FireMedic65

You mean to tell me what the book says, isn't what really happens? Do I need to start learning EMS from tv shows now?

Did you expect med school to be a cake walk? I used traction splint 2 times on real calls. Used them numerous times in training. Also used one for a Halloween costume, and MAST pants...

Wear one of these!

You mean watching people drive a truck isn't entertaining to you?

Because producers and directors and writers are morons who think they know what people want to see. Such as, all the reality tv shows. Seriously... tow truck driver reality show, pawn shop reality show... give me a break... tv producers are idiots.

Day or night? Time of year. type of weather? Vehicle stabilized? Ground EMS on scene? If so, what do they say they have. Is there extrication needed? Patient conditions? Stable (probably not), any obvious injuries, has ground EMS (if they are there) done any treatment? Approximate patient weight? Distance from appropriate hospital? edit: Do I need my graphing calculator?

I use a spray/cleaner on the stretcher and any other equipment I used, even my scope. If there are fluids, then they get a more thorough cleaning then a simple few sprays and a wipe. The floors get mopped with a cleaner and other surfaces are cleaned with cleaner. Once a month or so, this is done as well. I like my ambulance to have that hospital smell. I work back there, my coworkers work back there, I treat patients back there. My safety means a lot, and I like a clean area.

wow... awesome structure on your post, real professional Calm down a bit. It is A TELEVISION SHOW. You can't possibly think they would jam pack everything possible into one episode? You watch tv/movies much? How many of them are accurate? It's entertainment meant to get the attention of viewers. You need action, you need to bend the rules a little, you need to go of course of what really happens to you know... make a story. Think of all the so many wrong things you whine about, and put what really would happen into effect.. how entertaining would that be? damn people.. never seen a tv show before

I watched House a few times, it was mildly entertaining. Every episode was the same. Same structure in the plots, same type of scenario. Every rare disease comes into this hospital, and he figures it out at the last minute every time.. *yawn* Never watched Greys Anatomy, or that other medical show that I can't remember the name of. But seriously people... IT'S TELEVISION, and it's entertainment. You can't really expect everything to be factual and realistic. Given, terminology should be correct, and basic operations should be as well. But for the most part, you need to kick it up a notch and create action, drama, and conflict for ENTERTAINMENT. It's not a learning show.

tits or gtfo!

I would have made one too.. but I am just not funny enough

Those Nazi's rant spoofs are the best. There are tons of them. Hilarious!

No, you have to wear your full uniform, badge, batbelt with all your gadgets, and portable radio.

He was denied, and forced to be human and help out the hot chick on understand how to do things EMS wise. My prediction... he tries to sleep with her next week. Gets caught flirting by blonde chick, he gets cranky like most guys do when they get caught 'cheating' and takes his aggression out on everyone else who isnt't so hight and mighty as he is.

Nasal Cannula is supposed to be used any where from 1-6LPM. If you exceed this, it can cause discomfort to the patient, dry out the membranes and even cause nose bleeds. Oxygen is very dry. This is what is recommended on the national standard. You are best to check your local protocols though to see what they say. They may say different as to not exceed 4 or even 5lpm.

Yea, she was. Rabbit came on scene and did a USCG type rescue with a winch and basket.. How did you miss that?

bummer.. can't make it. I have an adult film industry conference to be at that weekend..

I don't own it But yea, a lot them do. Even though they will say it's unrealistic. The "hero" is not someone I want t fight a fire with. The fearless are who get people like me hurt/killed. Any true firefighter, will agree. But, it's Hollywood. Not a true story, you have to get the attention of the viewer. It would be boring if there were only non-fiction. Same goes with television and movies.

Ok, lets fix all the things they do wrong in this show. SF has no HEMS, ok... bye bye helicopter and 2 chars. Staged right in front of the GSW scene, alright.. we are 2 blocks away and that scene is cut. The guy faking heart attack for morphine... happens more often than not. But morphine would not be my first choice, so.. that scene is cut as well. Guy having a stroke and driving into a crowd of people, only to be thought he was drunk... yea, it has happened. Newbie provider goes with the idea that he is drunk, it happens. Two people on scene, running around from patient to patient, uhm yea.. that's how it works. But it looked like 30 people or whatever got hit by the car, but only 3 or so patients... Ok, lets cut that scene too. Getting a ride home from the HEMS crew. Not likely, but possible. Maybe they were far away from the scene or something. She came with them, why not take her back. Maybe the HEMS base is next to the EMS station.. I know a few places like that. Let's cut that scene out too, it would never happen right? So, the only realistic scene, is the marriage counseling. WOW we have a great show now! Now that we nitpicked all the silly/unbelievable stuff out of it. News flash.. IT'S TELEVISION!! It's not a documentary. Not saying it's a good show, but, it's a tv show. It would be really boring if it were to be realistic. You have to catch the attention of the average Joe to keep them entertained. You think security guards like "Mall Cop"? No, I doubt they do. That hack of an actor/comedian makes security guards look even more incompotent than they already are. Any real firefighter will also tell you that Backdraft was a terrible view on firefighters, even Ladder 49 was. It's all about entertainment for people who don't know any better.

