Chief1C

I'm not a bit surprised... :roll:

I suppose if the patient had a valid purpose for requesting someone else, I would call for a second unit. I would not want to make someone uncomfortable for calling EMS when they do need our services. I'd certainly make ample note in the PCR of their decision. If no other unit is available, which is a daily occurrence, I would probably have them speak w/ a physician via radio. Convince them to at least accept the more basic care the medic could provide. Still, if they are uncomfortable, I'd request that the patient sign a refusal stating that they refused initial ALS care because of X reasons. That way, we'd be sort of covered in case of future litigation.

I, personally, do not see the problem with "CERT". It's just like a modern day version of Civilian Defense. There is no doubt that we (EMS) would be overwhelmed in gawd knows what kind of disaster situations that will come about in the future. A little part of me has fear for what man can accomplish and do to itself, so the possibilities are endless. If all of those organizations could work in unison, it would be an excellent system. Until FEMA comes in to screw it all up. :wink:

(Initial) Walking > P3 Breathing > Yes > Resp. Rate 10-30 > Yes > CapRefill <2 > Yes > P2 Breathing > No > Open Airway > Yes > P1 Breathing > No > Open Airway > No > Dead CapRefill > <2 > Yes > P2 CapRefill > <2 > No > Pulse 70-140 > Yes > P2 CapRefill > >2 > Yes > Pulse <70-140> > P1 Just in case... (<) Less Than, (>) Greater Than.

never going to

Why?

it just keeps

altered

is the song

That cat has freaky eyes.

game because they

clogged

Timmy... In case the Easter Bunny has an emergency?

wet

In my mind. I'm hitting you with one of spleenac's cinder blocks. Anyhoo. Here's something we used to do.. Country Craft Raffle. Collect up ten crafts, donated by community members or businesses. Get a small games of chance license, put them on a raffle ticket, sell them for $2 each for six months and then pull ten ticket stubs. or You can really do that with anything.. Send out letters to businesses asking for donated sale-able items, like appliances, furniture, TV's, etc.. Don't ask for anything specific, just put in the letter what your goal is and why you are needing their help. Put these on a raffle ticket.. and same as above.. or Collect up good, non-junk, items donated by the community, and have a Chinese auction. We do that every year, usually brings in a good $2,000. Or: -- Chicken BBQ. Mix this: * 2 eggs * 1/2 cup vegetable oil * 1 cup cider vinegar * 1 tablespoon salt * 1 1/2 teaspoons poultry seasoning * 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper Do this: In a blender or food processor, combine the eggs, oil, vinegar, salt, poultry seasoning and ground black pepper. Blend together and baste on the chicken when grilling, or marinate the chicken in the sauce in the refrigerator for 1 to 1 1/2 hours before grilling. Cook over a charcoal fire. It's absolutely the best BBQ recipe you can think of. Multiply the ingredients for X number of chicken halves. Our FD only does fund raising as an effort to develop bonds with the community. The occasional raffle, a BBQ on busy weekends, a block party. Most of our funding comes from tax payers. That's how it should be. Spend more time training, than begging for funds. Our yearly operating expenses are over $95,000; and with fuel prices, I cannot foresee that price getting any less. While fund raising isn't a necessity for us, it helps smooth out the edges and give us some freedom to upgrade as we see fit.

:roll:

insane

I don't get it?

Oh, you're such a party pooper! Everyone knows what a rush it is to get celery soup puked up all over your pants.

who lost the

bleed

NO! Because then we'd have thousands of calls for allergic reactions, altered mental status and abdominal pain.

sleeping

weekend

had known it