WAS967

Can you say "Darwin Award"?

Damn right. Set the thermostat to like 50 degrees to keep the pipes from freezing and bundle up. Or just run a bunch of computer like I do and heat the place with electric.

Sorry. Completely forgot to take pictures. Will try to do that next week.

Also see if any local civic organizations (lions, rotary) or businesses would be willing to help sponsor/support you financially.

Wait. When did PVVAC go in thier new building. Is it just me or haven't they been in thier new home for a while now? Tho i suppose it's never too late for a dedication.

I'll definatly do Ops....but figure Tech would be a good class to get more of the hands on stuff like you said. Doubt I'd ever use it, but good to have the knowledge. Maybe then I'd know the difference between Level A suits and encapsulating SCBA.

Why do I get the feeling that even Haldol would make you hyper?

Yup. A couple of times. And not John either! Was nice having orders for a bad anaphylaxis on scene and having Solu-Medrol running before we even began transport.

One of the more common bags I see is the Pacific A300D. I can send you pictures of one configuration. Another service I work at carries IronDuck Sof boxes. I personally loath tackle style drux boxes. At the old Abbey or Sloper we used to have those. Nothing worse than dumping the box over in a moving rig and having half your meds shatter.

From the GWU EMS List:

Good idea. I've been meaning to get into a Hazmat technician class, just need to get past the red tape. Having the knowledge from that class would be a good start towards being better able to respond to a hazmat incident, even if we don't typically have all the equipment.

Damn. I thought this thread was about beer. I'm disappointed. :angry:

Agreed. Good food and yes there is a theme. I like the chili and they have some excellent burgers. But it's not just bar food. They have some good steaks and other dishes. The bar is just a plus. :angry: Now if only they would keep the damn door in the dining room shut and make people come in the door to the parking lot. It gets COLD in there during the winter. Too bad the dining room isn't a little bigger, but you can always eat at the bar too. Check it out. I think you'll like it. Also check out those money mailers you get each month. They usually have a coupon/ad in it.

From the warm and loving hands of father and mother to the loving arms of the creator. May his memory and strength live on forever. My only regret: Not having the emotional fortitude to visit him one last time in life. God Bless you Jimmy Boy.

Google is your friend. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/residential.html

Wow. You have turnout gear? Cool. You guys must be rich! I'd be happy if we were at least given a rain coat. But hey! We have great looking helmets! (Look like a ConEd worker, but heck. It's better than nothing. Or is it?)

WE just aren't ready for any kind of Hazmat response. Even if it wasn't a dirty bomb, if I heard about a Hazmat incident, I'd be posting quite a ways away. People dead or dying because a cyanide truck rolled - "get the medic in here - we got people dying!!" - My response - "Negative. Call me when the scene is SAFE". Fact of the matter is, when it comes to a deadly hazmat scene - people are probably already dead. And more are GOING to die before a safe method of decon can be setup. No matter what we do or how quickly we setup decon, that will never change. If I were dispatched to a call for an explosion and I even suspected a dirty bomb, I'd be nowhere near it until the scene was declared safe. And I'm sorry folks, but there is only one group that I would trust in a nuclear/atomic scenario to tell me that the area is safe. And it's NOT the local fire/police department.

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My favorite is when people use the pulse ox to give me a number for pulse during vitals. And I'm sure there are still people that don't comprehend the concept of false high reading with CO exposure. But all we can do is correct them and move on, hoping they learn and don't do it again. Speaking of Oximetry: Check this out. I've seen it advertised in server trade rags recently. Looks like a promising item. THIS is something I could see anyone using at say fire rehab scenes: http://www.masimo.com/rad-57/

It used to also be limited to only agencies that participated in the State PCR program for QA review. I am unsure if that still applies however.

Here is the article from the Journal News for all who may have missed it. Found it on a google search for Jimmy Boy's website. http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../1017/HEADLINES

Hudson Valley is on the fast track to becoming a Stroke Center, but until the state approves the application, it is NOT one at present. I spoke with the ER nursing director at HVHC on Tuesday morning and right now all the work is done, it's just a waiting game. Until the approval comes through (they are hoping for early October) WPHC or Nyack are viable alternatives. I expect Danbury and Greenwich hospitals will be working to get NYS-DOH to see them as valid stroke destinations (I am told they are both Stroke Centers). There was similar lag with Danbury getting approved as a Trauma center back when they came online as a level 2.

Even tho emotion can be hard to detect in ASCII, I can tell from Roberta's post that the topic is getting heated. No real reason to be as we look to get both sides of any topic here and a good debate can be a learning tool for us all. Simple fact is that EMTs with advanced assessment skills are in the vast minority in EMS today. I interact with, lets see, 14 different ambulance corps, on a regular basis. Including Roberta, I can count about 4 nurses that I know of that regularly ride calls for said corps, 3 doctors (2 rarely, 1 frequently tho he's now in Iraq), a handful of medics (maybe a dozen at most), and about the same number of EMT-Is. Do I wish more people had better assessment skills? Damn skippy. I've seen some damn fine students come out of Charlie's class thanks to the skills you and Brett and Charlie have imparted on them. I've seen some good students come out of Marty's class in Valhalla too. But I'm not going to beat a dead horse by saying that class can only teach a person so much. Practice makes perfect. People just don't get the practice they need. You can only get so much experience running calls with an agency that does less than 1000 calls a year. I see a huge difference between the skills of the EMTs in a busy system like Peekskill or Mohegan and those of say the EMTs in Pound Ridge or Verplank. Some I would trust to be able to integrate a Glucometer into their treatment regimen, and others I would not. As for Medics walking people down stairs in MI: It's not the topic at hand. We could start a whole seperate thread about lazy medics. My only hope if that they are in the minority, but some people would debate that as well.

There was a lot of closeups so anything is possible.