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  1. A Queens man died from lack of oxygen as confused firefighters circled his house for 37 minutes because they couldn't find the address on their outdated map, The Post has learned. Tom Gallagher, 69, a retired stationary engineer for Fordham University, was in his bedroom at his Little Neck home on Van Nostrand Court just after 10 p.m. Monday when he lost consciousness, his distraught family said. While his son tried to revive him, firefighters rushing to his aid drove by his cul de sac several times without spotting the entrance. Their rig was not equipped with GPS or electronic maps -- which are not installed in any FDNY or EMS vehicles. Instead, they relied on a 2005 Hagstrom map they keep on their dashboard. Gallagher's family -- which includes a retired fire chief brother and a retired firefighter nephew -- called 911 at 10:21 p.m. to report a heart attack. With the nearest ambulance five miles away in Flushing, the FDNY dispatcher alerted Engine Co. 313, located eight blocks from Gallagher's house, straight down Northern Boulevard. Inside the firehouse, a wall map has Van Nostrand Court added in black magic marker. Engine 313 drove back and forth for several minutes along West End Avenue, which offers access to Van Nostrand Court, witnesses said. At one point, they took off for a similar address in Van Nostrand Place in Douglaston before doubling back to Little Neck. They showed up 37 minutes after the call was placed. Gallagher's family was later stunned to learn he had died from lack of oxygen, not a heart attack. "The doctor said there were no enzymes in the blood indicating a heart attack, no swelling of the head indicating an injury or aneurysm," said his daughter Maura Gallagher, 42. An ambulance from Flushing Hospital arrived at the house 12 minutes after their emergency call -- six minutes too late to avert brain death. The medics also appeared to be lost, the family said. Gallagher's wife, Mary, said she had to run to Little Neck Parkway, to flag down the ambulance. "I don't blame the firefighters for this. They do a lot of brave things, and I respect them," she said. "It was unfortunate the FDNY couldn't find us. Van Nostrand Court needs to be put on a map." The FDNY said instructions on Van Nostrand Court, a no-car lane dotted with about 30 homes, were being added to the department database. "We are working right now to make certain there are additional instructions within Fire and EMS systems, so in any future cases, they all have the information to quickly locate this unmarked street," spokesman Steve Ritea said. The city has no plans to install electronic mapping in fire or EMS rigs, the FDNY said. Republished with permission of The New York Post. <BR itxtvisited="1"><P itxtvisited="1"> RSS Feeds for EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News Section
  2. I think my first DUH moment was. I have been an EMT for maybe for a month and we got called to the local high school. There was a wrestling tournoment with like around 400 wrestlers. But anyway the call came in as a male patient that had been dropped on his head and couldn't mive his legs or arms. Well we arrive on scene to find the patient lying there on the matt. Remind you that there were still matches going on. So we tried to get the patient packaged up as fast as when could just to get him out of there. So of course we do a full c-spine precaution. Then i was in charge of calling the hospital and telling them what we had. So in the meen time the otjer emts finished getting the patient ready for transport. So when we get to the hospital we takes the blankets of the patient and come to find out that he was in head blocks but there were no spider straps attached to the board to hold the patient in place. So of course I was like holy crap and ran out to the ambulance and got some straps and ran back in and put them on the board and patient. Then like 2 mins later the Dr. comes over and says we can take the patient off the board and leave him in the collar. So I was like well crap and the ER nurse was just laughing that we freaked out and put straps on and then the Dr took them off
  3. Ya I agree with you guys that it sounds like a bunch of crap to me. This is actually going to be something that they are looking at in PA for those of you that were asking me where this is at. So just thought that I would let everyone know.
