Richard B the EMT

He stated that he squints. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Showing my age a bit, would you have a friend named "Qwisp"?

I'm told that in the military, numerous cooks are referred to as "Cookie". From the early days of "Spark Gap" radios, especially in Maritime and Naval activities, Sparks or Sparky is the nickname of any shipboard radio operator.

@ CPR Ted: One of my VAC EMT associates is a CPA. Imagine the commentary, in the EMS setting, when she posted an advertisement for her Electronic Data Processing services, just using the initials! Therefore, don't feel too bad about your nom-de-internet.

My name is Richard, last name starts with the letter B, and I'm an EMT, and sometimes I don't have any imagination. Some know me as RCB the EMT, a nickname given me at my Volunteer Ambulance Corps, consisting of all 3 of my initials and title.

Ouch, to both answers.

I went to YouTube to verify something, but they didn't have the information. Is that Oscar Brand singing?

I spent about 72 hours in San Antonio in April, 1972.

Perhaps I read this too quickly, and missed the detail, but was the receiving hospital aware they were going to get the patient in the first place? Or, did the crew just "show up" with the other hospital's Against Medical Advice patient transfer? I am aware some areas of the US have policy that all patients have to be called in as a "Notification", so the ER can set up accordingly, or even advise the inbound crew of what room the patient is being direct-admitted to. My own FDNY EMS only calls in "Notes" when the crew deems it of medical nessesity.

Someone mentioned a fieldside C-Section? Is this one we discussed about 2 years ago, where the Paramedics did the job supervised by their OLMC over either radio or landline? There was heavy discussion on if the Paramedics operated (perhaps a bad word choice?) outside their standards and level of training, but under the authority of that OLMC Doctor? What I do recall is, the Paramedics were attempting removal, by the C-Section, of a possibly viable fetus from a woman already DOA from Traumatic Arrest secondary to a car crash.

I looked it up, it's Ziva David, pronounced ZEEva DaVEED, and she's on my list of dream dates. Lady J counters with either Leonardo deCaprio or Brad Pitt. Crapmagnet, quit insulting those bags of hammers and boxes of rocks. LOL.

Good points, Mike.

I believe it to be wrong of the first hospital. The crew needs the information, as stated, for continuation of patient care. I'd have made the request for ALS for the reasons stated. No, it is a case of a fresh call, albeit an unusual pickup location, with a requested hospital destination different from where the pickup location happens to be. I admit I might feel uncomfortable with the request.

I was going to mention movie/TV set medics,but ya beat me to it. I believe we've had a similar string. Supposedly, clubs known almost as much for the drug use therin as by the celebs that were clubbers there, would have non-9-1-1 ambulances on standby near a rear entrance, out of site of the papparazi, so when someone, inevitably, would collapse due to either being drunk, or use of recreational pharmaceuticals, there would be no record by the LEOs via a 9-1-1 call. The private duty ambulance crew would handle, and privacy laws would prevail.

Due to multiple back strains and sprains, as well as arthritic knees, while I intend to maintain my EMT "Certs", I am already off the trucks. 38 years of EMS can do that to a person.

Finally, someone responded to the original question asked, IMHO!

Pogo the Possum.

We are already doing more than 3 rounds. Different states have their primaries on differend days, and due to observed lack of support, some candidates drop out before the next group of states has their primaries. Then, we have the main election in November. I have heard rumblings for many years of holding a different style of November elections. The new style would have all polls across the country open at the same time, say 6 AM Eastern Standard Time, and they'd all remain open until 6 AM Eastern Standard Time the next day, creating a 24 hour voting period. While the nessesary security costs would probably increase somewhat, nobody elegable to vote could claim that, in that 24 hours, they "couldn't get to the polls". In national elections, it would eliminate western states voters deciding to refrain from voting, under presumption that the eastern states had already made their (western states) votes moot. Momma B and I expound on any and all elegable voters do so in any election. Politicians across the political spectrum follow numbers, and if they see a sizable portion of voters coming out, they know the constituants care about issues and candidates, and they had better not cross them by not at least trying to be doing right by those voters.

Pity, actually. Sometimes I share information from here with others who are not "city" members, and sometimes I post information from them.

Someone is barking up the wrong tree. OK, this changes my mind of forwarding a link to this string to the NFB chapter president, who doesn't use a guide dog, or the tresurer, who does.

A few years back, a local branch of a chain store had a security "officer" trampled to death. The CPR efforts were posted on Youtube, we commented on how badly the CPR was being done by "non-professional rescuers", and the newspapers reported that shoppers were angry with the Nassau County Police Department for closing the store while conducting their investigation (at 4 in the morning on "Black Friday").