Friend posted this story to me, and it made me feel sick to my stomach! These guys better fry for this. http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/23/Family_Says_911_Tape_Caught_Cops_Planning_Cover-Up_After_Shooting.htm?=protectandserve PHOENIX (CN) - A homeowner says a Phoenix police officer shot him six times in the back during a 911 home-invasion call, and the 911 tape recorded the officer's partner saying, "That's all right. Don't worry about it. I got your back. ... We clear?" The family says the officers were not aware that the 911 call was still recording as they spoke about covering up the shooting. In their complaint in Maricopa County Court, Anthony and Lesley Arambula say an armed intruder "crashed through the front window" of their home on Sept. 17, 2008 and ran into one of their son's bedrooms. Anthony, worried about his son who was still in his bedroom, says he "held the intruder calmly at gunpoint" and called 911. Phoenix Police officers already in the neighborhood heard the crash of the Arambulas' window. When they approached the house, Lesley says, she told Sgt. Sean Coutts that her husband was inside holding the intruder at gunpoint. Lesley says Coutts failed to pass on that information to the two other officers. Inside the house, the Arambulas say, Officer Brian Lilly shot Anthony six times in the back while he was still on the phone with the 911 operator - twice when he was on the ground. The officers ran into the bedroom after Anthony told them, "You just killed ... you just killed the homeowner. The bad guy is in there." The complaint states that Officer Lilly "admitted that it was only after Tony was laying, bullet-ridden, on the ground that he assessed the situation. The 911 tape continued to record what happened even after Officer Lilly unloaded his weapon into Tony, including Officer Lilly's post-shooting, one-word 'assessment': 'Fuck.' "Tony believed he was going to die; the 911 tape records his plaintive goodbye to his family: '... I love you ... I love you.' Then Tony made what he believed was a dying request to the officers; he did not want his young family to see him shot and bloodied. Officers callously ignored his request and painfully dragged Tony by his injured leg, through the home and out to his backyard patio, where they left him bloodied and shot right in front of Lesley, Matthew and Zachary." The Arambulas say the officers later dragged Anthony onto gravel, then put him on top of the hot hood of a squad car, and "drove the squad car down the street with Tony lying on top, writing in pain." According to the complaint, Lilly can be heard on the 911 tape telling Coutts, "We fucked up." Lilly says on the tape that he did not know where Anthony's gun was when he shot him and that he "opened fire because he heard loud noises and saw someone who looked like he might be the 'Hispanic' male they were pursuing" before getting to the Arambulas' house, according to the complaint. The complaint states: "Sgt. Coutts knew that officers has just shot up and likely killed an innocent homeowner and the husband of Lesley, with whom he had spoken before entering the home, instead of the armed intruder. Sgt. Coutts was quick to commence the cover-up of their terrible mistake. Sgt. Coutts asked Office Lilly where Tony's gun was at the time Officer Lilly had opened fire on Tony. Officer Lilly admitted that he did not know where Tony's gun was: 'I don't know. I heard screaming and I fired.'" Lilly later told a police internal affairs investigator that Anthony had pointed his gun in his direction, "in the 'ready' position," the complaint states. But Anthony Arambula says he was facing away from the officers, who could not have even seen his gun. The complaint continues: "Still not knowing that he is being recorded n the 911 tape, Sgt. Coutts interrupted Officer Lilly's admission and apology with his assurance that the cover-up would commence: 'That's all right. Don't worry about it. I got your back. ... We clear?'" After the shooting, the Arambulas say, the Phoenix Police Department treated them "like suspects in a drug bust," denying Lesley, Michael and Zachary information about Anthony's condition and denying friends and family members access to him at the hospital. Anthony Arambula survived, but continues to suffer pain, which he expects will last for the rest of his life. The City of Phoenix and Officer Dzenan Ahmetovic also are named as defendants. The Arambulas seek punitive damages for gross negligence, civil rights violations, failure to supervise, excessive force, deliberate indifference to medical needs, false arrest, and emotional distress. They are represented by Michael Manning with Stinson Morrison Hecker.

well.. you often do stupid stuff when you are drinking

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Sounds to be like the door was broke. I have had a door close on me once (did it on purpose just to see what all the silly warnings were about. No not at work). I laid down, my friend pressed the close button. I came down on my chest, and stayed there. Felt like a few pounds were on me, nothing serious at all. Now, I have see a door break and come slamming down, that would do a lot of damage.

do we need to put up signs now? "Do not sleep under garage door"

Well, it was somewhat more realistic this time. But still a bit off from the real thing. It was better than last weeks ego/whacker fest.