Richard B the EMT

I just posted a reply to the article, but am unsure if it is going to be used (as "RCB the NYC EMT):

Are you?

Then the friends of the prisoners arrive and hurt the EMSers, as they "free" the prisoners. Or have I been watching too much television? (Yes, I have.)

Money was spent to print these things. Will they be read by the group they are intended to target? Personally, I doubt it. That makes the money outlay for the printing too much. But remember, we are trying to have healthier sick people, what with instructions on how to shoot up "H", clean needle exchange programs, and some medical facilities accepting used needles for disposal, as long as they put them into an empty gallon milk or water jug first. Then, again, we have the contest, in discussion on another string, to design a New York City logo wrapper for condoms. I don't want to say "What is going to be next?" as I will be told what is next! "OMG"

That is where this started, not me. I just followed. Hopefully, Stanley is having fun, anyway.

That is one mean looking claw, presumably that of the hind leg of a Joey? Also, is "Drop Bear" another name for a Koala? I guess I just had to find the old Rolf Harris "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" video on Youtube, again.

You and I are the only sane ones here (and sometimes I have my doubts about YOU). LOL.

Ever heard of the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey Police? They were the main LEOs at the World Trade Center, and still are the main LEOs at JF Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark-Liberty International Airports. These folks are all dual state authorized LEOs, are trained to either New York or New Jersey State Paramedic level (with bi-state reciprocity), and operate the fire crash/rescue trucks at those airports. They also operate mini-attack pumper/tow car vehicles on Port Authority controlled trans-Hudson River bridges and tunnels. One agency, cross-trained as LEO, FD, EMT-P, and tow vehicle operators. Combined. Thought you might want to know.

When People Eat Tasty Animals, they are People Eating Tasty Animals. No injury, no foul. Oops, no foul? Then what was that chicken you had for dinner? LOL.

Secure the airway by properly placing an airway adjunct device of choice or local protocol, then secure the device that it doesn't fall out, or worse, IN!

Whoever did the vocals is a soundalike to the late Buck Owens, who did the original "Tiger By The Tail". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oX-chJfKtc

In other strings, I have mentioned the FDNY ambulances are being equipped with them. I am told, there is a different version that, in addition to stalling out the engine if the brake pedal is depressed (like when shifting out of Park into any drive gear) while the keys are removed, it also sounds off with the vehicle horn, or the siren. As has been pointed out, these things cost money, probably more than the ones that just stall out the engine.

Little birdie in the tree, why did you do that to me? Little birdie in the sky, why'd you drop that in my eye? I'm no baby, I won't cry, I'm just glad that Elephants don't fly! (Anonymous) (Sorry, fireflymedic, I felt challenged by your comment.)

I'm guessing Bronx Municipal/Jacobi Hospital? They did have a McD's on the campus at some point.

Ladder69, I do hope that your warning against this school is not going to be your one and only item here in EMT City. Look around the topics, and where you think you might help someone with a comment, add it to the string. I'm not a monitor, others do that. However, I always encourage a degree of accuracy, so if you tell someone they're incorrect, please mention it as a legitimate reason, not something along the lines of "You're wrong, because you're full of male bovine excrement". (Not sayin' ya did, just askin' not to do it later on.) Here, I'll rant a bit: Some sets of initials might be "universal" in one area, but not understood in another. Please translate any sets of initials you might use. Rant over. Welcome aboard.

Once again, I remind everyone here of the OTHER PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals!

Anecdotally, gang bangers don't shoot individuals, they spray bullets in the direction of their target, hence the collateral damages to others.

I thought this string was about Multiple Casualty Incidents, and the Incident Command Systems currently being taught and utilized, not a Municipal/Urban "Us" versus "Them" attitude comparison. The posit made that a trained EMT could be used in another geographic area, as I see it, is a good possibility. I have been detailed out to other areas of New York City, where I freely admit I would be geographically lost. As long as I have a partner who knows the territory, or has better map reading skills than I do, the patient is going to be treated to the best of my abilities while that partner heads us towards the nearest appropriate ER or specialty center. It also works to the reverse. I was the one detailed to a different district, and my partner was the area local, but when we had a call needing to go to the "Replant Center" at Bellevue, and he didn't know the way, I took the wheel and drove there. He drove back, and all other calls we did that night.

As I mentioned in the other string, they supply us with the boots, we don't have to purchase them.

EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAM 1-10 Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) INFOGRAM 1-10 January 7, 2010 NOTE: This INFOGRAM will be distributed weekly to provide members of the Emergency Services Sector with information concerning the protection of their critical infrastructures. For further information, contact the Emergency Management and Response- Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) at (301) 447-1325 or by e-mail at emr-isac@dhs.gov. Theft of Emergency Equipment In order to provide relevant infrastructure protection and resilience information to Emergency Services Sector (ESS) departments and agencies, the Emergency Management and Response—Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) collects information from many public and private sources. During the latter part of 2009, several of these sources documented what appears to be an increase in the theft of the following equipment from ESS organizations: vehicles, weapons, vehicle light bars, portable radios, air packs, oxygen cylinders, hazmat response suits, personal protective clothing, badges, uniforms, axes, and flashlights. In the cases where the thieves have been apprehended, the investigators concluded that the perpetrators were not terrorists. In most instances, the motive for stealing the equipment was for resale only. Nevertheless, the possibility exists that future larcenies will be committed by individuals who may attempt to use stolen property to conceal their real identity for the purpose of facilitating additional crimes or to blend with first responders at the scene of an incident. This likelihood necessitates that emergency responders know why and how they should energetically prevent the loss of property by actively enforcing effective theft prevention measures. It is also important to comprehend how terrorists can use stolen items to access an event site and make first responders their secondary targets. The EMR-ISAC offers some guidance for improving the physical security of emergency facilities and equipment, which can be seen at the following documents: Department of Homeland Security Physical Security Performance Measures (PDF, 631 Kb), and the U.S. Geological Survey Physical Security Handbook. EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAM 1-10 DISCLAIMER of ENDORSEMENT The U.S. Fire Administration/EMR-ISAC does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked web sites, and does not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer. FAIR USE NOTICE This INFOGRAM may contain copyrighted material that was not specifically authorized by the copyright owner. EMR-ISAC personnel believe this constitutes “fair use” of copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use copyrighted material contained within this document for your own purposes that go beyond “fair use,” you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. Reporting Notice DHS and the FBI encourage recipients of this document to report information concerning suspicious or criminal activity to DHS and/or the FBI. The DHS National Operation Center (NOC) can be reached by telephone at 202-282-9685 or by e-mail at NOC.Fusion@dhs.gov. The FBI regional phone numbers can be found online at www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm. For information affecting the private sector and critical infrastructure, contact the National Infrastructure Coordinating Center (NICC), a sub-element of the NOC. The NICC can be reached by telephone at 202-282-9201 or by e-mail at NICC@dhs.gov. When available, each report submitted should include the date, time, location, type of activity, number of people and type of equipment used for the activity, the name of the submitting company or organization, and a designated point of contact. EMR-ISAC CIP INFOGRAM 1-10Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes. U.S. Fire Administration · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Emmitsburg, MD 21727 · (301) 447-1325

Per my union president, FDNY EMS Command Paramedics might be adding this protocol soon.

Manufacturers love to say that this department or that department uses our products and/or services. Hale Pump, who makes the Hurst "Jaws Of Life" hydrolic tools, has on it's advertisements that their product is used by both the FDNY and the NYPD. Zodiac inflatable boats does the same, mentioning the FDNY, and whoever makes the similar boats used by the NYPD, mentions them. Perhaps it is to imply, their products and/or services are good enough for "Da Big Boyz", so why don't "youze little guyz" use us, to be like them? It's kind of like a commercial used by Subaru Automobiles, a couple of decades ago, where they had people with the names of other cars advertising the Subaru products. One of them had former President Ford's daughter in it, saying "Ford drives Subaru". (Side note: Many people presume that "First Family" kids are too full of themselves, and the car that Ms Ford was standing next to in the commercial, was a Subaru BRAT!)

The boots are actually assigned by the department, via their quartermasters. If, in the course of doing the job, if you own your boots, they get contaminated, or made unusable, the owner needs to make an outlay of their own funding to replace them. Same scenario, if the department issues the boots, they replace them, at no additional cost to the personnel (except transportation to the quartermasters for a fresh fitting or pickup of the uniform parts).

1) I was wondering who had adopted my old pet invisible elephant, Stanley. Make sure you give him a good home! 2) A reminder that Denver is the "Mile High" City. Were I to go there, for the first day or so, I might have some mild oxygen starvation, as I live at 8 foot above sea level, which my body is used to.

In the mid 1960s, possibly 1965, Kitty Genovese was attacked in the street, in front of her apartment building in the Queens County, New York community of Forest Hills, and stabbed to death. Although her screams for help were heard, and several people, possibly 20 of them (if memory serves me well) looked out their windows and witnessed the event, nobody called 9-1-1. Police interviews of the building residents whose windows overlooked the scene of the attack resulted in a confusing lack of caring by the neighbors, who either felt that it was not their responsibility to call 9-1-1, or felt that if they heard and saw the event, someone else had probably already called 9-1-1. I feel that song writer and performer Phil Ochs might have used the incident as the origin of his song "A Small Circle of Friends". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulTmmTIlM_o