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I'll mirror that sentiment, Sometimes, it takes us a while to figure out what we're doing, if we every are really able too. I came into this field after walkiing out of grad school. It took a little while for my parents to understand, but working in public safety has made me feel like I have...

Did the RA and student life thing for 5 years. no, it's not required, but it does help in our reports for our bosses. I'd get EMS unit number and agency. I'd only specifically ask for LEO names, that way they could easily coordinate with the agency about any pending charges. Likewise, the LEOs...

Also a potential for some interesting trauma.In our area we had a flyout this past year for head lac w/ altered loc at one, and the year before a basal skull fracture.

I can't necessarily claim saves... But if one came along 4th party, I'd claim it, and from a technical standpoint their my patient first. Any time you influence the outcome, whether there or not, you played a role in the event.

Definitely some good footage for identifying sings and symptoms. Out of curiosity, has anyone on here participated in any of the CDP drills down in Alabama? I'd be curious to get their input on how their experiences compared, or how prepared they feel.

Does the Association have Trustees or other Advisors? If the operational chain of command is working I'd try the administrative side of things.

Definitely not from the MD portion, or VA either. There are only really 4 or 5 privates running for the area, and non are AMR.

We are strongly encouraged to only use names in our comm center. There have been issues with stalkers in the past, and we deal with some very unhappy people on LE side of the room. We also work beside a jail and our sheriff office. People tend to not distinguish between us and the deputies or...

Ideally overdose card is the most appropriate choice if you have the information. Like Dr. Parasite said, there is no intoxication code, I think the code I usually end up with is either something to do with vomiting or no other applicable codes. I've never seen a reasoning on it, but it probably...

I thought the same today, if local centers paid like that... I could maybe make some spending money.

See, that's the thing I found interesting, people seem to be glossing over the exact MOI. Falling off a bike to the left or right vs laying it down vs over the handle bars are 3 very different MOI that can be present when your dispatched to a call like this. If the patient went over the bars...

In terms of MOI, what is the exact MOI here? Did he go over the over the top? or did he go off sideways? Doe he remember how? and how were you able to verify no LOC? Back in college I underwent significant MOI incident falling down a flight of bleachers on my head and neck about 70 feet. I...

Just for everyone's reference , 27 Delta Codes are for unconscious, not alert, central or multiple wounds, and multi-patient incidents... Everything else is a Bravo or Alpha. Like others have said, a lot of the problem is going to fall on caller. They are emotionally, evasive, and often...

Hopefully she learned her lesson as I was very unpleasant with her, and reiterated the fact that only by sheer luck did I even have my phone with in our call center, and if I hadn't just taken it out of my pocket to get more comfortable, no one would've known there was an emergency.

After tonight... MTV is officially dead to me, I've tried to make it work the last couple years, but that just killed it. On a side note, my wife learned that texting me , while at work, about an emergency is not the same as calling 911... Thank God it wasn't serious, but what the hell happened...

A few more links on the subject of L&S studies, as well as the ambulance accidents. Is Ambulance Transport Time With Lights and Siren Faster Than That Without? Patient Outcome Using Medical Protocol to Limit "Lights and Siren" Transport Dispelling Myths on Ambulance Accidents Also an...

http://www.emergencydispatch.org/articles/donoharm1.htm It's pretty far down in the discussion on MPDS, but the statistic specifically comes from Salt Lake City.

Never scene that video before... It made my day. I found a few more to share. Some edited faux HDR shots, the first one was also applied to a canvas texture. Unedited:

Fire in the middle of nowhere... Always unpleasant, but also great training tools for new dispatchers. They tend to forget how big the county gets until your first due truck doesn't arrive for 20 minutes and and your second at 40.... not to mention all the re-alerts.

Yeah the unconscious/fainting card is my least favorite, especially since the latest versions of the software force you to it when people state they felt light-headed when they fell, or nearly passed out from the pain.