KnightRider
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This is for the 24 hour guys really.
I work 24 hour shifts for a private EMS company. We do not do alot of "emergency" runs, but rather inter-facility transfers, discharges, and doctors appointments. Lately, it's starting to anger me because of the disparity in dispatching runs. The ALS crews get a relatively easy shift, while the BLS crews run their butts off. Sometimes, you have more ALS then BLS. We even have a ALS crew in the city 40 miles away and they seldom see a run, because they are sending the BLS crew all the way to their area to take what should be their runs. There is a dispatcher who will rotate pretty evenly. However, I am not always fortunate enough to work with him. We will literally run nearly all of the 24 hours. I ahve spoken to the other dispatchers and they want to keep the ALS crews more available. I feel its becoming a safety issue as I can barely stay awake to drive sometimes long distances and sometimes can not think straight. After hours, the EMT-B's will also be wheelchair van drivers for discharges not needing a stretcher. No sooner do you get in your bunk and the phone rings again and you are up.
Any advice??
I work 24 hour shifts for a private EMS company. We do not do alot of "emergency" runs, but rather inter-facility transfers, discharges, and doctors appointments. Lately, it's starting to anger me because of the disparity in dispatching runs. The ALS crews get a relatively easy shift, while the BLS crews run their butts off. Sometimes, you have more ALS then BLS. We even have a ALS crew in the city 40 miles away and they seldom see a run, because they are sending the BLS crew all the way to their area to take what should be their runs. There is a dispatcher who will rotate pretty evenly. However, I am not always fortunate enough to work with him. We will literally run nearly all of the 24 hours. I ahve spoken to the other dispatchers and they want to keep the ALS crews more available. I feel its becoming a safety issue as I can barely stay awake to drive sometimes long distances and sometimes can not think straight. After hours, the EMT-B's will also be wheelchair van drivers for discharges not needing a stretcher. No sooner do you get in your bunk and the phone rings again and you are up.
Any advice??
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