  4. Apr. 28--In Millcreek Township, call 9-1-1 for emergency services or you could be fined. The supervisors put teeth into the township's support of the 9-1-1 system by adopting an ordinance Tuesday night that requires businesses and residents to call 9-1-1 for emergencies. The ordinance will take effect five business days after its passage, said Supervisor Joseph Kujawa. The county's 9-1-1 center dispatches Millcreek Paramedic Service and the closest Millcreek volunteer fire department when somebody in Millcreek dials the emergency number. MPS is the township-designated ambulance provider. But for years, MPS' competitor, EmergyCare, has advertised an 870-1000 phone number for Millcreek residents who want that ambulance service for emergency or nonemergency calls. The use of that number for emergencies has been a point of contention between Millcreek officials and EmergyCare. But the Millcreek ordinance would require residents and businesses -- regardless of whether they have memberships with EmergyCare -- to call 9-1-1 for emergencies in the township. And EmergyCare would be required to forward any Millcreek calls from the 870-1000 number to 9-1-1. The ordinance was unanimously adopted by Kujawa and fellow supervisors Brian McGrath and Richard Figaski as about 75 Millcreek firefighters and emergency medical technicians applauded. Residents could be fined, though that is not the intent of the ordinance, Figaski said. More likely, violations would lead to fines against Millcreek businesses, including nursing homes, and against EmergyCare, if it does not forward emergency calls to 9-1-1, he said. Fines for various violations would range from $250 to $1,000. The Millcreek fire inspector's office will be in charge of monitoring calls and enforcing the ordinance, Kujawa said. Bill Hagerty, executive director of EmergyCare, told the supervisors that any ordinance that prevents Millcreek residents from calling the seven-digit number would violate the First Amendment and Pennsylvania's Emergency Medical Services law. Hagerty said it also would interfere with EmergyCare's existing membership contracts with more 4,000 Millcreek residents. Afterward, Hagerty said he would contact EmergyCare's attorney today and see what action it might take. Brandon Kramer, MPS executive director, said the issue is about public safety. "When you call 9-1-1, we want to get you help. That's our bottom line," he said. Kramer said EmergyCare could still handle emergencies in Millcreek through mutual-aid agreements. Kujawa said the ordinance is not in response to County Executive Barry Grossman's plan to change the way ambulances are dispatched to emergencies from the 9-1-1 center. Kujawa said the Millcreek proposal has been in the works for six or seven months. Grossman's plan, in part, would allow residents to request a specific ambulance service when they call 9-1-1, and require 9-1-1 operators to meet that request. <BR itxtvisited="1"><P itxtvisited="1"> RSS Feeds for EMSResponder.com: Top EMS News Section <BR style=CLEAR: both" itxtvisited="1"> function checkit(form) { var Msg = ''; var ShowMsg = 0; if (form.Comment.value =='') { ShowMsg = 1; Msg = Msg + "You must enter a Comment. \n"; } if (form.Name.value =='') { ShowMsg = 1; Msg = Msg + "You must enter your Name. \n"; } if (ShowMsg == 1) { alert(Msg); return false; } else { return true; } } function replyto(postid,subject) { document.form.ReplyID.value = postid; document.form.Subject.value = 'Re: '+subject; }<BR itxtvisited="1"> Share your thoughts, advice, opinions, and expertise @ EMSResponder.com <BR itxtvisited="1"> Submit a comment <BR itxtvisited=1">Comments<BR itxtvisited="1"><BR itxtvisited="1"></FONT itxtvisited="1">Posted by Asclepius in Midwest, US (04/28/10 - 12:39 PM) <BR itxtvisited="1"><BR itxtvisited="1">Posted by concerned EMS in Alabama (04/28/10 - 02:28 PM)
  5. well i did it i passed my intermediate test so i'm a certified intermediate now yay

  6. well i did it i passed my intermediate test so i'm a certified intermediate now yay

  7. well i did it i passed my intermediate test so i'm a certified intermediate now yay

  8. I thought that i would never be able to handle my first lost. It was one of my old friends dad. I just sat up night after night. Then i went to the next training and i talked to one of the insructors and that helped me out alot
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