Richard B the EMT

I almost forgot: NYPD nowadays will advise us that the patient is going to RMA, but as previously described is supposed to be the way it's done.

Brentoli, work your "Snopes" contact to find out about this one I have heard about for years. Lone person walks into a bank, pulls his handgun, and announces that it was a robbery. 25 people in the bank lobby turn to him, and pull their own handguns, covering him, and placing him under arrest. Supposedly, per the story, the poor mope tried robbing a bank across the street from the local police station, sheriffs department, troopers barracks, or FBI Field Office, when the LEOs were all in the bank cashing or depositing their paychecks! I do know that this was a minor plot device in a Chuck Norris movie (Dust, feel free to chime in on that).

In 34 years, I don't believe I've ever treated this, let alone transporting the emesis. Would I be correct, that it could be checked with a sonogram unit, after arrival at the ED?

FDNY EMS, and NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation EMS before the merger, had several incidents of NYPD canceling EMS responses, even when EMS was on the scene, but had not made patient contact. Policy was enacted, that, if the patient had not left the scene by "other means" (feet, car, bus, subway, whatever), EMS had to, at minimum, hear the denial of request from the patient in person. Better yet, do a patient evaluation with running explanation that they could still sign the "Refused Medical Assistance" (RMA) on the call report. If the crew did find something of concern, of course, they would make all attempts to convince the patient to go to the ED with them, or at least have someone take them to the ED, or their own doctor within the next 24 hours. The usual mantra of "document, Document, DOCUMENT" would, of course, be fully in effect, but even so, if the RMA was signed, even with the knowledge of the OLMC MD agreeing with allowing that patient to RMA, EMS has been sued by the patient or their survivors. I note Mobey specified the scenario as an MVA. In an instance like that, FDNY, FDNY EMS, and the NYPD, will all do their respective "thang" in dealing with each ones' specific areas of responsibility. FDNY won't allow themselves to be canceled by another agency, once on the way, they will "continue in" to check things out for themselves. EMS can advise the NYPD, on certain calls, that they won't be needed for that call, and return them (NYPD) "back" to 9-1-1 system availability.

Usually, it's the re-telling of the story of a local LEO office, wants RADAR guns for traffic control, but state laws were written to only allow the "Staties" to have them. One enterprising LEO took a pistol style hair dryer, and an empty cardboard Quaker Oats can, fastened the two items together, painted the ensemble black and silver. Then, he parking his marked department vehicle noticeably close to the roadway, aimed the "RADAR" gun at oncoming traffic while standing alongside the car, with the wire trailing into the car. People saw the LEO with what appeared to be a RADAR Gun, and slowed down. While no tickets were issued, the desired effect of getting the traffic to slow down WAS accomplished. However, I like that other story better than my own.

Actually, it's Tennile, and can be linked to, at You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWU25aN67U

My Baby Does The Hanky-Panky (numerous artists, including myself!)

For Once In My Life (Stevie Wonder)

One Last Kiss (from "Bye Bye Birdie")

Teach Your Children (Crosby Stills Nash and Young) Children, Behave! (opening line of "I Think We're Alone Now" by, I think, Tommy James and the Shondells) ...as for "Hot"... It's Too Darn Hot (from musical play "Kiss Me Kate) We're Having A Heat Wave (numerous artists) Hot Town, Summer In The City (unk artists) There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight (classic old song, numerous artists) Hot Child In The City (unk artists) Baby, It's Cold Outside (numerous artists, but inclusion at suggestion of Mother ...back to Rain... Baby The Rain Must Fall (Glen Yarboro, formerly of the Limelighters)

Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting (Elton John) Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting (unk artist) Saturday Night (Bay City Rollers, remember them? Then, just you and I do, and that is scary) Nights In White Satin (Moody Blues) Give Me The Nights (unk artist) Midnight Train To Georgia (Gladys Knight and the Pips) Georgia On My Mind (Ray Charles)

It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To) (unremembered female artist, also sang followup song of "Now It's Judy's Turn To Cry)

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing (unknown artists)

A Day In The Life (Beatles)

Cool, Clear Water (performed by the Sons Of The Pioneers, backing Roy Rodgers) I Love That dirty Water (what group sings that one? I forgot.)

You do know Dolly Parton wrote and originally performed it, don't you?

Chbear said Pull out the what? I am not familiar with this one.

DustDevil, early on in this string, said How could there be any type "Paramedic Act of 1957", when the term "Paramedic" itself, didn't come into existence until roughly 1966-1970, at the same time as the term "Emergency Medical Technician"?

During that brief time that I was the Chief of Operations at my Volunteer Ambulance Corps, when I was on the ambulance, all I was, was an EMT. I wasn't there as the chief. I liked that comment of the Dungeons and Dragons club, as it describes that one can only wear one "hat" (of responsibility) at a time.

Like a Surgeon (Cutting for the very first time...) (Parody by Weird Al Yankovich)

"If I Can't Be Near The One That I love, I Love The One I'm Near" (Origin of this line, and the song itself, not determined.)

Looks like a new debate just started, although I have heard of this one before, outside of EMT City. Is a patient a "patient", a "customer", or a "client"? If anyone wishes to pursue this, start a new string, don't hijack this one.

That was a "cover" of the Beach Boys! "Good Morning, America, How are you?" (From "City of New Orleans", 2 versions, the composer, whose name I forget, and a more recent one by Arlo Guthrie)

If a male patient sees someone in those boots, how are you going to get an accurate check for priapism? Speaking to a body guard, Mae West allegedly said,

...Or Station 4 in Manhattan?