Chief1C

Same thing 2009 did. Nothing. What is time anyway? It just keeps going, it doesn't know what day it is, much less the year. Things just age, wear, and people come up with things as they learn. It gets dark, it gets light, time just keeps going, doesn't care what we do. If EMS is going to change in any way, each of us is what will have to change it. Otherwise it will just age and wear away to dirt and dust like everything else on this old planet. Recently I received a letter, thanking me for joining and writing a letter on behalf of the PA Emergency Services Legislative Alliance. Our big change for 2009 was getting the first new EMS Act since 1985. It's not perfect, still needs some work, but it was passed.I had no part in it, just voiced my opinions via pen and paper to my local reps. Voices in the crowd may or may not mean anything, but you never know till you say what you have to say.

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I was an EMT at 16, in this podunk, backwoods area. Lots of things aren't agreeable in words, or on paper. But rural America works with what it has, as does urban America. I'd go on, if this said rural ambulance sent live victim to the morgue.. But really, I don't see any problems, if that's what works for them, so be it.

All I see is the words "Posted Image".

I emailed them this morning, to ask if they had to make good on the offer. We shall see.

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HIPAA H I P A A Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act HIPAA WIKI I call it... Understanding how to type the abbreviation "HIPAA".

That's sick, but if that is what it takes to get the message to people that one night of fun isn't worth a loved ones lifetime of sorrow, then so be it. I hope nobody had to take up the offer.

I hope that the new decade of this millennium, is a sight better and more peaceful, than the last.

Was the 'lump' pulsating? Moving? Tender? Was it an umbilical hernia? What color was it? Tenderness around it? Just curious. Do your protocols tell you not to touch the abdomen in any way, for any patient? Or is that just something you set as your own standard of care?

Going back to the 17th, 18th, 19th Centuries.. They would affix a cord in coffins, attached to a bell, in case the dead woke up. Are these folks ancestors of those who made a habit of burying people alive? If that were me, in their shoes, I don't think I'd be able to handle that. If I left someone, then they were found alive, I'd prolly have to be sedated, or locked in a rubber room. Every one of these stories just screams "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!?!?!"

We had two individuals that just took NREMT-B online through a Texas based EMS Education program. They had to go down south to test and do practicals. I don't know the results of said tests. As far a comprehension of skills from their online classroom.

I like the drop down menus. That's a nice touch.

Moving on with my life, and pretending that 2007-2009 never existed. Even though that sentence is so short, that dash between the two years is bigger than an encyclopedia.

I rang in the new millennium sitting atop a 1987 FMC, manning the absolute most powerful deluge gun I've yet to see. Two 5" lines and two 3" lines, all at full pressure. Any movement I made, at an attempt to quell the inferno caused by thousands of bails twenty-five year old hay in a barn, made the massive truck lean just slightly. Fireworks and Barns aren't a smart combination. I've spent two at wrecks, and in 2004, about twenty seconds after the ball dropped, we were dispatched for a cardiac arrest. Nothing too exciting.

Not that it matters, but I have a number of early oxygen delivery units, suited to various duties dating back over a 64 year period. All but one have D-size, steel tanks; the other has two tanks that are similar in size to a jumbo D. The H&H, "Carbogen"; Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen.. That is one seriously heavy device, wooden and steel case. I tell ppl the H&H stand for Heavy & Hernia.

Maybe off topic, but not really. Going back 30 years, to the popular EMS-related series, Emergency!. You never seen them give oxygen, unless the victim was in need of resuscitation. It was very rare to see oxygen being given, as "supplemental" oxygen. I thought of this from an episode in Season 6, where they're on vacation, in a private ambulance. One victim has head injuries, the other, internal bleeding. The only visible equipment, are two "E" cylinders w/ regulators directly beside them. That just crossed my mind when I seen recent comments on this thread.

I have a cluster headache.. and therefore, can't sleep. So.. I needed something to do.. Burn CD's. I came up with this. Personal theme song.. If you had to pick a personal theme song, what would it be, and why?

Better News Link I thought the big, bold text on the suspect's image would be a sarcastic, but appropriate touch.

I called it, spent about six minutes listening to them. Finally, it told me to call back later, they can't help me.

