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    Funny EMS Picts

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    I've run the middle of the night toothache call. Very recently, as a matter of fact. Not an abcess, just a toothache. Nobody in the house would take him to the ER because even they knew nothing would be done for him, so he called 911. Boy, was he pissed when he was sent straight to the waiting room.

    PCR Shortage

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    This is NYS attempt to force agencies to go to electronic PCR's. They will not be printing up anymore and while they will allow agencies to print their own. They have to follow the current PCR format inlcuding copies and colors. This can be expensive and wind up costing more than going to say the e-PCR.

    It will happen and agencies will have to fit the bill. NJ did pretty much the same thing a few years ago.

    The same thing is happening here in GA. All GA services will be using E-PCR'S by 2012. We've been told the Dept. of Community Health is gonna stop printing the PCR's, not just "accidentally" run out of them, as has happened in NY.

    Michael Jackson has died

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    Ok I have a question for everyone. I have attached a link to what the media claims is a picture of Michael Jackson being taken to the ambulance. I see a collar on him, and a BVM. From what I see the collar is pretty far up and looks to be over his bottom lip, or very close. I do not see ANY sign of the ET tube coming out of his mouth. My question is this: did they have to cric him? and if so why? Or is this another case like that of Elvis, someone wanting to disappear from society? Seems strange to me, any thought, comments or?

    http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/06/75724/index.html

    That's the tube holder across his mouth, not a C collar.

    Man, that's one code I definitely wouldn't wanna be around.

    Are all radio DJ's fat?

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    In the mid 80's, long before I began my career in EMS, I worked in radio as a DJ. Like an EMS service that posts trucks throughout their service area in parking lots (like mine), leaving us sitting in trucks for hours doing nothing in between calls but snacking & napping, DJ's do pretty much the same thing. I did a 1900-0000 show five nights a week, plus one weekend shift. With nothing to do but play music, speak into the mic every 8 minutes or so, drink Cokes & order pizza, I gained 20 lbs in 4 months. I was only 20 years old & never weighed more than 120 lbs before then. If you're more successful in radio (which I wasn't), or work in a larger market (which I didn't), say, on the wacky morning show, you get free food sent to the studio from restaurants wanting an on-air mentions, junk food at personal apperances & concerts, etc. Those scenes in "Private Parts" of Howard Stern wolfing down buckets of fried chicken were pretty true to life.

    So, while "air personalities" (that's what they call themselves now) aren't the most physical people in the world, those who take the time to eat right and exercise (like Stern) look great well into middle age. Those who don't look like Bubba the Love Sponge.

    The real reason you hear about so many radio people on diets these days is because they're getting free gym memberships & personal training in exchange for commercial air time. Wish I'd had that in the mid 80's.

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