texastom791

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  1. It is a video camera that transmits back to the hospital command center so the administrative staff can see what is going on at the scene. The unit is mounted on our special operations communication vehicle. This unit is parked at the NYP Weill Cornell campus

    Thanks for your response. What types of calls does this vehicle respond to?


  2. I apologize this isn't a great shot I took it with my phone while at new york presbyterian cornell the other day.Does anyone know what the thing is mounted to the top of the ambulance kind of looks like a camera?

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  3. Date:7/11/11

    Time: approximately 12:50

    Location: Barns Medical Complex 667 STONELEIGH AVE

    Frequency: 46.38 cfd highband carmel police psco

    Units Operating: Carmel fd 12-6-1 12-8-1 12-1-3 12-9-4, Carmel vac 31-7-2 31-1-2, Transacre putnam unit medic 3,multiple pcso and carmel police units

    Weather Conditions: Clear sunny hot/humid

    Description Of Incident: One car mva vehicle went into a fence and down an embankment vehicle required stabilization with paratech lift struts/cribbing and was also secured to the truck pt was packaged and extricated transported to phc

    Reporters/Writer: texastom791 o/s


  4. I won't tell you that a 75 year old is still fit to drive and the fact that it does happen doesn't make it a good idea and certainly has very little relevancy to whether or not someone under 21 is fit to drive.

    I think my question was relevant if we're going to talk about driving age why not talk about how old is too old as well. Obviously in a department with the ideal driver training program you're going to have to be re certified on every vehicle you're qualified on at least once a year and if you can't pump it or drive it properly than you're unqualified. But for departments that don't have elaborate driver training programs how would you determine the cut off age if any?


  5. I have to respectfully disagree. I drive an ambulance 4 days a week 10 hours a day at my job in New York City and am 19. Prior to driving ambulances I drove pick up trucks/dump trucks with landscaping trailers attatched.I've been driving since I was 16 when I got my permit. I feel that if you can handle the vehicle properly and respect what you're driving than you'll be fine. You have to exercise care when operating bigger vehicles.


  6. In my opinion once this is final. It's only a matter of time before either the county takes over ems and gives the contract to a commercial agency or all of the other vacs/fd go to some type of paid system for ems at least during the day if not 24/7. Weather it be through a commercial agency or they take it upon themselves to hire their own outside people to come in and staff.


  7. Date: 6/25/11

    Time: 03:25

    Location: Baldwin Place Road

    Frequency: 46.38

    Units Operating: Mahopac Falls FD/EMS, Transcare Medic 3, Carmel PD, NYSEG

    Weather Conditions: clear, cool

    Description Of Incident: Single car MVA into a pole. 2 pts DOA and heavily entrapped

    Reporters:

    Writer: texastom791

    03:25 Mahopac Falls fire and EMS, second dispatch upgrading call to confirmed MVA with extrication, single car head on into pole

    03:29 19-9-5 updating 911 2 subjects heavily entrapped may be DOA requesting fire police members to the scene to shut down Baldwin Place at Stillwater Road and Maple Road

    03:33 Medic 3 confirms 2 DOA

    03:34 19-6-1 on scene 2-1 responding

    03:35 19-4-3 on scene

    03:37 19-2-1 on scene