But alarm boxes pre-dated 9-1-1 by over 115 years. Chances are, it's something that has been in places for decades, and they just keep it, since the alarm boxes are still in use.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_airliner_disturbance DETROIT – A Northwest Airlines passenger from Nigeria, who said he was acting on al-Qaida's instructions, set off an explosive device Friday in a failed terrorist attack on the plane as it was landing in Detroit, federal officials said. Flight 253 with 278 passengers aboard was 20 minutes from the airport when it sounded like a firecracker had exploded, witnesses said. One passenger jumped over others and tried to subdue the man. Shortly afterward, the suspect was taken to a front row seat with his pants cut off and his legs burned. The White House said it believed it was an attempted act of terrorism and stricter security measures were quickly imposed on airline travel, but were not specified. Law enforcement officials identified the suspect as Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab. Others had slightly different spellings. One law enforcement source said the man claimed to have been instructed by al-Qaida to detonate the plane over U.S. soil. "It sounded like a firecracker in a pillowcase," said Peter Smith, a passenger from the Netherlands. "First there was a pop, and then (there) was smoke." At least one passenger acted heroically. Smith said the passenger, sitting opposite the man, climbed over passengers, went across the aisle and tried to restrain the man. The heroic passenger appeared to have been burned. The incident was reminiscent of convicted shoe bomber Richard Reid, who tried to destroy a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001 with explosives hidden in his shoes, but was subdued by other passengers. Reid is serving a life sentence. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., ranking GOP member of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the flight began in Nigeria and went through Amsterdam en route to Detroit. A statement Delta, which acquired Northwest, said, "Upon approach to Detroit, a passenger caused a disturbance onboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253. The passenger was subdued immediately and the crew requested that law enforcement meet the flight upon arrival. "The flight, operated by Northwest using an Airbus 330-300 aircraft with 278 passengers onboard, landed safely. The passenger was taken into custody and questioned by law enforcement authorities." The FBI and the Homeland Security Department issued an intelligence note on Nov. 20 about the threat picture for the 2009 holiday season from Thanksgiving through Jan. 1. At the time, intelligence officials said they had no specific information about attack plans by al-Qaida or other terrorist groups. The intelligence note was obtained by The Associated Press. President Barack Obama was notified of the incident and discussed it with security officials, the White House said. It said he is monitoring the situation and receiving regular updates from his vacation spot in Hawaii. There was nothing out of the ordinary about Flight 253 on Friday until it was on final approach to Detroit, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory. That is when the pilot declared an emergency and landed without incident shortly thereafter, Cory said. The plane landed at 12:51 p.m. EST. One U.S. intelligence official said the explosive device was a mix of powder and liquid. It failed when the passenger tried to detonate it. The passenger was being questioned Friday evening. An intelligence source said the Nigerian passenger was being held and treated in an Ann Arbor, Mich., hospital. All the sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was continuing. The official said an official determination of a terrorist act would have to come from the attorney general. The official added that additional security measures were being taken without raising the airline threat level, but declined to describe them. The White House was coordinating briefings for the president through the Homeland Security Department, the Transportation Security Administration and the FBI. A law enforcement source said the explosives may have been strapped to the man's body but investigators weren't immediately certain, partly because of the struggle with other passengers. One passenger from the flight was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, hospital spokeswoman Tracy Justice said. She didn't know the person's condition, or whether the person was a man or woman. She referred all inquiries to the FBI. Passenger Syed Jafri, a U.S. citizen who had flown from the United Arab Emirates, said the incident occurred during the plane's descent. Jafri said he was seated three rows behind the passenger and said he saw a glow, and noticed a smoke smell. Then, he said, "a young man behind me jumped on him." "Next thing you know, there was a lot of panic," he said. Rich Griffith, a passenger from Pontiac, said he was seated too far in the back to see what had happened. But he said he didn't mind being detained on the plane for several hours. "It's frustrating if you don't want to keep your country safe," he said. "We can't have what's going on everywhere else happening here." J.P. Karas, 55, of Wyandotte, Mich., said he was driving down a road near the airport and saw a Delta jet at the end of the runway, surrounded by police cars, an ambulance, a bus and some TV trucks. "I don't ever recall seeing a plane on that runway ever before and I pass by there frequently," he said. Karas said it was difficult to tell what was going on, but it looked like the front wheel was off the runway. "We encourage those with future travel plans to stay in touch with their airline and to visit http://www.tsa.gov for updates," Homeland Security Department said in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has been briefed on the incident and is closely monitoring the situation. The department encouraged travelers to be observant and aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious behavior to law enforcement officials.