Chief1C

We're too cheap to have personalized patches.

http://www.sja.ca/Ontario/Pages/default.aspx

I've yet to see some of the more odd devices, like the NuMask sold in popular catalogs. However, The S*A*L*T, is in the 2010 Emergency Medical Products catalog. I've seen them priced from $18 to $22.00. But still, nothing beats free.

Now that.. is funny.

Full Bill text on link (PDF) http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s1793enr.txt.pdf The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment and Extension Act of 2009 passed the House yesterday by a vote of 408 to 9. The Senate passed the bill earlier this week so the bill now goes to President Obama for his signature into law. There are several new additions to the Ryan White Act which affect emergency care – and specifically emergency responders. It is important to note that the ‘list’ established under Sec. 2695 is very powerful – it essentially determines what infectious diseases should be considered ‘potentially life-threatening’. The list is also used to determine whether or not emergency responders must be notified of an exposure. The entire bill can be found at this link http://bit.ly/2YZs1o Here are the sections affecting emergency care and emergency responders: The bill adds a new section to Ryan White – “Part G Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases” Within 180 days after enactment, Section 2695 Requires the Secretary of HHS to complete the development of: * a list of potentially life-threatening infectious diseases, including emerging infectious diseases, to which emergency response employees may be exposed in responding to emergencies (The list developed shall also include a specification of those infectious diseases on the list that are routinely transmitted through airborne or aerosolized means.) * guidelines describing the circumstances in which such employees may be exposed to such diseases, taking into account the conditions under which emergency response is provided; * guidelines describing the manner in which medical facilities should make determinations when an emergency responder is requesting a determination as to whether or not a patient he/she transported had an infectious disease * This list will then be distributed to the public and the states * NOTE: This list is very important because it is relied heavily upon in determining whether or not a responder has been exposed to an infectious disease. The bill also reestablishes some of the notification provisions that were struck during the last Ryan White authorization. This is good news for emergency responders. Specifically, the bill requires Prompt notification – not later than 48 hours after determination is made – to emergency responders when: * A patient is transported and it is determined that the patient has an airborne infectious disease AND WHEN * A patient that is transported by emergency responders dies at or before reaching the medical facility, the medical facility ascertaining the cause of death shall notify the designated officer of the emergency response employees who transported the victim to the initial medical facility of any determination by the medical facility that the victim had an airborne infectious disease. The bill also contains a provision for emergency responders to request a determination as to whether or not a patient had an infectious disease. Basically the provision states that: * The employee must first make a request * The request is then examined, facts are collected by a designated officer * The designated officer then makes a determination – if the designated officer feels that an exposure may have occurred then he/she submits a request to the medical facility * Once the medical facility receives the request, it has 48 hours to respond * The medical facility will make a determination, based on the information possessed by the facility, regarding whether or not the emergency responder was exposed to an infectious disease that appears on the list (created above). * The medical facility can make 3 determinations, Notification of Exposure, Finding of No Exposure, Insufficient information * If a finding of insufficient information is made, the public health officer for the community in which the medical facility is located can also evaluate the request if the designated officer submits the request to him/her.

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You seem to get stuck with a lot of really bad instructors. First a poorly educated Basic instructor, now the same for Intermediate? If everyone is noticing issues, you'd think the facility would step in and make a change.

I think Dixie was diddling Bracket.

HB Ben

His response was more of an ass kissing response. As if anyone would want to do an EMS Show about the rust belt (PGH). On a side note, I think that show "Nurse Jackie" was kinda cool.

I took, passed and was certified as an EMT when I was 16yrs old.. A sophomore in High School. Didn't affect my grades, it was winter, so it didn't interfere with anything. While I couldn't run as a single provider until I was 18, I still had the same cert as anyone else. IMO, it all depends on the individual that is taking the course. Certainly every sixteen year old wouldn't be responsible or mature enough to do so.

The white plastic thing is supposed to be used to move the tongue. But it bends too much. I got one for free from the inventor. Like most new devices that pop up in JEMS, I ask a question, and voila. Get one in the mail. NuMask, SAM Sling - yes.. a fricken SAM Sling, for free.. Those rolled up trauma dressings, gauze in a syringe. A tip from the training table. Keep a packet of lube with it, tends to get stuck.

Yeah, probably.

