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Surprised? Maybe not. But I do have a problem advocating for this position, like the next comment does. As I stated, I have a huge problem with it, because in cases like this, it's wildly inappropriate. I think it stinks. They're using this instead of putting the number of ambulances...

No, it doesn't say that. Nope, it doesn't say that either. It says that's where she was pronounced dead. We have no idea when she arrested and how long they resuscitated her. How about tension pneumothorax and pericardial tamponade? We don't know that. The ambulance arrived 9...

A close friend of mine made corned beef and cabbage one night for the crew. One of her co-workers forced it down, and then went outside and threw it all up. To this day, he doesn't like eating her cooking. Oh, and they're now engaged to be married.

You've got to be kidding me. By that logic, we shouldn't work ANY trauma codes. "I'm sorry mam, but the liklihood that your daughter is going to live is slim to none, so we're just going to call her dead right here. Oh, and it's your fault." So much for treating reversible causes. Oh...

This ^^^ You said more simply the point that I was trying to get across.

An IV may only take 30 seconds in an experienced, proficient provider with someone helping him by setting up the equipment. Again, research is showing that many paramedic FFs lost their edge and are not as sharp as the medics who are transporting every day. So I would say that estimate is VERY...

I agree that we probably don't know all of the details. But to argue that it's OK to wait until you get on scene to decide if you need an ambulance, and that it's good patient care to sit there in the meantime and start IVs is just plain wrong. IVs get started while enroute to the hospital...

Let's also stop pretending that this is because they are trying to manage their resources. This is because there aren't enough ambulances on the streets to handle the call volume. You can't expect to get it right all the time when you're only using telephone triage. Many of my Delta and...

Fine. You have your opinion, I have mine. I'm still offended as a parent. Go have a handful of kids and raise them without any of them ever getting hurt, then we'll talk.

You're right. What DO you know about parenting? Precious little, apparently. I'm curious where you get off saying that bad parenting is to blame. Kids are unpredictable, and sometimes, despite the most vigilant parents, kids get somewhere they're not supposed to be. I would imagine this...

I do. Send the FD if you want to, but send the ambulance at the same time. In this article, people are clearly saying there was a delay in starting a transport ambulance. Make all the arguments you want, but delaying an ambulance is just delaying getting the patient to the care they need...

And am I missing somthing? I used Google Maps to try and figure out where the trauma centers in Houston were in comparison to the incident. It appears that the only trauma centers in Houston (all 4 are level Is, 2 are peds and 2 are adult), are all in a 2 mile loop, and all almost touching...

If that's anywhere near true, then this public safety system is failing their community. A trauma patient should not take an hour to reach a trauma center from within the city limits of a city with 2 pediatric level 1 and 2 adult level 1 trauma centers. That's abysmal, and horrendous patient care.

I don't think any of us have a problem sending the fire department at all. Just don't wait on an ambulance when a mother says "I ran over my child." No, they need a surgeon to fix them, or they will die. We don't yet do surgery in the field, so it requires getting them somewhere where they...

Actually, the family is stating exactly the opposite. They are trying to make sure the system worked well, and at first glance, it appears it did not. If it didn't work well, they want to make sure that gets fixed. Most of the time, expecially with trauma, we are NOT definitive care...

I agree with everyone else's opinion on the police and the nurse. They all did a good job. Maybe I'm a bit jaded, but..... Do you really have to be THAT dramatic, lady? Just my opinion.

I'm lucky. The police department I work with is excellent. They'll start care in a case like this before we get there, and will do whatever we ask. And it's a fairly large department in an urban setting.

I just watched the video. I think Dr. White wrote one of my textbooks. Also, the guy narrating it needs to learn how to pronounce "defibrillation". The Y is silent. <_< One of my pet peeves.