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Has anyone been trained on the new SMART Triage system yet?

Did your agency conduct the training?

Did your instructor go to a DHS train the trainer course? How did it go?

How do you like the system?

Mythbusters - Episode 15

Car caper 3: Bullets blowing up car

Jamie had some well-placed shots (tight cluster) through the gas tank showing off his marksmanship. Nothing happened. busted

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You have better chances of catching on fire while refuling, if you get in and out of your car and create a static spark.

What do you suppose this dog dreams?

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years...318091dog1.html

Wow...

Representing Indiana right there baby....

Interesting.

What else do we not pay enough attention in cleaning too?

Pens

Shoes

Glasses/Sunglasses

Uniforms

Steering Wheel

BP Cuffs

Pulse Ox Probes

All of these are places that are commonly touched in the process of paitent care. Does anyone take the time to worry about them?

Wow. You went there.

Terri, are you ok?

Excuse me. You need to find a prozac.

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I never have claimed to know everything, nor do I think I do. Have a nice day.

Welcome to the site. Thank you for starting with a very well thought out and meaningful post.

+1

Ideally the person with the kit WILL get the training. REALISTICALLY, the person that has the kit is carrying around controlled narcotics, and other tools that he is OBVIOUSLY NOT trained to use!

I would have to agree, this is the reason most of the people here have been so vocal about it. There is no harm in being a good samaritan in a disaster. If he had a "trauma kit" as opposed to an "ER" the responses would be very diffrent. Kerlix, 4x4's, Asprin... nothing at all wrong with someone having stocks of those. The biggest issue here, is getting into the narcs, the airway supplies, sutures... things this person has said he has no training in at all. I would have to agree with Doc on this one, you could bring me this kit, I would be impressed, but I wouldn't use any of the advanced supplies even if I had the training in 99% of senarios.

They want the parents to take their kids to a doctor and have them sign a consent to allow them to tan. A 3rd person! Not only that, but what doctor is going to say it's ok? Certainly not any of the doctors I work with.

The same doctors that agree with someones personal diagnosis that they need every pain medication under the sun. For a $25 co-pay of course.

Getting off topic here, but many womens health organizations discourage mandatory police reporting of domestic violence and rape. Their fear is if a health care provider is required to turn it in... the women will not get the care they need.

It's state by state AK. I am not sure on rape, but I know Indiana is not a mandatory reporting state for domestic violence.

Mandatory Reporting Laws by State

Can't read it with out a yahoo account.

"Hey guys, this truck is 2 feet taller than our garage door!"

"OMFG LOL No way!"

"Totally"

"Let's make a comittiee to fix the building"

"O Rly?"

Ok, so I don't want to sound too wackerish here, but this really is something everyone should have. I will admit, I don't and it worries me at times.

You should be prepared to be self sustaining for 72 hours following a disaster or other incident.

What all does everyone have (or think you should have) in your 72 hour kit? How is it assembled? Is it transportable, or are you prepared for a shelter in place only?

What about a personal medical kit? I'm not talking about the whacker stop on the side of the road and beable to setup a mini-hospital for the overturned greyhound bus. How do you have a kit stocked for you and your immediate family needs?

Does anyone live in a non-mandatory reporting state for child abuse?

If so, would you report it?

I've never taken the NR, so I don't have anything to compare to. To me, her description of the state test is pretty accurate. There isn't a magic formula to promise passing. Thats understandable about fire, and don't think I am trying to tell you that fire is the only way to go. Thats not the case. Its just the only way to get good pay in the metro area.

I'm at work right now, I will finish up this in a while, I just wanted to leave me some notes to work off of later before I forgot.

You and me both girl!! MacGyver is sooooo Hot!

Should I change my avatar, ladies?

Still smells fishy to me.

They won't do it meaner.... They don't want to back up anything with facts or figures, just "thats how its always been done."

Why do you think we broke away 3 centuries ago?

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They might pay the salary, or a fee, but its still tax supported if its an FD.

Consider:

Salary of workers

Fuel

Wear on Vehicle

Supplies

O2

Secondary coverage if truck is on IFT and resources are all used

Admin fees

Billing fees

Are they going to sit down, and calculate the exact costs of these items and charge that, and also NOT direct tax money to the ambulance service?

They won't do it meaner.... They don't want to back up anything with facts or figures, just "thats how its always been done."

Why do you think we broke away 3 centuries ago?

And thats worth tax money how?

I only skimmed. Didn't really read, but this caught my eye:

Some of the revenue generated would come through Aspirus Health Care. Williams said Aspirus wants to contract with his department for transports, primarily from Rhinelander to Wausau.

Am I interpreting that correctly, a fire department wants to take over EMS, AND take IFT's?