NYMedic37

Call the Police and report it as harassment. The man has the right to work in a harassment free workplace. If the person(s) that did this is caught, he should be fired.

Nice! I know this is grant funded, and based on the colors, I assume it was PD who got the grant.

I would like to see the Empress patch on it though.

Why were the firefighters not protecting their faces while popping glass, popping open doors and using the jaws of life? It would be quite embarrassing if any of them suffered a facial or eye injury during a public demonstration. Not professional at all.

So does this car get summonsed for an overtime meter AND fire hydrant violation?

Spoiled.

Nice ride!

Henry's family should be PAYING the Police Officer $120 million, not suing for it. There son attempted to murder Police Officers and placed other innocent persons in grave danger by attempting to run over the Police Officers while driving drunk. The Henry family should be hanging their heads in shame and owe the Police Officers an apology for the criminal actions of their son.

Police Officer Aaron Hess is a hero and saved lives the night that Criminal Danroy Henry attempted to run over Police Officers and may have killed civilians in the process. Its very simple:

1) PO Hess = good guy.

2) Criminal Henry = bad guy.

Any questions?

Excellent that the family members and friends of the patients will have a place to ride in the rig rather be in back during patient care and possible exposure to BBP or ABP.

I like the idea...makes a safer spot for non essential family members to sit than in the back of bus.

I'm a little confused, not living in Westchester cty. and up on all events, the issue for me would this.... when was the refusal to respond given. I don't think that commercial vs volunteer is relevant. While it is true that commercial services don't usually respond to stand - bys (if you don't transport you don't get paid), it also depends on their relationship with the agencies they serve/work with, contracts and, as in 9/11 where a commercial service responded & members of that EMS only organization also gave their lives at ground zero, responding on their own because they believed their services were needed. (Unfortunately, we know now that this was not to be the case, either you walked away or didn't).

Volunteers are often quoted as saying "I'm a volunteer but I'm also a professional". Well if the crew (or organization) refused to respond after being informed what their role was to be ("the hell with that, I'm not going to sit on my A** while others are at the scene") this is the height of unprofessional behavior. Unfortunately I've witnessed this behavior many times when everyone & his brother turn out for "the hot jobs" Cardiac arrests or big trauma jobs that get the adrenaline flowing, but takes multiple tones to assemble a crew for the sick old lady vomiting up in a bucket because she just went through 6 wks of chemo & radiation.

I also don't by "leaving our district uncovered" excuse either. If you're part of the mutual aid system, after responding you call the next agency to cover & so on as everyone cascades in. Even not being part of a cty plan, every agency faces times where events overwhelm resources & outside help is needed. I would hate to be the agency (weather part of mutual aid system or not) when asked for help, refused & were then the ones overwhelmed the next week asking for help.

I'm guessing, at 2am, that this was an individual crew decision, in which case they do need to be spanked and the organization needs to do a little "begging your pardon" to their neighbors.

That's my view.

I have to agree strongly with this post. I have seen this type of unprofessional behavior before. Especially the multiple tone outs for the "Non" hot jobs. Its actually disgraceful that some EMT's would be selective as to who they will respond to and who they will not respond to. No integrity.

Alfcare?

I also remember this day. I was teaching a firearms class at the Police Academy when this incident took place. I also remember attending the funeral with other members of my Police Department. After this incident, The Westchester County Police and the Yonkers Police obtained armored vehicles for future major incidents.

I really think that we should stop bashing these guys without knowing all the facts. They instructed the staff to call 911 to activate the system. If they did not have gloves would you really expect them to touch a patient and perform cpr or any other assesment? All that they really could have done was call 911 and keep the scene clear.

Abandonment, Lawsuit, Morals, A duty to act. "If they did not have gloves would you really expect them to touch the patient and perform cpr or any other assessment?" YES! Perhaps, you should consider another line of work. Something where you don't have to touch people.

