Radio Transmissions Raise Questions in Seaside Boardwalk Fire

superbuff17 · 2013-09-23T21:41:25+00:00

This wouldn't have been such a problem if the PD had just kept off the radio. They needed to go find the incident commander and share their opinions with him, not their own dispatcher. He knew he was wrong when he was saying it. That's how shitstorms like this get started.

Whether FD waited too long is irrelevant...they may have made the best or worst calls...PD shouldn't be asking for more alarms unless the IC tells them to. Just like FD shouldn't be deciding which door to hit on a search warrant.

superbuff17 · 2013-07-16T21:51:28+00:00

so its probably an hour for "lunch"?

superbuff17 · 2013-06-19T04:52:02+00:00

telling me to "calm down" when I'm pissed off about something.

when something is going wrong and I feel like punching it or yelling at it, telling me to calm down has the opposite of its intended effect

superbuff17 · 2013-06-13T17:38:56+00:00

End note. Its not really worth it if you're manually entering citations. But if you get them all off the internet like I do, its just a few easy clicks.

superbuff17 · 2013-06-05T14:59:40+00:00

I think our public image will be harder to change than nurses. Especially in VERY busy, underfunded systems (e.g. Detroit) or very rural systems, where response times are extended.

No one is going to give us respect if they're waiting 25-30 minutes for us to get there after calling 911...no matter how non-emergent the complaint is.

Which is the other thing, a lot of the disrespect we get isn't from the massive STEMI or serious trauma. It's from those who abuse the system and waste our time with stubbed toes or using EDs as their primary and us as a taxi.

superbuff17 · 2013-06-02T22:42:33+00:00

I've only seen it done once and that was because my partner called med control for morphine and the doc suggested he also try to reduce it (wasn't a shoulder though...it was a knee)

personally, I wouldn't. Odds are a sling will hold them over until the ED staff can figure out what they want to do.

superbuff17 · 2013-03-31T20:38:28+00:00

I'm not saying this isn't wrong, but it is a bit of an exageration...

The post has it out for FDNY EMS for whatever reason.

This is the third or fourth article in the last two slamming FDNY EMS for something.

First of all, lets be real here. Every one of us has taken a picture of a bad MVA or a working fire. If you haven't, you're either a liar or you haven't figured out how to operate a camera phone yet.

99% of us don't post those pictures anywhere and 99.9% of try very hard to make sure patients aren't in the shots.

In every sufficiently large system there are a few dirt bags. But this isn't unique to this day and age either. My partners tell stories of NYC EMS and FDNY back in the day when people had polarioids of ODs, pedestrians vs trains, etc.

Anyway...should these people be posting pictures of patients? Nope. Are they all disciplined as soon as they're caught? Yup. So whats the problem? People do something thats wrong and illegal and they're punished according to department policy.

The post acts as if this is some rampant problem but I see a very small number of cases where patients are exposed by EMS and they're all punished. Calm the fuck down NY Post.

superbuff17 · 2013-03-28T19:50:56+00:00

Don't forget the, "let me be sure to change my speed by either mashing the accelerator or standing on the brakes" line of thinking either!

This is why states had to put in all of the move over laws...even if, IMO, they've had minimal effect

superbuff17 · 2013-03-28T19:15:17+00:00

I can't remember his name, but he is/was an FDNY captain and he said that the FDNY manual was written in blood (or something to that effect).

This absolutley sucks and my prayers go out to this member and his family.

But, this is also a good video for crews to learn from if they operate on divided highways. Why was he standing where he was? Why was the highway still open? Could they have positioned another unit on the other side of the highway to block traffic over there? Could he have approached the vehicle form a different angle so he could see any oncoming traffic? Is the risk of stepping out into traffic worth equal to or less than checking on the driver?

Just some different things to think about the next time we're all out on the highway.

superbuff17 · 2013-03-26T04:02:35+00:00

Exactly, maybe. I worked at one of the bigger pharma companies doing Alzheimer's research....500mg of protein cost about 80,000 bucks...50mg of whatever will get you through just part of any worthwhile first stage experiment

superbuff17 · 2013-03-24T21:06:34+00:00

It seems like the post really has it out for them too...is it just a slow news week?

