rush hour when I saw it, which made it look even more impressive. In this video, it seems to be very quiet for those roads.
I am proud to be a Dutch woman and YES people stop and listen to the police. I workes in Erasmus hospital and the police do absolute good work. The Netherland is a good country to live in. Bless you all Police, Nurses and ambulance personel.
I've helped out many times on these transports, it's well used in Holland!
Pretty impressive coordination. It makes the route faster, but also a lot safer when intersections are completely blocked off...
I've seen them a few times... The coordination also makes for a minimal disruption to other traffic.
There are a couple of similar escorts from the UK and Ireland where they do things slightly differently using police Motorbikes as a rolling escort, jumping ahead to the next road junction each time, handy when you do not have such a large police force and almost as effective using just a handful of bikes. When it comes to saving childrens lives forces will often go above and beyond what might be expected of them
They do that here in the Netherlands as well, but this time apparently that wasn't considered good enough.
I think the rolling escort is what happens when they have 5 minutes to scramble an escort, and this is what happens when they have an hour+.
There was a motor escort in front of the Volvo. But securing each and every intersection on forehand made this a better solution
Some people would think that this level of urgency occurs only for a Head of State, without knowing that it is simply for a New Citizen.
The Dutch perspective would be that there is nothing simple about a new citizen. It deserves every chance anyone else has.
The worst part is that more often than not, people are complaining about roads being blocked because they are now gonna be home 10 minutes later.
Wonder if they'd still complain if they knew what was actually going on.
The transports like this are very common over here in the Nethelands. Most of the times there are 3 officers on a motor. 1 officer that stays in front of the ambulance and the 2 other officers clear the road in front of the ambulance and the officer who guides the ambulance.
The reason motorbikes were not used in this case was the distance; 150 miles is far too long
Very familiar terrain here - both by car and on bicycle. I live here. This was a quiet time of the day from the looks of it; still - very nice teamwork!
Me sitting on my toilet in the dark at 5am.
"Cmon man save that baby save that baby!"
You see this every now and then. I used to live by a road that connects the motorway to that hospital complex. All the sudden cop cars, motorcycles and officers appear at major intersections blocking traffic. Because most people are familiar they just wait patiently because we are familiar, baby, emergency sometimes organ on the move. I still get a sense of wow, that’s how you do it
A colleague of mine had the same with his young son. The ambulance was in front of them and they followed a few minutes later in their own and where completely confused why traffic was such a mess in Rotterdam…. :-)
I am Dutch but live in Australia. Just a few hours ago I heard the rescue helicopter (yellow bird) and tracked the helicopter where it landed - 25 km’s from my house. We depend on RFDS and rescue helicopter in the rural and remote areas. A very welcome sound once you hear the helicopter 😊😊😊
Honestly this made me tear up a bit. Just think of what this means- it means the gvt directs enough ressources to police and ambulance crews to prioritise police escorts and safe passage for ambulances, citizens seeing the importance of this too and moving out of the way to make space because what can be more important than saving a life. I love seeing videos like this so much. Greetings from Germany, great job from everyone involved!
If an intersection is blocked by so much police; no citizen is stupid enough to step into traffic ;)
I live near the Erasmus hospital and this is (unfortunately) an every day event in Rotterdam, blood transport, criminals, medical reasons. Very good job!
Amazing how they work together. Team work . All the best for the child 🙏🙏🙏
Props to the police getting the corridor set up so quickly. I would imagine most police departments would have simply provided an escort to block off intersections as the ambulances moves along rather than reassigning that many police officers to set up a corridor.
I also would have thought that a helicopter would have faster but maybe they needed more room for equipment or medical personnel.
Of course only the active stretch where the emergency vehicles pass is blocked for a few minutes, after that everything returns to normal. But they do save a life in this way. Compliments to all who participated!
Drove this bit quite a few times, just this bit can take 20 mins easy. If it's REAL busy, a lot more.
Jesus i can't have more respect for police than this.
Yep they did an awesome job! Congrats to them n that babe made it safely n quickly to get proper care n the ambo drivers too in their driving n care.
I have seen a few comments wondering how the child is doing, and so I looked for and found a statement by the father, here it is translated by google, with a few translation corrections from me:
"This is about our son!! How super cool to see that they filmed that! Our son had to go to Sophia because of a previously known congenital defect. We were actually going to give birth in Sophia, but this boy still wanted to become a Groningen resident... :p and so after his birth we rushed to Sophia for further treatment. After 4 weeks in the hospital, we have now been home for 2.5 weeks and the little man is doing quite well. We had already heard that they would shut down everything to get him to the hospital as quickly as possible, but to actually see it like this is very cool. It gives us jitters and emotions again. Blessed that we live in such a country where this is so well organized!"
The father has provided an update almost 3 years later saying that the boy is doing really well.
Always enjoy watching these video’s regardless of how old they are, 👍👍👍
Rigorous like the Germans precision like the Swiss and fast as Monaco formula 1.
The Dutch never cease to amaze the world! 😎
Well done by all, hats off.
Thanks for this video that’s restoring my faith in the normally bloke that makes things happen.
I know this is an emergency situation in this video, but its refreshing seeing the efficiency of the police officers and how much the other drivers pay attention compared to the last video I watched where the police officers were practically run off the road while escorting an ambulance.
I once read that the officers in Rotterdam see it as an honorary job to make way for ambulances, especially when it's for a child.
The call comes in and all start running.
