Home made rescue bags

I carry the best thing .. it's about 3 inches by 2 inches.. called a cell phone. Kinda neat, I don't even have to stop...

R/r 911
 
Here in sunny California the cell phone is tricky

You call your friend and tell them to call for help on a landline becuase all cell 911 calls are routed to the highway patrol with a guaranteed 45 min wait to speak to a dispatcher.
 
mycrofft said:
You call your friend and tell them to call for help on a landline becuase all cell 911 calls are routed to the highway patrol with a guaranteed 45 min wait to speak to a dispatcher.
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I've traveled all over the country and have found that not to be the case these days. With GPS technology required in all new phones, the call is routed to the nearest PSAP/emergency dispatcher.
 
MMiz,Thank you for being a posative feed back. I need that as you saw lol. Now that I look back at my OP I think I should have revised it a few more times before the post. Thank you for your help, it was much appreciated.
 
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MMiz said:
I've traveled all over the country and have found that not to be the case these days. With GPS technology required in all new phones, the call is routed to the nearest PSAP/emergency dispatcher.
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Nope. In california, all cell phone 911 calls are routed to Highway patrol. I have waited on hold 20 minutes to report a Still Alarm MVA. My dispatcher finally got through. I do recommend landline 911 whenever possible in California.
 
Is using a "backdoor" number possible? Around here, I can call the 10-digit number that was used before 911, and get the county calltaker. I use this trick when I'm on the border of the county and want to be able to talk to the RIGHT people.
 
daedalus said:
Nope. In california, all cell phone 911 calls are routed to Highway patrol. I have waited on hold 20 minutes to report a Still Alarm MVA. My dispatcher finally got through. I do recommend landline 911 whenever possible in California.
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Wrong again. Depending on what tower you connect to, you get the appropriate PSAP, or in some cases, local dispatch. That is, unless you're really close, or on the freeway. I once got connected to a local PD dispatch by calling 911. At home, I get the PSAP. These are all on the cell.

*Disclaimer, I'm in the IE, not the basin.

And, Jon, yes, you can dial the 7 or 10 digit dispatch number and get in. I use it for local SO from home on landline when it's not an emergency. The PSAPs are a closely guarded secret for some reason.
 
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Well..

I have a bag designed after my bag in the ambulance--
2 triangle bandages
a bunch of different sized adhesive bandages
non-adhesive bandages
6 4x4's, 6 3x3's. 10 2x2's.
burn gel (3 packets)
aspirin (low dose)
1 inch tape, 1/2 inch tape, 3 inch tape. pre-wrap. athletic tape.
sterile water.
cpr mask.
4 pair medium gloves (and 2 larges just in case I'm not alone...)
4 tongue depressors,
2 finger splits, a SAM splint,
adjustable collar,
assorted oral airways,
biohazard bag, emesis bag,
penlight,
shears, kelly forceps, bandage shears,
emergency blanket,
heat blanket,
2 hotpacks,
3 cold packs,
bulb syringe,
face mask, goggles, hand sanitizer,
window punch, seatbelt cutter, pocket knife.
oral glucose.
diaper, maxi pad.
tissues. antiseptic wipes, alcohol wipes. cotton tipped applicators.
note pad
ems field guide.
english-spanish translator.
stethoscope, BP cuff.

i think that's it...probably some more random stuff in there too...im doing this from memory.
and it all fits in a 14"x8" bag in my back seat. :o)
 
laina66 said:
4 tongue depressors,
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May I ask why you have 4 and where did you even get them? I found an ancient one in our EMS stock closet once...(I think we're talking about the same thing here, like a bite-stick?)
 
tongue depressors are the wooden "popsicle sticks"... they come in handy to putting oral airways into children, etc.
 
I have my cell phone and 7 digit number to the local department dispatchers.

I carry a separate box of gloves since in the bunch of incidents I have come upon, that is all I have ever used. The times I didn't have gloves were the times I wish i had them.

I do have a bag in my car that has several purposes. The main reason is I use it to caddy my duty gear. It carries 1 stethescope, 1 adult BP, a pair of shears, gloves, CPR mask, one 4x4, one 5x9, tape, rollergauge, bottle of asa, liquid benedryl, 1 glucose tube, several pens, several pencils, a flash light, a digital camera, a GPS unit, pair of earphones, several packs of AA batteries, cell phone charger and a bunch of other stuff that have no bearing on EMS at all. When do I use the bag? Whenever i want.
 
wow I can't believe how much some people carry. For starters in WI I'm not really required to stop. For an MVC first 3 cars passing by are required to stop as witness/aid but nobody knows that law and how could you enforce it?

Like R/r said I carry my cell phone, no matter what level you're trained to the best care you could possibly provide is getting them to the hospital (call 911). I keep a box of gloves somewhere under the back seat. If I stop and stay stopped 99% of the time I'll be holding C-spine so I don't need any other gear. Even if I'm not holding C-spine the only care I'm providing is boy scout first aid, life saving care. I could care less about getting vitals, using finger splints, ice packs, band-aids etc. If I get to that point it means either you're stable, it wasn't worth my time to stop in the first place, or the first responders take way too long.
 
15 days is'nt dead?


been a boaring couple nights
 
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KEVD18 said:
strong work, bringing this one back from the dead to add that.....
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Ever the cynical one.
All morning (no clinicals, and doing practice practicals in class tonight, so I have had free time for a change), and I have yet to see a positive post out of you.
You are worse then an old housewife. Nag nag nag nag nag.
I couldn't find an exact quote, so fast forward to 0:40.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7k00o0C5b0
 
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