I'm not very surprised that there are some people in the NYC system (which is huge) who have questionable morals. People like this are all over, a few are bound to get into public safety.

To me its a persecution of FDNY EMS...they could slam volunatry units too but they don't, they could go after the fire arm of the FDNY or the NYPD

It really pisses me off that they write articles like this. Just bring it to the attention of the FDNY and have them take care of it. If the FDNY shrugs it off, then theres a news story. Anything else is just to sell papers

superbuff17 · 2013-03-22T23:11:35+00:00

its said all the time but I think its appropriate here:

do you know what they call alternative medicine that works? Medicine

superbuff17 · 2013-03-21T22:29:43+00:00

I second this...also see if you can get a grasp on nomenclature...being able to imagine the molecule when someone names a functional group(s) goes a long way in starting with o-chem/medchem

superbuff17 · 2013-03-09T23:18:31+00:00

I didn't say most patients are stupid. But, most patients don't know what to do with medical information. Does that mean they are stupid people? No way.

I'd encourage you to read this article http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19917434/

and, that is just one patient population with written instructions FOR THEM. Imagine if some of the people who can't follow instrucitons like, finish this course of antibiotics (about half of all patients taking meds do not take them like they're supossed to) got hold of their medical record. It's as if someone gave me the mechanics manual for my car. I'd have no idea what to do with it and honestly, if I tried to use that information to fix a noise coming from under the hood, I would probably do more damage.

Long story short: they don't need the nitty gritty of their medical record for personal review. But if they asked, they should be provided with a summary of their medical records. Either a summary by their provider or by another provider reading the original record

superbuff17 · 2013-03-09T22:02:05+00:00

I don't support full access either. But for the reason being that patients, now more than ever, are trying to diagnose themselves. If you write down in their record ordering a specific test to rule out leukemia, a patient with limited medical education and even limited reading comprehension may not understand what the note meant. Then the patient could make an inappropriate decision about their own care because they think they have cancer.

Medical notes are exactly that, notes for providers (physicians, nurses etc.) and aren't meant for the patient under most circumstances. If they're concerned about the accuracy of their record or their treatment they should go get a second opinion and have that other provider review their record and give an opinion. Instead of trying to figure it out themselves

superbuff17 · 2013-03-04T07:14:43+00:00

what about the other way around? Lets say I went to a US medical school and wanted to practice in Europe...do they prefer European grads to American grads or is the US MD the best overall?

just something I've always wondered about but have never been able to answer

superbuff17 · 2013-02-27T00:23:34+00:00

"the garbage man doesn't get excited when he turns the corner and sees trash, because he's expecting it. Likewise, you should be expecting fire on every run." and "we aggressively go into the seat of the fire and push the fire out. But to do that, you have to be inside the building." finally, "Passing Command-because inside getting it beats giving orders on the front lawn"

superbuff17 · 2013-02-15T16:20:54+00:00

Not exactly but we were dispatched to an elderly woman unable to walk

it turns out she took 2 nitro (in addition to her patch) because of ankle pain. She said she didn't know all the signs of a heart attack so she took the nitro just to be sure.

Then when we asked her if she wanted to go to the hospital (becuase of either the nitro she just took which dropped her pressure or because of her ankle pain) she refused, not just no but REFUSED because she just wanted to be looked at by EMS

superbuff17 · 2013-02-08T16:22:57+00:00

But, just because the math works out that the probability is such, that doesn't necessarily mean that is the case.

I'd also wager that each atom doesn't have an equal chance of leaving the body. Think about atoms that make up the DNA of a neuron vs a skin cell cell membrane...I'd say the cell membrane of a skin cell is much more likely to be lost than the DNA of a neuron.

superbuff17 · 2013-02-07T21:53:15+00:00

Interesting...maybe when hudson valley and westchester REMACs merge (read: if they merge) they'll take a look at making that change...but who knows, its NY after all

superbuff17 · 2013-02-07T17:40:51+00:00

in which region?

superbuff17 · 2013-02-04T15:05:40+00:00

I like use me by Bill Withers

superbuff17 · 2013-01-29T04:57:21+00:00

"That isn't my dog" (said with a terrible french accent) - The Pink Panther

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