Richard B the EMT

A Jewish religious leader, some centuries ago, was confronted by a group of detractors, who challenged him to explain the Bible, while standin g on one foot. The leader told the man a basic, if simplified, principal of many religions, including the Jewish,

Not for nuttin' , but I have heard numerous NYC/NYS Paramedics who went on to become nurses, all state that the nursing instructors all first congratulated the Paramedics on getting that achievement, and in the next breath, tell them to forget all of that training, as nursing was a whole different "thang".

For informational sake, could you provide a link, if available, for those of us in other parts of the world than your geographic location, please. I am in New York City, and might have had, or have available to me, something similar, but under a different name.

Referring to my previous comment, I forgot to quote Chales Dickens' "Mr. Macauber"

Oversimplified, perhaps, but... Group A feels that anyone not of their religion is evil. Group B feels that anyone not of THEIR religion is evil. Hence, both regard each other, and anyone outside of either group, to be some variant of being a heathen.

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, perhaps? I used to be a member, then went into municipal employ, and became a member of a local in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.

This may or may not help, but... Here in New York City, when we have high winds, the bridges run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority-Bridges and Tunnels, lower the speed limits on their bridges. Bridges run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey might restrict larger vehicles from either the upper or lower levels of their bridges, and post restricted or lowered speed limits. They also might say "No Go" to car pulled trailers, and certain other "Tractor and Box" ("18 Wheeler") truck configurations. Sometimes, the announcers on TV and Radio will mention the high winds, and simply tell any and all drivers listening to just slow down and drive more cautiously. FYI, within NYC, the speed limit is max 30 MPH (don't recall the KPH equivalent) except where otherwise posted, either higher or lower. NO roadway within NYC has a posted speed over 50 MPH. In any inclement weather, dispatchers on NYPD and NYC 9-1-1 system EMS frequencies make routine announcements to all, to drive defensively, and with due regard to the weather condition.

An oldie but goody, that. "Stretcher Bearer" , and I still get the occasional "Doc".

Band-Aids is indeed a brand name, but NY State EMTs are not allowed to use them, as it is considered a "completed treatment", therefore not within EMT Scope Of Practice. We still have to carry them, so we can give them to a Crack Ho, whose child got a skinned knee, that they might put it on the youngun. (Sarcasm heavily intended)

Those who have been established longer will always be the better known group, young grasshopper. Organized Fire Departments became, well, organized, due to the actions of a Philadelphia, PA politician named Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in the 1700s, and, as such, may actually be older as organized, than the LEOs. Someone just made a common error. It was not 343 Fire fighters who died, it was 340 Fire Fighters and their supervisory personnel, Father Mike Judge (a department chaplain), and Paramedics Ricardo Quinn (posthumously promoted to Lieutenant) and Carlos Lillo (one of my EMS Academy classmates). Seemingly forgotten amongst the 3 thousand are some 8 EMTs or Paramedics who were not members of the FDNY. Some were Volunteer EMTs who worked their day jobs at the Trade Center, one was in an IFT service that responded (Mark Schwartz, of Hunter Ambulance/Ambulette Service, a night manager who also came on the road to do calls), and one was working his day job doing research at One Police Plaza, for a lawyer firm, and decided to run over and help (sorry, short on a name, but he was with Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps).

Good thought, but just commenting that the way a partner taught that to me had a different order and wording. Deanne H, formerly of Nassau Ambulance/Ambulette Service of Freeport NY, and Elmont NY VFD.

Some of my back problems can probably also be related to the Ferno model 30 T-C. It was a good solid multi-level cot, but the problems were, and are, mostly the lifting in and out of the ambulances. As for borrowing a chair from the household, my suggestion is DO NOT DO IT!!! While I am too lazy to look it up, I do recall reading on this site (I think), of a patient that got injured when a crew, using a kitchen chair to move the patient down a flight of stairs, had the chair come apart on them, dumping the patient down the stairs, and causing bilateral peralysis below the waist to that patient. Home chairs were not designed for the strain of the front legs being pulled one way, while the chair back is being pulled the other, such as would be put on them in this type situation.

