0 minutes : initial tone out
if no response after 2 min: re-tone (2nd Alert)
if still no response after 4 min: re-tone (3rd Alert)
county police ambulance ( ALS ) is also dispatched at that time or mutual aid dept if county bus is unavailable
Glucometers in New York are an ALS ONLY thing.
In order for your service to have and use them a "Limited Laboratory License " is required from the state.
We cascade our "D" tanks. Only those trained and qualified on the system are authorized to use the system ( I being one of those people)
( 6 "H" tank system with a steel box type unit that the "D" tanks are put in. The unit has a safety interlock that unless the small tank is secure and the...
On the bus:
1 "M"
1 "D" in primary airway bag
1 "D" in secondary airway bag
2 "D" spares located on front of bench seat (secured in place, of course)
Fly car:
1 "D" in primary Airway bag
1 "D" spare
OK I know this is off topic but...
WHAT?
OK let me get this straight...
you're way way way ( ie 20 miles the other side of nowhere ) out with an adult pt that would more than likely benefit from air transport vs. ground, you CANNOT call for a bird???
However, if you have a kid in the same...
EMTD29
EMTD (EMT-D) when NYS recognized such a thing.
when I originally ( not for this site) created my moniker, I was 29 years old
and the department I was in at the time has 29 as the county dept. number
I just used the same name here as I did on as all the other sites ( the village, the...