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Commuter Line trains have no first aid kit on board

The Jakarta Commuter Line train apparently does not carry a first aid kit on board to assist passengers if an accident occurs

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta
Fri, October 11, 2013

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Commuter Line trains have no first aid kit on board

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heJakarta Commuter Line train apparently does not carry a first aid kit onboard to assist passengers if an accident occurs.

In oneof the carriages, which served the Serpong-Tanah Abang route on Friday,a passenger accidentally trapped his fingers in one of the automaticdoors.

Theaccident caused some of his nails to break causing blood to start drippingfrom his fingers.

Passengersthen asked the train guard for a first aid kit.

Theguard, however, said that there was no first aid kit on board and thepassenger could receive treatment at the next station.

Passengersthen tried to treat the bleeding by using whatever resources they could find.The injured passenger then got off the train at the Pondok Ranji station to seek medical attention.

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