On those slow days, how do you pass the time?

No, we don't go out of service for using something menial. But going in service without getting a chance to check out the rig seems... wrong?

Would you OOS if your suction wasn't working and you didn't have a manual back-up? If yes, why would you go in service without checking that these things work?

I could see getting there early to check, if I was getting paid for it. I'm not going to make sure a company vehicle is good to go on my time.
 
For you guys that say your work out, now what if you get on a call after a workout and your arms feel like jelly? Do you just do a lite workout?
 
adamjh3 said:
Wow, really? I could see some legal issues if a rig goes in service and is missing something required to be on it. Especially if it's needed during a call.
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we get paid to work 12 hours (7am to 7pm, etc). at 7am, we can get sent on a call, and at 7pm, the night shifts often come in and have jobs holding.

While I agree with you that you should check your truck before you go on a call, I refuse to come in before the start of my shift (ie, on my own time when I won't be getting paid) to check my truck. If the agency wants to pay me 15-30 minutes before my 12 hour shift, I will gladly come in early, and check my truck so everyone knows it is good to go, but the reality is you can get a job a minute after the start of your shift.
 
adamjh3 said:
No, we don't go out of service for using something menial. But going in service without getting a chance to check out the rig seems... wrong?

Would you OOS if your suction wasn't working and you didn't have a manual back-up? If yes, why would you go in service without checking that these things work?

I could see getting there early to check, if I was getting paid for it. I'm not going to make sure a company vehicle is good to go on my time.
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what i meant was, for a truck that is only in service say 7a-7p or 07-23, yes, you better be checking before you put it in service, and i don't know of any company that does not allow you to punch in at least 5min before your shift starts, so you can have a good portion of rigcheck done by shift start.

however, for a truck that is in service 24/7, and doesn't go OOS unless its a major issue, you can and sometimes will get a call before you get a chance to do a full rig check, and at that point you have to know your offgoing crew and whether or not you can trust them when they say the truck is good, and whether or not they will remember to tell you if something is not working properly or needs replaced, KWIM?
 
adamjh3 said:
Wow, really? I could see some legal issues if a rig goes in service and is missing something required to be on it. Especially if it's needed during a call.
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Absolutely.

I would have thought that as a (the!) responsible clinician it's your responsibility to check this stuff.

If someone dies, or harm is caused or not prevented, through a kit failure or absence who do you suppose will be explaining this to the judge? The company? The dispatcher? Or the clinician?
 
Our crew is a night crew, and we have a tv show for pretty much every night we are on, so if we arnt on any calls we can watch that and talk about the shows
 
Geez, how long does it take you guys to check out a rig?

I can change my main o2, gurney o2, check/switch batteries in our monitors and gurney jump/med bag in under 5 minutes probably. Then maybe another 5 to go through the cabinets in the rig.

There's not THAT much stuff on there. Hell, 80% of it is never used anyway.
 
Wash as many trucks as I can, clean the station, if all else fails and it's a nice summer day, patrol in our Polaris Ranger.....
 
Hulu Desktop, iPad, Netflix Streaming vids, Medical Podcasts, reading, and prepping the rig or helping out another medic with documenting med expiration dates, stocking their rig, or cutting up with the fellas over at dispatch.
 
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