here ya go.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
MRBAseball Game
Ok guys, here is the list of people who plan on trying to attend the game. If you don't see your name, email me or put a comment. If you see your name and cant make it, do the same.
Stacey (with Drew and Mr. Ace)
Supermom and Superkid
MSUdeere
Legal and Big Eagle
Grammar Girl and here dangling participles (family)
MSRamona
Cyrstalbutterfly
Dhcoop (and date?????)
Watercolor
Old Bopper and the Queen
Cardinal Lady and son
Chase and family
Clucky and her hens
Bloggerman and bloggerwife and bloggergirl1 (bloggerbaby is staying home.)
Also, Bencantmakeupmymind may also be there.
If i have missed you let me know so i can get a semi accurate count.
Stacey (with Drew and Mr. Ace)
Supermom and Superkid
MSUdeere
Legal and Big Eagle
Grammar Girl and here dangling participles (family)
MSRamona
Cyrstalbutterfly
Dhcoop (and date?????)
Watercolor
Old Bopper and the Queen
Cardinal Lady and son
Chase and family
Clucky and her hens
Bloggerman and bloggerwife and bloggergirl1 (bloggerbaby is staying home.)
Also, Bencantmakeupmymind may also be there.
If i have missed you let me know so i can get a semi accurate count.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Darwin Awards
This is a story I submitted to DarwinAwards.com
I am an EMT in Jackson and ran this call. The gentleman in this article lived at this address, which belonged to his aunt. On numerous occasions in the past, when he got drunk, his aunt would kick him out for the night until he sobered up. This happened on the night in question.
At around 2am this morning, the gentleman apparently thought he was sober enough to come home. He found the door locked, so instead of knocking on the door, he punched the window NEXT to the door, at which time he slashed his arm and severed an artery. Instead of banging on the door next to the window and yelling for help, he went to the back of the house and tried the back door which was locked as well. He came back around the house and attempted to jump through the window, at which time he impaled himself on a piece of glass in the window, where he died. He was found with his back half hanging on the outside, and top half hanging on the inside.
Go here to vote on whether it should be included on their site or not...http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pending20080529-081841.html
I am an EMT in Jackson and ran this call. The gentleman in this article lived at this address, which belonged to his aunt. On numerous occasions in the past, when he got drunk, his aunt would kick him out for the night until he sobered up. This happened on the night in question.
At around 2am this morning, the gentleman apparently thought he was sober enough to come home. He found the door locked, so instead of knocking on the door, he punched the window NEXT to the door, at which time he slashed his arm and severed an artery. Instead of banging on the door next to the window and yelling for help, he went to the back of the house and tried the back door which was locked as well. He came back around the house and attempted to jump through the window, at which time he impaled himself on a piece of glass in the window, where he died. He was found with his back half hanging on the outside, and top half hanging on the inside.
Go here to vote on whether it should be included on their site or not...http://darwinawards.com/slush/new/pending20080529-081841.html
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Knocking out the first save
In this line of work, you have a lot of firsts. Your first dead person, which I got on my very first call, your first child death and on the other end your first child birth. (neither of which have happened yet) There is that first time you get your 50% discount at Outback(sweet) and that first time you say to a patient, "You called an ambulance because of what??!!!!" (i.e. stubbed toe, or chipped tooth, or i couldnt get to sleep)
The other day I had a major first happen to me. My partner and I, along with the Rez Fire Dept, ran a call for a 65 year old male who had passed out in his back yard. When we arrived, he was laying on the ground but talking to us and describing what was going on. We loaded him up and put him in our bus and prepared to give him an IV. He said he was deathly afraid of needles, and my partner told him that we had to stick him to get him some fluids and stated again that he was deathly afraid of needles and would pass out.
Well guess what, he wasnt kidding. At this point he went into cardiac arrest, no pulse, no breathing, turned purple. One of the firefighters said, Damn he wasnt kidding. We started CPR, shocked him a couple of times, got him intubated and what do you know, we got him back. And all of this is before we even leave his driveway. On the way to the hospital, he went into cardiac arrest once again and my partner and the firefighter riding with us got him back once again. At the hospital his heart kept stopping and the ER staff worked on him for about two hours.
I am happy to say, that he has had bypass surgery, was taken off the vent yesterday and doctors expect a full recovery. Its a great feeling to know that you made a difference. I have had 15 patients in which I performed CPR, and this gentleman was the first one I helped get back. Its just awesome.