Samuel Clemmins, A K A Mark Twain.

I believe the issue here is not the use of the cot, it's moving the cot up and/or down the stairs, and potential damage to the persons moving the cot, should one slip, or lose grip.

RuffEMS, I think we are leaving the argument of FD based versus everyone else argument, ands reentering Volunteer versus paid/in house staffed EMS. Might I suggest or request we keep that on another string?

Edited out, duped previouxs entry.

Per the textbooks I used in training/refresher classes, and witnessed personally, sweating can be a diagnostic sign. On the other side of the coin ,LACK of sweating, on warm or hot days, when accompanied by the patient having skin that is excessively warm to the touch, altered mental status, and possibly looking a bit red in the face (other than sunburn), is another diagnostic sign, in this instance, heat stroke.

Somehow, I think the rules for "America's Funniest Videos" don't allow for security footage, just stuff shot by regular folks that either set up something, like the singers accompanied by their singing dogs, or just lucky shots of the gang in the inflatable pool riding the waves across the backyard when the pool wall gives 'way.

Perhaps you might post a link, that the rest of us can check it out, and form our own opinions?

In the case of the FDNY EMS Command, the past Mayor, in my opinion, moved the EMS out from the management of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, and placed it under the management of the FDNY, to buy Fire fighter votes, using that as the reason. As a mention, I am recently retired from the FDNY EMS Command, and was "Grandfathered in" for that reason, from the NYC HHC EMS. Without any real data, I opine that Fire Departments that decide they WANT to increase their usefullness, and possibly keep members on the payroll, by taking on EMS duties, are better than Departments that have the decision forced on them by outsiders from the department, such as Mayors, city councils, village elders, ect.

In the ongoing "discussion" of pros and cons of fire based EMS, I just got this link from a FEMA related site. Please note that all agencies making the report on EMS, that I've linked to, are Firematic agencies. Please read, and let's hear some more discussion. http://www.iaff.org/Tech/PDF/FBEMSTools/FBEMStoolkit.pdf

While I don't remember why I was in the ER on an IV, I do recall that the doctor walked back into the examining room, and asked why I was still there, an hour after he'd discharged me. Then I showed him that I was still with a flowing IV in my arm. While I do not speak Hindi, it was obvious he was cursing under his breath, as he DC'd the IV, and bandaged the site (correctly).

Damages for international embarrassment might be later determined, but, in my opinion, she might win for the mall security office allowing the 2 "security" tapes being allowed to go to YouTube. I believe those are owned by the security company, or the mall, and as such, are private property in semi-public areas. I would say she would be simply out of luck, if it had been just a bystander with a cellphone camera, THAT person could not be restrained against posting to Youtube. On the separate matter that the people in the security office laughed at her, instead of attempting any sort of help, that might be a lawsuit under legal duty to act, but I really don't know what rules security, special, or special police, officers operate under. That is a whole different specialty.

Here in NYC, we have somewhat of an advantage, that NYPD will back up, and quickly do so, when EMS requests them for a suspected EDP, or Altered Mental Status assignment. I hope, no matter where in the world, where the LEOs have to fly in by plane to back up local EMS, that the local EMS has some protocol established for handling violent, or potentially violent, patients, that doesn't violate any patient's rights, or risk the health and well being of the EMSers, either. Oh, an update, the Social Worker who was stabbed by her client that I previously mentioned was in the New York State city of White Plains, not somewhere in New Jersey, as I erroniously had reported.

Shatner is, indeed a Canadian, but he portrayed Kirk, an American from the "Midwest". As for the cheating, Kirk broke into the computers, and reprogrammed them so, on hearing who he was, his name so "frightened" the computerized Klingons, they decided not to engage in battle, so Kirk was able to "rescue" the passengers and crew of the Kobayashi Maru (Original version, not the new movie with Nimoy's "Spock" meeting his younger self (Zachary Quinto) after a time traveller destroys planet Vulcan.) On a real subject, the 6 PM news reported on a social worker on a home visit, attacked by the client with a knife, in New Jersey. The client/perp is under arrest as I write this.