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I have no idea where you got the information that it stays only in the West LA area and that LA County Fire doesn't use them. UCLA Mobile Stroke Unit alternates from Santa Monica to Lakewood, Signal Hill and Cerritos with LA County Fire. They tweeted on March 5th and March 7th that they were...

Yes I called from a cell phone and the intersection is literally the border of two cities. I knew the exact location of where I was. When cars are swerving to avoid the hydrant in the middle of the street and the street is starting to flood because of the amount of water coming out, it would be...

I remember one time a car ran over a fire hydrant and tried to flee the scene with its tires flat and water gushing into the air/street and other cars were almost crashing into each other trying to avoid it. When I called 911, I got bounced around 3 times because I was on the border of 2 cities...

Followed up with the hospital. 7.9 potassium upon arrival. Kaexalyte and albuterol given in ER, transferred to ICU and AMA'd out the next night after a successful dialysis treatment and an appointment with the vascular surgeon. Apparently, the fistula had a clot that was treated. Nurse said the...

I should have been more clear, the dialysis center was the one who treated him with this prior to us getting there. I wanted to write the scenario as if he was untreated to see if you as a pre-hospital provider would have done the same treatment or left it up to the hospital. This specific...

Fire Based EMS already :). Treated with Sodium Bicarb, calcium chloride, glucose and insulin. Hospital later gave Kiexalyte while trying to find out what to do regarding the fistula.

Yes. Every year he says he gets an EKG and he had an echo cardiogram done 3 years ago. It's also pretty interesting how he has hyperkalemia yet he says he felt fine.

You get a call for a 62yo diabetic male who has not had dialysis for 5 days due to his fistula being clotted/dialysis staff unable to dialyze him despite multiple attempts. They inform you his last potassium was 7.0 (normal 3.5-5) the day before, so it has to be higher today. Blood pressure...

I had 1 of my old friends work as a EMT for AmeriCare and he said their personal relationship with the fire department wasn't bad and although there wasn't a policy that said the ambulance couldn't treat patients before FD got there, he said FD didn't really like that they weren't first on scene...

Well, maybe. But considering it was literally almost the exact circumstances as the fine they had received previously and the Department of Public Health was the one who handed that down, I went down that path. I forgot to mention the other things I complained about was the first 2 EKG machines...

It's California LOL. I've filed a complaint on a hospital one time when they almost killed my father by overdosing him on Dilaudid in the ER and the nurses not knowing what to do after. I had to bag my own father for about 2 minutes until more competent staff showed up. Not to mention this same...

Correct, they don't have all their rights, but they have basic rights (1st amendment, 4th amendment, 5th amendment, 14th amendment, etc.). Also, not all US citizens have ALL their rights. Specifically felons....A felon who is a US citizens can't buy/own a firearm (2nd amendment) and can't vote...

Neither can US citizens who are felons or on parole...

The key words are "any" person."Any" refers to any, not just legal. Illegal alliens are still entitled to due process and rights of legal citizens in the US. It takes 1 minute to research that on Google. For example, read the court case I posted.

The courts have ruled the same protections and rights apply to illegal aliens. Read U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark back in 1896 and the 14th Amendment. In the 14th amendment, it specifically states: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the...

You do realize the Constitution and bill of rights applies to everyone in the US regardless of citizenship status right? We might not agree with it, but that's what it is. I learned this back in High School history class

Law Enforcement does not have the authority to "demand" identification from all occupants in a traffic stop unless they have reasonable suspicion the passengers doing something or if the occupants committed an offense also. Just because a driver is stopped for speeding, etc., doesn't mean the...

Im not expecting them to pull out a tube or anything like that, no. I simply wanted to know if any agency has a policy that directly dictates that their crew can or cannot use another agency's supplies, as long as they are certified to. Obviously, your not going to use supplies/equipment you...

Thanks for the response. I figured that. The obvious part everyone should know is don't use something your not trained/certified in. Sounds like no service will really have a direct policy as it probably doesn't come up a lot

Thanks for the reply. I think what I meant was: Is there any policy your department has that allows you or authorizes you to use another company's equipment during mutual aid? Let's say you have a critical patient and you have to ride in the back with the other ambulance, do you have a policy...