On the lighter side of this call, my partner said this call required him to do more paper work than he had ever done on a single call and he has been doing this for 12 years. I told him he could have saved a lot of time by writing the report like this:
65 yo m, sweating perfusly w/left arm pain, short of breath. Showed pt iv needle and he died. I saved him. Showed pt needle again, he died, saved him again. Diagnosis, pt is truly deathly afraid of needles.
Yall all have a blessed day.
The other day I had a major first happen to me. My partner and I, along with the Rez Fire Dept, ran a call for a 65 year old male who had passed out in his back yard. When we arrived, he was laying on the ground but talking to us and describing what was going on. We loaded him up and put him in our bus and prepared to give him an IV. He said he was deathly afraid of needles, and my partner told him that we had to stick him to get him some fluids and stated again that he was deathly afraid of needles and would pass out.
Well guess what, he wasnt kidding. At this point he went into cardiac arrest, no pulse, no breathing, turned purple. One of the firefighters said, Damn he wasnt kidding. We started CPR, shocked him a couple of times, got him intubated and what do you know, we got him back. And all of this is before we even leave his driveway. On the way to the hospital, he went into cardiac arrest once again and my partner and the firefighter riding with us got him back once again. At the hospital his heart kept stopping and the ER staff worked on him for about two hours.
I am happy to say, that he has had bypass surgery, was taken off the vent yesterday and doctors expect a full recovery. Its a great feeling to know that you made a difference. I have had 15 patients in which I performed CPR, and this gentleman was the first one I helped get back. Its just awesome.
On the lighter side of this call, my partner said this call required him to do more paper work than he had ever done on a single call and he has been doing this for 12 years. I told him he could have saved a lot of time by writing the report like this:
65 yo m, sweating perfusly w/left arm pain, short of breath. Showed pt iv needle and he died. I saved him. Showed pt needle again, he died, saved him again. Diagnosis, pt is truly deathly afraid of needles.
Yall all have a blessed day.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Mr Brothers and My Heroes
I ask that you watch, and say thank you. Please watch till the end of the video for the Final Call.
Thank you.
Gabe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWlB6kikOww
Thank you.
Gabe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWlB6kikOww
Friday, March 21, 2008
Back from Tennessee
Well, we just got back from our vacation to the Nashville area. We had an absolute blast and cant wait for our next visit. We stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and made sure to take pictures so those of you who have never been there can get an idea of what its like.
The first pic should be of the view as we enter the hotel. The second is the view from our room, the third is my girls and the rest are random shots.
The first pic should be of the view as we enter the hotel. The second is the view from our room, the third is my girls and the rest are random shots.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Ladys and Gents, I present to you the Rules of Emergency Care.
The First Law of EMS:All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, without regard to the time.
Corollary 1: Fewer accidents would occur if EMS personnel would never eat.
Corollary 2: Always order food "to go".
The Law of Time:1. There is absolutely no relationship between the time at which you are supposed to get off shift and the time at which you will get off shift.
2. Given the following equation: T + 1 Minute = Relief Time, "T" will always be the time of the last call of your shift. E.g., If you are supposed to get off shift at 08:00, your last run will come in at 07:59. (Or if you have early relief coming in you will see you relief sitting at the first stop light from the station, waving!)
The Law of Gravity:Any instrument, when dropped, will always come to rest in the least accessible place possible.
The Law of Time Versus Distance:The distance of the call from the Hospital increases as the time to shift change decreases.
Corollary 1: The shortest distance between the station and the scene is under construction.
The Rule of Random Syncronicity:Emergency calls will randomly come in all at once.
The Law of Respiratory Arrest:All patients who are vomiting and must be intubated will have just completed a large meal of Barbecue and Onions, Garlic Pizza, and Pickled Herring, all of which was washed down with at least three cans of Beer.
The Basic Principle for Dispatchers:Assume that all field personnel are idiots until their actions prove your assumption.
The Basic Principle for Field Personnel:Assume that all dispatchers are idiots until their actions prove your assumption.
The Axiom of Late Night Runs:If you respond to any Motor Vehicle Accident call after Midnight and do not find a drunk on the scene, keep looking: somebody is still missing.
The Law of Options:Any patient, when given the option of either going to Jail or going to the Hospital by a Police Officer, will always be inside the Ambulance before you are.
Corollary 1: Any patient who chooses to go to Jail instead of the Hospital has probably been in my rig in the past.
The First Rule of Equipment:Any piece of Life-saving Equipment will never malfunction or fail until: a)You need it to save a life, or b)The salesman leaves.
The Other Rules of Equipment:Interchangeable parts don't
Leak proof seals will
Self-starters won't.