38 years on the job, only one female partner could not or would not lift. Her previous experience was on a college-based service, and she openly said that the "jocks" who worked with her did the lifting. I actually encouraged her to go into a different aspect of the medical field, as she caused several of the guys back pain, trying to compensate for her lack of lift, myself included. Pity. She was excellent, technically, as an EMT. (Before anyone asks, that was circa 1980-1985, and I don't recall if she was "hott" or not!) I also have had some female partners who bragged about what gym weights they could lift, and in what type of lift. Some of them, while not looking like "gym rats", could outlift me, and a few who did look like "gym rats" could not. Same for male partners.

Finally someone "gets" me, and thank you, Vorenus.

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The dog is trained to alert the individual of a sound and then lead them to the sound. If the sound being alerted to is a smoke alarm, the dog then accompanies the owner out of the building. All PAWS Hearing Dogs are taught basic American Sign Language commands. Hearing Dog training takes approximately 4 - 6 months at the PAWS National Headquarters and Training Center. PAWS training Hearing Dogs for individuals 18 years of age and older. If you would like to receive more information about applying for a PAWS Hearing Dog, please contact us. Service Dogs Service Dogs are custom-trained to assist people with physical disabilities or seizure disorders. Service Dogs can perform tasks such as opening doors, turning light switches on/off, or picking up an object as small as a dime. Should the client fall, the dog can even be trained to act as a brace so the person can regain position. Service Dog training takes approximately 6 - 9 months at the PAWS National Headquarters and Training Center. PAWS trains Service Dogs for those14 years of age and older. If you would like to receive more information about applying for a PAWS Service Dog, please contact us. Seizure Response Dogs PAWS is the nation's largest provider of Service Dogs trained to deal with seizure disorders. A dog can be trained to (among other things) push life-alert buttons, help and/or comfort a person during a seizure and get help or retrieve the phone for the client. Although we do not profess to train dogs to detect seizures, several of our Seizure Dogs have, after several years with a client, developed the ability to alert their owner of an oncoming seizure. Seizure Response Dog training takes approximately 6 - 9 months at the PAWS National Headquarters and Training Center. PAWS trains Seizure Response Dogs for individuals 14 years of age and older. If you would like to receive more information about applying for a PAWS Seizure Response Dog, please contact us. Service Dogs for Children with Autism In June of 2009, PAWS began a two-year pilot program for families living with Autism. The Service Dogs for Children with Autism program at PAWS places highly-skilled Service Dogs with children with Autism. The program's goals include having the dog help with social interactions and relationships; help with verbal and nonverbal communications; help increase a child's interest in activities or play; and help decrease overall stress within the family and home life. To children with Autism, everyone, everywhere and everything is 'outside' of their world. Dogs can break into this world by always being there when they are needed by the child; dogs don't pass judgment on a child, like humans tend to do. By nature, the dog does not care that the child has Autism; they only care that they are a part of the child's life. The Service Dog can facilitate hand/eye coordination. Socially interacting with their Service Dog allows for the children to have a friend - this often eludes children with Autism, as they typically lack the necessary social skills to participate in group activities or social outings. The Service Dog can be vital in teaching the child life skills. The child learns to comb and brush the hair on the dog and they, in turn, learn to do it for themselves. The same things can be done with brushing their teeth, bathing and getting dressed. Children who have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum disorder can qualify for the PAWS Service Dogs for Children with Autism program under the following criteria: 4 - 12 years of age (applications accepted for 4 - 10 year olds) in an ongoing education program in a physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy or recreational therapy program have excellent family support If you would like to receive more information about applying for a PAWS Service Dog for Children with Autism, please contact us. If you or your child are much younger than the above minimum ages, we recommend that you visit the website of Assistance Dogs International (www.assistancedogsinternational.org) for a listing of member programs, some of which train for younger children. (From their fundraiser mailing...) Each dog ... is a true working professional, having mastered an intensive, six month training regimen, following a year of"basic training" provided by one of our volunteer puppy raisers. Here's how it works: Phase one includes a minimum of 12 sessions in public places, during which 28 commands must be mastered. We even administer a temperament test to ensure that dogs and clients are well matched. Phase two trains each dog to respond to commands to retrieve 20 diferent items, ranging in size from a dime to a 5 pound hammer. A perfect score, with no dropped items, is required. Phase three develops each dog's skills to deal with people's specific disabilities, like epilepsy, spinal cord injury, and cerebral palsy. As you can see, we invest a tremendous amount of time amd effort in a dog before it begins working as an Assistance Dog. Richard B, again. On securing a Service animal, they usually are in some kind of harness, through which a seat belt can be looped, so they don't become a living projectile in the event of a panic stop or ambulance accident. If you are afraid of dogs, or have an allergy, if you're in with the patient, swap out with your driving partner. If the dog rides in the cab, then you become the patient's care-giver. Let them sort out at the hospital who's going to claim the animal if the patient is going to be admitted, as I'm not going to delay patient care and transport if I can help it. If the LEOs are on the scene, turn the animal over to them to transport to the same ER you're headed to, and again, sort it out at the hospital.

Due to this being a so-called "family" forum, we'll just leave that to your imagination.