kreamer10

I for one fall into the category of lack of posting out of fear of ridicule.. I have news for some.. We are not ALL paramedics who have been on the job for 15 years and know it all. Some of us are here to learn, laugh and share our limited knowledge. My last three posts have been torn apart by those who want to sit on their high horse and smack everything down.. Just my two cents..

That is not true. A man was arrested and they attempted to make it the law but a Federal court threw it out. Stating ""Gathering information about government officials in a form that can readily be disseminated to others serves a cardinal First Amendment interest in protecting and promoting "the free discussion of governmental affairs." http://www.universalhub.com/2011/court-says-state-law-banning-recording-police-offi

One thing I would like to add is that. if I am not mistaken, you only calculate the part of the body that has partial or full thickness burns, superficial do not count when you are talking about the rule of 9's.

The drinking age in all 50 states is 21 years of age.

I think you may be taking my point out of context. 1.) The discussion is not whether or not they deserve to be known as a LODD as we all know that they were not injured or killed, the discussion was a hypothetical one that IF they had been.. 2.) So you are saying every over zealous new EMT or FF who was responding too fast to a call (a silly mistake) that hits a tree and is killed should be known as a "Idiot, Moron"? I hope that is not what you think as a matter of fact I am sure that I am now taking what you mean out of context, if so, I am sorry. That is my point. We should not judge them by the mistakes but rather by their intentions. These men, along with THOUSANDS of others have taken shortcuts, gone too fast or have been just plain LUCKY too. Many of them have died and we call them Heroes, despite the mistakes that ended up causing their demise.

Welcome to the forums! There is a lot to learn here. Jump in and give your opinion!

I really believe that if you get on the truck, you bring your gear. Where is the truck? Same place your gear is "stored in lockers". Throw your gear on the truck. I still stand by my statement that they acted irresponsibly but, as has been mentioned, How many LODD have been caused by a mistake that could have been avoided? Are we going to start judging if they deserve that title or are we going to grin, bear it and call them a hero?

I guess I am not sure. I would have to say my "knee jerk" reaction would be yes. I doubt that these guys wanted to put a fire out in Dresses but fear the judgment of the public if they did not. Imagine if they had just rolled right by the fire in a bright red fire truck. The public would be outraged that they did nothing. In today's world it is hard to always know what to do, I think these guys would have ended up in the news no matter what. I know that our department, ANY time you get in a fire truck, parade or not, you must have ALL of your PPE close at hand just in case something like this comes about. Imagine this scenario. An ambulance, police car, and fire truck are in a parade. All the occupants are dressed as these folks. A fight breaks out, the police officer attempts to intervene and is killed. LODD? I would say so, and if so, what is the difference? In conclusion I would say that what they did was pretty stupid and reckless but if, heaven forbid, they were killed, I would consider it a line of duty death. ONLY because there actions were to control the emergency on behalf of their agency. The public has certain expectations of emergency vehicles, Ambulances, fire trucks, police cars. If you are in the emergency vehicle the public has certain expectations of you.

I find it annoying when a simple error is pointed out, apologized for, and then someone comes along and feels the need to point it out again. Before I can accept your criticism, I'd have to respect you enough to value your opinion.

Can I cut and paste what you wrote? It is 2012 after all.

I just want to say thank you for all your input. I also wish to apologize for the Hippa vs. Hipaa. That was an oversight on my part.

I have a "hypothetical" scenario and would love your experienced input. Thank you in advance for your time. An in Town, non transporting, non billing Ems and Fire are dispatched to a domestic dispute for a 21 y/o male who has been struck in the face. Upon arrival you learn that a member of your fire department is the person the police have in custody for striking the patient. He has also struck one of the officers and has been tased. He refuses treatment. You treat the 21 y/o male who also refuses transport. Back at the station you tell one of your superior officers about the incident so that they are aware that a member of the department was involved, including the information about striking the officer. You do NOT discuss the medical side of it (removal of the taser prongs and treatment of the superficial wounds.) In a later officers meeting the Chief states his concern that this issue should not have been discussed and even wants to write up the two Ems providers for a Hippa violation. My opinion from my limited research and knowledge is that this is a non issue as far as Hippa is concerned. No medical information was discussed and that the company does not fall under Hippa as they do not electronically bill for services. Again Thank you for your time and Input. Have a great day.

Thank you Mike. This was more to settle a bet than anything else. A friend of mine was not accepting my "google" answers and asked me to post it on here. I thank you for your time.

Ok so a friend of mine came across this article and was wondering if anyone had opinions on it. I am not saying I support the idea, I am just curious. Thanks for your time. How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article seemed in order.) Without help the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel Faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help. Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!

Bacon makes EVERYTHING better! What a neat idea!