The First Law of Ambulance Operation:No matter how fast you drive the Ambulance when responding to a call, it will never be fast enough, until you pass a Police Cruiser, at which point it will be entirely too fast. Unless you are responding to an"Officer Down" call then it is physically impossible to be travelling fast enough!
EMS Bathroom Rules:If a call is received between 0500 and 0700, the location of the call will always be in a Bathroom.If you have just gone to the Bathroom, no call will be received.If you have not just gone to the Bathroom, you will soon regret it.The probability of receiving a run increases proportionally to the time elapsed since last going to the Bathroom.
General Principles Concerning Dispatchers:Given the opportunity, any Dispatcher will be only too happy to tell you where to go, regardless of whether or not (s)he actually knows where that may be.
Corollary 1: The existence or non-existence of any given location is of only minor importance to a Dispatcher
Corollary 2: Any street designated as a Cross-street" by a Dispatcher probably isn't.
Corollary 3: If a street name can be mispronounced, a Dispatcher will mispronounce it.
Corollary 4: If a street name cannot be mispronounced, a Dispatcher will mispronounce it anyway.
Corollary 5: A Dispatcher will always refer to a given location in the most obscure manner as possible. E.g., "Stumpy Brown's Cabbage Field" is now covered by a shopping center.
The Law of Triage:In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.The Gross Injury Law:Any injury, the sight of which makes you want to puke, should immediately be covered by 4x4's and Kerlix.
The Supervisor Equation:Given the equation: X +Y = QQ = Quality of CareX = the care that you render Y = the assistance supplied by any Supervisor.If you can eliminate Y from the equation, the Quality of Care will improve by X².
Corollary 1: Generally, Field Supervisors have no business in the Field.
Corollary 2: The level of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.
Corollary 3: Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.The
Law of Protocol Language:The simplest Protocol Directive will be worded in the most obscure and complicated manner possible. Speeds, for example, will be expressed as "Furlongs per Fortnight" and flow rates as "Hogsheads per Hour".
Corollary 1: If you don't understand it, it must be intuitively obvious.
Corollary 2: If you can understand it, you probably don't.
The Law of EMS Educators:Those who can't do, teach.
The Law of EMS Evaluators:Those who can't do or teach, evaluate.
The Law of Light:As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.
The Law of Space:The amount of space which is needed to work on a patient varies inversely with the amount of space which is available to work on that patient.
EMS Relativity:The number of distraught and uncooperative relatives surrounding any given patient varies exponentially with the seriousness of the patient's illness or injury.
The Theory of Weight:The weight of the patient that you are about to transport increases exponentially by the number of floors which must be ascended to reach the patient and the number of floors which must be descended while carrying the patient.
Corollary 1: Very heavy patients tend to gravitate toward locations which are furthest from mean sea level.
Corollary 2: If the patient is heavy, the elevator is broken, and the lights in the stairwell are out.
The Laws of Non-Transport:A Life-or-Death situation will immediately be created by driving away from the home of patient who has just thrown you out of their house.The seriousness of this situation will increase as the date of your trial approaches.By the time your ex-patient reaches the witness stand, the Jury will wonder how patient in such terrible condition could have possibly walked to the door and greeted you with a large suitcase in each hand.
The First Rule of BystandersAny bystander who offers you help will give you none.
The Second Rule of Bystanders:Always assume that any Physician found at the scene of an emergency is a Gynecologist, until proven otherwise. (Unless the emergency is obstetrical in nature, then the bystander will be a Dermatologist.)
The Rule of Warning DevicesAny Ambulance, whether it is responding to a call or traveling to a Hospital, with Lights and Siren, will be totally ignored by all motorists, pedestrians, and dogs which may be found in or near the roads along its route.
Corollary 1: Ambulance Sirens can cause acute and total, but transient, deafness.
Corollary 2: Ambulance Lights can cause acute and total, but transient, blindness.note: This Rule does not apply in California, where all pedestrians and motorists are apparently oblivious to any and all traffic laws.
The Law of Show and TellA virtually infinite number of wide-eyed and inquisitive school-aged children can climb into the back of any Ambulance, and, given the opportunity, invariably will.
Corollary 1: No emergency run will come in until they are all inside the Ambulance and playing with the equipment.
Corollary 2: It will take at least four times as long to get them all out as it took to get them in.
Corollary 3: A vital piece of equipment will be missing.
The Rule of Rookies The true value of any Rookie, when expressed numerically, will always be a negative number.The value of this number may be found by simply having the rookie grade his or her ability on a scale from 1 to 10. Medical skill: 1 = Certified Health Hazard, 10 =Johnny and Roy.Driving ability: 1 = Obstruction to Navigation, 10 = Mario Andretti.The true value of the rookie is then found by simply negating the Rookie's self-assigned value.Corollary 1: Treat any Rookie assigned to your Unit as you would a Bystander. (See The First Rule of Bystanders, above.)Corollary 2: We were all rookies once upon a time....
