WANTYNU

OK here’s another one of my two for one post answers: Well I can understand your skepticism, and to be honest I did enter this discussion with a “tongue in cheek” post. However, two things, A LOT (I’m still trying to find out how many) of the stamped metal or plastic O2 keys are still being made, and sold. So there must be a demand (I hope anyway). :wink: Most folks in the NY and NJ area HAVE to use some form of wrench, so ( for this area anyway) you can conclude 1 of two scenarios; 1 the tanks have no toggle and need a wrench, 2 the toggles fall off. As for the toggles, they fall off, I have seen many, many tanks with the tell tale pin hole whole where the roll pin and handle used to be, and have found more than one “escaped” toggle running loose in the bottom of our O2 bag. As a side note, I sail a good amount and if you ever want to study good rigging and knots look at a sail boat. When you do, you will NEVER find a simple roll pin lever or hinge, as the roll pins will loosen and fall out (at the time when you need them most, thank you uncle Murphy). Every pin type anchor or shackle is secured with a threaded rod and cotter pin, or at least a cotter pin. Since you work in an urban environment, you must have multi-floor dwellings, I’m sure you don’t carry three tanks with you to every job. (and please show enough respect not to say well you check the bag before every call)… We all check (or should check) our rig and equipment at the start of the tour, and restock after every job as needed, but if you have any reasonable job volume, I’m sure you don't open your bag and check it BEFORE each run. What do you do if the pin falls out in route to the patient? Ever had one (plastic O2 wrench) break on you? We keep the bus running, but use a kill switch so we can take the keys out the ignition. In my part of town, you don’t want someone moving the ambulance without knowing who you've given the keys to. :? Be Safe, WANTYNU

In my book, ya gotta give credit to a great product, or product line. I have used Rain-X windshield wipers (they last 3 time longer) and work better then any others I've tried. Their Washer fluid is a weird color (puke orange) but works great (on snow or bugs), and finally, not having the luxury of being able to wash my car on my own, I use a local automated car wash, they just included a Rain-X finish, I no longer order the hot wax as I find the Rain-X has a better finish (no streaks) and last longer as well. My only thought is something that works that well CAN'T be good for the environment... what will we find out about this "miracle" product 10 years from now? -w

Ya, we tried those, they don’t last long on our mean streets, still a few floating around, but what do you do, when they break off? -w How many calls do you run in a shift? -w

Nature abhors a vacuum, so if want him to leave you'll just have to come up with a worse joke of your own.... -w

We carry D and E tanks, they last 1 to 3 uses, we have an average of 3 to 8 jobs in an 8 hour shift. in 24 hours the tanks / regulators don't get "depressurized", but they do get changed often. The more you use a tool, the more important the quality of the tool is. IMHO -w

static electric defibrillator

What no Oxygen Wrench? :wink: -w

Got one at a flea market, I figured I use it for camping, found the same you did, that they're not worth carrying, I opened it up and found out why, they have a small DC magneto generator (magnet through a coil) connected to two WATCH batteries to hold the charge. Provide better cardio then light.... -w

And when you get married, it will take on a whole new meaning, Then I'll LMAO... :twisted: -w

Underwater Hair dryer... -w

Old, Old, Old,

An Oxygen Wrench -w

Well stated Dwayne, bigotry in any form is an ugly thing and is always based on ignorance. It’s also not a surprise that Joseph Stalin supported almost all of the aforementioned garbage that was posted, and he was a Communist….. It takes guts to stand up for what is right, funny I was also thinking Nature verses Nurture, but you made the same argument quite eloquently. Well done. I figured I’d add a quote from another famous “liberal” that underlines the point. It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. — Abraham Lincoln. Be Safe, WANTYNU

Damn dude, you're famous... How much you charge to speak at our knitting club?

I think its a great display of open mindedness... He's open to any idea as long as its his.... or was that a display of mind expansion, but that would be picked up with the test :shock: -w Yea and what's with the voice thing, I thought he'd sound like the Marlboro man... :wink:

Hey Dust, I’m confused, it seems that Siren Man basically reiterated what I have been saying, so to me your previous post to me did not entirely make sense. I guess at this point a couple of things should be noted here. First I listened to you on EMS solutions http://ems-safety.com/audio.htm , great job, I thought you were very articulate in your responses, the essence of your thoughts were well verbalized. Second, I’d personally like to move on with this debate, I have been involved with training in various fields for many years, and although not involved with “professional” EMS for anywhere as long as you and many of my counterparts on this site, I do think I come to the table with a valid yet different perspective. I went into corporate America as soon as I finished college and realized I was not going onto medical school, however I have held an AHA BLS card since 1977 and was trained in wilderness first aid and rescue in 1975. My point about 2 year degrees, is that they are just that, and when compared to other professions must be view within the context of their subject matter. I form this opinion from many discussions I have held with someone I teach with a well as a close friend of mine who is also the Assistant Dean a one of NY’s preeminent nursing schools. In other words I am not completely ignorant about the world of nursing education. Law school and most Masters are only two years; however you need a 4 year as an entry point. I am by no means drawing any parallel here to an associate’s degree. My statement comparing LPN and Paramedic 2 year was the only entry requirement was high school, and in fact I believe most medic 2 year programs require an EMT cert prior to entry (which, however little it may be, is still an additional education requirement). In the end, our “Profession” (and I use the term very loosely), is faced with a dilemma, how do we progress without alienating ourselves from the folks that have spent their professional lives justifying our existence, the public service sector, and yet incorporate ourselves into the true arena we should be included in, the hospital system itself, since we are clearly the middle men (and women) who form the bridge? It is my personal view we must radically raise the bar, of both education and professionalism, and (I’m sure you’ll like this next thought) if that means some blood must be spilt, so be it. As always IMHO Be safe, WANTYNU

