EMERG2011
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Hey all. Anyone on the board involved in the medical coverage for the inauguration that wants to share their horror stories? I'll go first
Arrived at staging area at 0400 to find the chain of command in complete disarray. Waited over 3 hours to get assignments to stations, and came to find that volunteers went AWOL after not getting spots near the parade route/podium. Another two hours pass (Mall now at capacity mind you appx 2million people) before transport even arrived to take us down into the thick of things. Transport dropped us off a full 11 blocks from our station, and behind 3 secret service barricades. Once at the station, we found out that of the 50 some odd stations that were supposed to be activated, only roughly 10 were active, including ours.
If there is one thing that shocked me the most was the fact that, despite us being stationed with 2 board certified MDs, we weren't given any ACLS drugs, not even an epi pen (which we desperately needed - and had to go pull over an ambu to get for an asthmatic who was completely closed up).
Anyone else have stories?
Arrived at staging area at 0400 to find the chain of command in complete disarray. Waited over 3 hours to get assignments to stations, and came to find that volunteers went AWOL after not getting spots near the parade route/podium. Another two hours pass (Mall now at capacity mind you appx 2million people) before transport even arrived to take us down into the thick of things. Transport dropped us off a full 11 blocks from our station, and behind 3 secret service barricades. Once at the station, we found out that of the 50 some odd stations that were supposed to be activated, only roughly 10 were active, including ours.
If there is one thing that shocked me the most was the fact that, despite us being stationed with 2 board certified MDs, we weren't given any ACLS drugs, not even an epi pen (which we desperately needed - and had to go pull over an ambu to get for an asthmatic who was completely closed up).
Anyone else have stories?