ptfd121

First off, I'd like to say thanks to EMTKELLY for comming up with the old Dynamed shirt. It recieved alot of comments from some old school E.M.T.'s that came to our open house. THANKS!!!!!! I owe you one. I am looking for an old Biophone or a Biocom. If anyone out there knows where there is one sitting around gathering dust, email me at ladder121@horizonview.net and I'll be happy to get with you on buying it. I am looking for any old E.M.S. stuff to ad to my historical collection, so if you have anything laying around, email me. I might be interested. Thanks again Dan

I had that happen to me about 5 years ago while working on an antique rescue truck. I put a new master cylinder in and had my son help me bleed the brakes. He must have been smoking crack that day, because I said "hold up" and he heard "go ahead and squirt nasty caustic brake fluid in my eye" That hurt really bad!

Hi Just wanted to say thanks again for sending me the shirt! I can't wait to get it. That will go great in the display. I owe you one! Thanks again. Dan

I guess the blood and guts are the typical EMS gore that everyone sees. After reading the other posts it broadened my view of what I will remember as the most terrible thing I have seen. The 18 year old girl with a nasty case of Meningitis. I had never seen anyone with Meningitis who was this bad and still talking. She had been sick for a couple of days with the typical symptons, and by know was so bad that her airway had begine filling with blood and tissue. She was dead already, she just didn't know it. Her parents were at the hospital with her and I will always remember her crying to her mother telling her she did not want to die. Then she grabs my nurse (flight nurse) and asked her to keep her from dying. How do you look at a young kid you know is going to be dead in a few minutes, and there aint a damned thing you can do about it, and tell her the truth? We had to sedate and intubate her, so the last words to her mother were a crying plea of "mom, don't let me die". Then as we are going out the door, the poor parents are there, looking at you as their kids savior.They are really crying now, even dad( which just breaks my heart when dad starts crying) because the E.R. doc has just told them their daughter probably will not live to see the end of a 15 minute helicopter flight. The parents give you the old "take good care of her, we know she's in good hands, you guys are the best around". She never made it to the recieving hospital. I don't care how cold hearted you are, that is something that will stick with you forever. There was a long debriefing after that one. But it still stands out in my mind as the most graphic thing I have seen or experienced.

Last year a car rolled over on the freeway and an unrestrained passenger came out the sunroof, while the car was sliding on it's roof over his head. That was really nasty.

Ahh, no problem. I thought the were horid myself, but they are a piece of history and would look good in my display. Thanks

That would be great! I have been searching everywhere for these things. I've tried every thrift store in central Ohio, stopped by many fire/EMS departments and knowbody seems to have kept them. If you do have some and are interested in selling them, let me know. Many thanks Dan

I posted this in the classified section but it hasn't been looked at to much, so I'll try here. I am looking for a vintage uniform shirt. I believe it was made by Dynamed. I have been told it was made in the late 70's or 80's. They were a smock type shirt that zipped up and usually came in either blue, white, or orange and had either blue or white sleeves. I have a small collection of antique E.M.S. equipment, and would like to find a shirt before Oct. 8th as we are having an open house at the fire station with a historical display. If anyone out there has one they want to sell, email me at : ladder121@horizonview.net Email me a picture and the price you are asking for the shirt and I'll get back with you. Thanks Dan Gilmore Firefighter/Medic PLain Township F.D. Medic, Medflight of Ohio