A partner of mine at the time was working for a different hospital, when the same thing happened, His partner, a perdiem, pushed the epi (worse yet you’re supposed to push lasix SLOOOOOW), this guy banged it. 10 mg of 1:1000 does not do good things to the heart. Patient went into vfib arrest, flat lined and died… No happy outcome here, as he tells me the HOSPITAL buried it. The story is plausible, at first I thought it was bull, as who would do something like that. I can’t really say since I wasn’t there, but we still carry the same vials of epi and lasix, and they do look similar, but since that story, I moved them to opposite sides of our drug bag. -w

Well as you may know, in NYC we can’t refuse to bring you to the hospital, which in this contest gives us an unfair advantage, so I’ve transported the following to the ED: And the Oscar goes to: A tough drug dealer type who stubbed his toe on a sewer cover, when once in the back of the bus and we removed his shoe (with lots of “Oh G-d its killing me”) to observe a black and blue toe with a small abrasion, after we told him he might lose his toenail he started to cry (yes cry) and then he stated “I feel cold, I’ve lost a lot of blood” with tears coming from our eyes my partner told him we might have to remove his foot to stop the bleeding but we would try to save it, he started to ball. But the funniest part was when he called for “his Bit*h”, who came to the back of the bus opened the door, looked at his toe, and in front of his “peeps” called him a “Big Pussy” at which point everyone cracked up, then she said “give me the cash” to which he pulled a 3” roll of what looked like hundreds out of his pocket and gave it to her… he didn’t say another word all the way to the ED… Not until later did it occur to me I should have asked for payment in CASH… >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Transported a PAPER CUT, call came in as a “heavy bleeder” priority 3, the woman was at the local phone company complaining about her bill, she cut her index finger to MAYBE give enough blood to get a read on a Glucose Monitor. The hospital was 5 blocks away (you could see it from the location), she thought she would sue the phone company for damages… I wished her luck, and made her sign the payment guarantee on the ACR. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And the best was I met Bat Man! He explained he locked his costume and cape in the Bat mobile and needed a ride to the bat cave, when I told him I had to take him to see the doctor first, he agreed as long as I promised not to reveal his true identity… -w

OK, OK, but if she says yes, don’t call back in 5 years asking “what did I do!!!”, it is understood you do this by your own free will. A handsome cab (horse drawn carriage) around central park, ask the driver to stop at Bethesda Fountain (the center of the 72 st transverse) around $40 an hour. Drinks and Dinner at the “Top of the Rock” at Rockefeller center, around $200 (depending on drinks) dazzling view of NYC. (need to call a couple of months in advance for a good table). I’m not sure when it opens but Rock center also has an Ice skating rink, if it’s open, rent some skates and get on bended knee in the center of rink. Around $80. There, that’s three sure fire spots, don’t blame me if they work…. -w

You talking about the crash in the EAST river? It was a tourist chopper in the Hudson. Going back to the big Cluster on the East river, if you noticed with all FD and PD on scene, it was still a private unit that transported…. You talking about the crash in the EAST river? It was a tourest

This may be a “NYC” thing, but if you remember EMS shared quarters (cooked, ate and slept, and switched on and off the Rig and Bus with) FDNY, with PD stationed across the street…. Yea that happens; if you believe that I have a slightly used bridge to sell you. I think the writers played too much SIM CITY. -w Rescue 77, was the LAFD show, never watched it... Allways thought it was the first of Third Watch becasue I always missed it (never did get to see it), sorry just assumed (yea, yea, I know what happens when you ASSUME anything...)

First episode of Third Watch.... Couldn't find that technique in the LP manual... -w

Marriage?!? Oh boy! Well good luck, and remember: Marriage is a great institution, as long as you don’t mind being institutionalized. -w

LOL, Just happened to see it a few days ago (Hey I've been working!) LMAO!!! it was SUPERBAD! -w

Wendy, look at it this way, at least they had O2 on the patient in the first place! Think about how many "EMS medical scenes" you’ve seen where they put the mask on backwards, or put the stretcher in backwards, or have no sheets on the stretcher, or don't connect the mask to anything at all. Then there is my all time favorite: At the end of the big shoot out, have a nice long leisurely talk with the hero in the back of the bus as he/she is being bandaged up after being shot 5 times while saving the world... No rush, the world is safe… -w