If these 2 EMT's (or Paramedics) were on duty, in uniform, and left the scene without treating the patient or transferring care to the approiate medical authority then they are guilty of abandonment. They should be fired, banned from ever working in EMS again, sued and the district attorney should review the case for possible criminal charges. Even if they didn't have any medical gear they could have monitored/opened the airway prn, CPR prn, called for an ambulance, updated dispatch as to the patient's status to expedite the ambulance crew, etc.

I have only a video to add to this topic, which is a good one:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player...tid=28639394001

Excellant training video. I learned a lot. Thank you.

Paul Aiello

Hello All,

Im considering a move to NYC within the next two years. I was hoping someone could give me insight on who the 911 providers in the city are. I know of FDNY-EMS, and Empress, but dont know about others. Who is reputable, who pays well, your likes/dislikes?

As far as my experience, I have been on a 911 truck for 4 years now avg 20-24 calls in a 24hr shift. I have 2 yrs in Critical Care transport, Tactical EMS, and 8 yrs as a firefighter.

after 27 years, Im just done with the Texas summers (well... moreover the lack of seasons)

Any input would be awesome.

Many thanks, and stay safe.

Lenox Hill Hospital 100 E 77th St NYC, NY 212-434-3043 Great EMS department. 4 BLS, 4 ALS units assigned to 911.

Also, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital 1000 Tenth Ave (cross of 9th Ave) NYC,NY

NY Presbyterian Hospital York Ave / E 68th St.

NYU Medical Center EMS on first ave

Columbia on Broadway / W 168 st.

Mt Sinai Hospital EMS Madison Ave / E 100 St.

North General Hospital EMS on Park Ave

The patient compartment looks way too small. For als you need a box not a van. I also prefer the med bags over the med boxes.

Its basically a Bee Line bus. Westchester Medical Center should make up one of these busses and use it as a MERV like in NYC. Staff it with ER nurses & docs that would be subject to a page in MCI's. Use it to treat patients on scene.

From the video...It didn't look like the Medic did anything wrong. The Troopers should be disaplined and retrained. They should have found out why the driver was unable to yield to the Troop car. I would also like to know how long the delay was because the ambulance was unable to yield immediately....2 or 3 seconds???

It must be a slow day....... WHO CARES! What do you want to know next.....what the air pressure is in the driver's side rear tire of an NYPD precinct radio car? If you don't have anything to say, then wait until there is something worthy of saying. Don't start a topic just for the sake of starting a topic. You were correct..... LAME!

Tarrytown VAC will be looking to replace me soon as I am moving to Florida. Per-diem's work 7 AM - 7 PM Monday thru Friday. Send resume to Tarrytown Ambulance PO Box 132 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Must be an EMT with 911 experience, valid driver's license, Be able to work well with the volunteers.

Do ya' think there were enough explosions on the trailer?

That said, being an EMT is an entry level position. It's a very basic course, granted we can do some cool stuff and occasionally save a life. It's my belief that EMT is too basic in nature - i've always felt that EMT-I should be the B equivalent. It would raise the bar and weed out those who really don't belong.

I agree with Goose..... EMT Basic is way too basic and bringing the "Basic" up to the "Intermediate" level would be a great thing. Unfortunatly, due to politics, the marginal EMT B's will most likely continue on in EMS. As far as the EMT's relying too much on the Medics, its true. A lot of EMT's will watch the medic and wait for his instruction or do nothing. Also, EMT's should be able to handle critical, unstable or potentially unstable patients if the Medic is not yet on the scene instead of screaming on the radio to expedite the Medic. They should consider transport asap if there is no Medic present.

http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?84509

According to firefighterclosecalls.com, it was a Hatzolah EMS, a volunteer ambulance squad run in some of the boroughs of New York City run by Orthodox Jews.

The story refers to a Brooklyn incident but I thought the original story occurred in Manhattan....Can someone please clear up the confusion? Thanks.