You haven't been banned from the US yet?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/us_boy_in_balloon FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A Colorado sheriff said he was pursuing criminal charges in the case of a 6-year-old boy who vanished into the rafters of his garage while the world thought he was zooming through the sky in a flying saucer-like helium balloon. The boy's parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, met with Larimer County investigators for much of the afternoon, but Sheriff Jim Alderden didn't say who would be charged or what the charges would be. Alderden didn't call Thursday's hours-long drama a hoax, but he expressed disappointment that he couldn't level more serious charges in the incident, which sent police and the military scrambling to save young Falcon Heene as millions of worried television viewers watched. "We were looking at Class 3 misdemeanor, which hardly seems serious enough given the circumstances," Alderden said. "We are talking to the district attorney, federal officials to see if perhaps there aren't additional federal charges that are appropriate in this circumstance." He said deputies were seeking a search warrant for the family's home, and there would be more information at a news conference Sunday. After the sheriff went inside, Richard Heene and his wife walked out. As reporters yelled questions, all Heene said was, "I was talking to the sheriff's department just now." He then walked to his car with his wife and a friend, and they drove away. The Heenes were expected to speak to reporters outside their home later Saturday, after a strange day that began with Richard Heene knocking on the windows of journalists camped outside his home and promising a "big announcement." A few hours later, he did an about-face when he told reporters that they should leave questions in a cardboard box on the front doorstep. As Heene walked away, a reporter shouted, "Can you tell us once and for all if this is a hoax?" "Absolutely no hoax. I want your questions in the box," Heene said, waving a cardboard container before going back into his home. A circus-like atmosphere formed outside, including men holding signs and occasionally yelling "balloon boy." One sign read, "Put balloon boy on TV: America's Most Wanted." Other gawkers carried aluminum-foil stovetop popcorn makers that resembled the silvery balloon launched from the family's backyard Thursday, with 6-year-old Falcon Heene believed to be onboard. While Richard and Mayumi Heene were at the sheriff's office, the couple's three sons remained home, apparently being watched by sheriff's officials. Authorities wouldn't comment on what was happening. Alderden had said that he wanted to re-interview the family after Falcon turned to his dad during a CNN interview and said "you said we did this for a show" when asked why he didn't come out of his hiding place. Then Falcon got sick during two separate TV interviews when asked why he hid. The balloon was supposed to be tethered to the ground when it lifted off, and no one was supposed to be aboard. A video of the launch shows the family counting down in unison, "3, 2, 1," before Richard Heene pulls a cord, setting the balloon into the air. "Whoa!" one of the boys exclaims. Then his father says in disbelief, "Oh, my God!" He then says to someone, "You didn't put the (expletive) tether down!" and he kicks the wood frame that had held the balloon. Falcon's brother said he saw him inside the compartment before it took off and that's why they thought he was in there when it launched. Heene said he had yelled at Falcon before the launch for getting inside. Alderden said earlier that he thinks it's likely that Falcon ran off because he was scared of getting in trouble, later falling asleep in his hiding spot. He said he doubted that such a hyperactive boy could be ordered to stay quiet for the five hours he was missing. Over the years, Richard Heene has worked as a storm chaser, a handyman and contractor, and an aspiring reality-TV star. He and his family appeared on the ABC reality show "Wife Swap," and the show's producer said it had a show in development with the Heenes but the deal is now off. TLC also said Heene had pitched a reality show to the network months ago, but it passed on the offer. Despite his attempts to get on TV, Heene insisted Saturday that he didn't know what kinds of questions were being asked about him because he didn't have cable. "I'm going to place the box out front. Please write your questions down, because friends are telling me they're saying this and that. I have no idea what the news is saying," Heene said.

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How do we go about gifting someone a premium membership, with the new site?

HB TIMMAAAAAAAAAH He's playing Happy Birthday.

That's just so, so wrong.

Mylar though... Wouldn't the kid fall through it?

Now he's vomiting on the air. http://rawstory.com/2009/10/balloon-boy-pukes/ coughliecough Although, we've used medical, police and news choppers on SAR Missions. Anything that can hover with a spotlight will work.

Prolly one of those "not in a position to speak for/answer questions for/et al; the corporation" type deals. Most times people will answer questions in a position like that, but ask that the source of your info be based on an anonymous informant. Wouldn't want to give another studio an edge.

Of course, Hollywood Karma. Someone always does something blatantly wrong, then gets killed. I watched it compliments of Admin. I'm thinking the way it's done is, the EMS people give their insight, then the producers have a "but it would be more action packed if we..." session, and the result is what we get.

A boat, eh? I slept through this week's episode.