Great teamwork, im stil proud i help to build up the Sophia child hospital about 30 years ago i think
One thing to note here is that Dutch - and probably most other European - drivers would react to a police car (or ambulance or fire engine) with sirens and flashing lights behind them by getting out of the way, NOT by stopping. If the police want you to stop, they get in front of you and show a red-lettered flashing sign alternating between either “STOP” and “POLITIE” or “VOLG” (follow) and “POLITIE”. In the latter case they lead you to a quiet spot where you can stop safely without obstructing traffic and then stop in front of you.
So in the US, with a police car with sirens etc behind them a Dutch driver will get completely confused and try to get on to the sidewalk to get out of the way rather than stopping.
Yes, but the problem is that in the US the police must drive behind a vehicle, because they must be afraid to get shot if they are in front of a vehicle. With all the weapons they have. At least, that is my presumption. Otherwise I do not know why they do what they do.
Mes respects à l'ensemble,
GREAT JOB THIS DAY
I love it
Thanks to all of them
This is waaaay better than the motorcycle cops having to open up traffic in Paris. Rotterdam can be super proud of their police force !
Dutch Police really know their way when it came to guide VIP and emergency transport. I hope the little one survived !
Yes, the baby survived
very nice to see aware drivers who respond and move over
Amazing job, checked the average time this route would take and then we would talk about a small 20 minutes needed to drive this instead of 7/8 minutes
Unbelivible, amazing, such a god job by everybody. Dutch people can be proud of their police officers.
Dutch emergency transport is so very effective. This one is exceptional though. If you compare this to Paris’ cowboy style escorting, this so focused. Hope it served its purpose for the little patient.
The police shutting down an entire city for an ambulance, the US Coast Guard turning a C-130 into a flying hospital. Emergency personnel really don't mess around when it comes to saving the life of a child
This reminds me of a similar escort in London a fair few years ago which also featured on a program called "Police, Camera, Action" which featured the police doing a blue light run from Junction 7 of the M11 motorway into a Central London hospital. It was a liver for a donor patient.
The one thing that wasn't mentioned was the police motorcycle far ahead of the police car to give warning of in bound. It's a bit like the Special Escort Group in the UK but it works only with motorcycles and uses whistles not sirens.
Great job to the colleagues of the Rotterdam Police Force and the driver of the Ambulance. Our trip without the blockage would have been 2hrs, 30min.
Nice teamwork. (Jackie Chan fans, did you notice the building he slides off from in the "Who am I" movie?)
Too bad you can't hear the enormous amount of communication and coordination that is going on between the lead car and the ambulance. One of the officers in the lead car is continuously informing the ambulance of the status of the traffic lights, other cars and so on (watch other videos about this and you will be astounded!)
This time all intersections were blocked by cars in most cases the Dutch police use motorcycles (3 of 4) that do a "bunny hup" procedure blocking each and every oncoming intersection.
The emergency vehicle driver plays their part too, smooth steady progress holding back enough to allow drivers ahead to sort themselves out. No pressure to panic them. Sometimes by going that little bit slower you get there quicker and, without the need to stop, the patient gets a smoother and more comfortable ride.
It also helps if drivers look in their mirrors from time to time! All in all, this video is an example of how it should be done.
The standard concept for escorting an ambulance with just two motorcycles is easely just as effective as this one.
They had a lot more prep time given the ambulance was coming from 1 hour out North. And motorbikes can't move traffic if it's rush hour.
Not in Rotterdam during rush hour. This prevents traffic jams clogging up the route.
The Dutch can be very proud of their emergency services.
The Rotterdam police is very well trained about this, having people on every crossing. Th escort however is normally done by motoragents
The one thing to note here is how most European drivers are trained to recognize, and recognize early, an oncoming emergency vehicle and don't need the blues & twos on their back bumper before they realize "Gee, Mabel, an ambulance; I should do something." In the Netherlands there's usually a set of motorcycle outriders ahead of the escort car to "preset" things if they don't look 100% right. Great job by all concerned.
nice, but i see at the highway onto the A16 this is an old video, their is now construction going on for almost 4 years
Just how the Met always did life or death run in London. The most famous being The Liver Run.
Did you count the amount of police cars and staff? Can't be just a random baby. Escort by three motor bikes is quite normal in the Netherlands but this one is just crazy.
This was a special case. It wasn't a normal ambulance, but a mobile intensive care unit, which was not allowed to stop. The baby was just a random baby though.
Its a random baby
I have seen the original Dutch version of this video over a year ago.
I am still impressed that all police officers did help.
And still remember the gratitude from the parents for this service in their hour of need.
That is so wonderful this Teamwork. So cool
This means pretty much the whole force was busy with this. The road is so straight and south-side is the river and north side many streets leading away from this east-west road. And the speeds are driven. In no way police at first intersections could make it to the last few intersections in time. But it takes nearly a minute to drive around the hospital. At 6:00 the buildings on the right, are part of the Erasmus/Sophia complex. Part where a family member once stayed at the heart-department.
Ze hebben zowat alle politieauto's in Zuid-Holland hiervoor ingezet 😲
Impressive piece of super time sensitive large-scale coordination that doesn't fail anywhere.
As to comparisons with the USA, yes it is great at a humanitarian level that this is not "just for the wealthy" here in the NL.
But one thing I will say in favor of Americans: they do tend to get way out of the way for emergency vehicles, generally speaking. Everyone on both sides pull over in cities. Of course there are unaware and stupid exceptions everywhere but I lived in the US for 18 years and was always impressed by this. In fact I've retained that attitude here back in NL ever since.
Show this to ALL Police world wide... shows exactly how it should be done..
IMHO in Groningen should also be a good hospital. It's a major city in the region. You don't need to transport through the whole of Holland then, when is an emergency.
Groningen has a great hospital, but Rotterdam has a children's hospital with highly specialized care for children, including for example for rare genetic disorders.