Recent content by JimH

Old Ambulance Equipment The Professional Car website is a good place to find things like that- http://www.professionalcar.org/ They have a good forum, and if they don't have something- they know who does. Also things show up from time to time on Ebay- prices can be really good to ridiculous-

The NTSB has issued a preliminary report on the Mercy Air 2 accident. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20061220X01815&key=1

I saw some photos of the helo, it did have a wire strike kit installed, but they are only effective in protecting the cabin area- If a main rotor clips something, there is nothing that will help.

Here is what the FAA has released so far- http://www.faa.gov/data_statistics/accident_incident/preliminary_data/media/B_1211_N.txt

I read one report saying fog may have been a factor, and they may have clipped some power lines. Also said some witness said they saw the helo in distress, but what that means is anyone's guess until something comes out. NTSB usually has a preliminary report posted within a week saying what is...

and being called "dog killer" the rest of the shift. The list goes on and on, but I am sure you get the point. So, it did make me laugh and I wasn't feeling quite as bad about it as the day went on, but it still sucked. I think there's a special place in Hell for people like us, I managed...

Just out of curiosity, what was she doing at the gym? (I just began a swim workout at my gym, and have been swimming since I can remember, now, I find I am dealing with an allergy to chlorine- onset and symptoms sound similar)

Under must reads, but definitly not for your grandmother, I would put "The House Of God", by Dr Samuel Shem high on the list. It is not an EMS book, but it is something I wish I had real earlier. It is about an MD going through his internship in an east coast teaching hospital, and is almost...

Alien Investigator Come to think of it, I think I did that for a while;-)

"As a teacher I am failing to create exciting and engaging lessons. The administration is failing to meet student needs. I'm failing to create positive emotional connections with all of my students." HI Matt, I don't know what type of school you teach in, but when I went back to school...

I think there are probably degrees of burn out- in my case, it was total and complete. I remember my EMT being up for renewal, and I finished the class, and decided not to take the county exam, and it was a good time to make a break. I was already in A&P school, and I took a security position...

A wierd day I was once doing standby at Orange County International Raceway (a long gone facility), a normally long, boring assignment. It was for a filming of a commercial, and we were in the unit at the base of the tower. OCIR was on the south approach to El Toro MCAS, and planes were...

Old Ambulances Someone posted this link on another site- amazing that someone would pay $15,000 for this- a 1962 Corvair van ambulance! Actually looking in the door, it does'nt look as roomy as a Cadillac high top-...

5 years seems to be the average, but remember that average means just that. I worked 15 years in the field, but 10 years of it was with a special event service, if not for that, I would have burned out sooner. Posting to this group is the first thing EMS related I have done in over 10 years-...