The First Law of EMS:All emergency calls will wait until you begin to eat, without regard to the time.
Corollary 1: Fewer accidents would occur if EMS personnel would never eat.
Corollary 2: Always order food "to go".
The Law of Time:1. There is absolutely no relationship between the time at which you are supposed to get off shift and the time at which you will get off shift.
2. Given the following equation: T + 1 Minute = Relief Time, "T" will always be the time of the last call of your shift. E.g., If you are supposed to get off shift at 08:00, your last run will come in at 07:59. (Or if you have early relief coming in you will see you relief sitting at the first stop light from the station, waving!)
The Law of Gravity:Any instrument, when dropped, will always come to rest in the least accessible place possible.
The Law of Time Versus Distance:The distance of the call from the Hospital increases as the time to shift change decreases.
Corollary 1: The shortest distance between the station and the scene is under construction.
The Rule of Random Syncronicity:Emergency calls will randomly come in all at once.
The Law of Respiratory Arrest:All patients who are vomiting and must be intubated will have just completed a large meal of Barbecue and Onions, Garlic Pizza, and Pickled Herring, all of which was washed down with at least three cans of Beer.
The Basic Principle for Dispatchers:Assume that all field personnel are idiots until their actions prove your assumption.
The Basic Principle for Field Personnel:Assume that all dispatchers are idiots until their actions prove your assumption.
The Axiom of Late Night Runs:If you respond to any Motor Vehicle Accident call after Midnight and do not find a drunk on the scene, keep looking: somebody is still missing.
The Law of Options:Any patient, when given the option of either going to Jail or going to the Hospital by a Police Officer, will always be inside the Ambulance before you are.
Corollary 1: Any patient who chooses to go to Jail instead of the Hospital has probably been in my rig in the past.
The First Rule of Equipment:Any piece of Life-saving Equipment will never malfunction or fail until: a)You need it to save a life, or b)The salesman leaves.
The Other Rules of Equipment:Interchangeable parts don't
Leak proof seals will
Self-starters won't.
The First Law of Ambulance Operation:No matter how fast you drive the Ambulance when responding to a call, it will never be fast enough, until you pass a Police Cruiser, at which point it will be entirely too fast. Unless you are responding to an"Officer Down" call then it is physically impossible to be travelling fast enough!
EMS Bathroom Rules:If a call is received between 0500 and 0700, the location of the call will always be in a Bathroom.If you have just gone to the Bathroom, no call will be received.If you have not just gone to the Bathroom, you will soon regret it.The probability of receiving a run increases proportionally to the time elapsed since last going to the Bathroom.
General Principles Concerning Dispatchers:Given the opportunity, any Dispatcher will be only too happy to tell you where to go, regardless of whether or not (s)he actually knows where that may be.
Corollary 1: The existence or non-existence of any given location is of only minor importance to a Dispatcher
Corollary 2: Any street designated as a Cross-street" by a Dispatcher probably isn't.
Corollary 3: If a street name can be mispronounced, a Dispatcher will mispronounce it.
Corollary 4: If a street name cannot be mispronounced, a Dispatcher will mispronounce it anyway.
Corollary 5: A Dispatcher will always refer to a given location in the most obscure manner as possible. E.g., "Stumpy Brown's Cabbage Field" is now covered by a shopping center.
The Law of Triage:In any accident, the degree of injury suffered by a patient is inversely proportional to the amount and volume of agonized screaming produced by that patient.The Gross Injury Law:Any injury, the sight of which makes you want to puke, should immediately be covered by 4x4's and Kerlix.
The Supervisor Equation:Given the equation: X +Y = QQ = Quality of CareX = the care that you render Y = the assistance supplied by any Supervisor.If you can eliminate Y from the equation, the Quality of Care will improve by X².
Corollary 1: Generally, Field Supervisors have no business in the Field.
Corollary 2: The level of technical competence is inversely proportional to the level of management.
Corollary 3: Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.The
Law of Protocol Language:The simplest Protocol Directive will be worded in the most obscure and complicated manner possible. Speeds, for example, will be expressed as "Furlongs per Fortnight" and flow rates as "Hogsheads per Hour".
Corollary 1: If you don't understand it, it must be intuitively obvious.
Corollary 2: If you can understand it, you probably don't.
The Law of EMS Educators:Those who can't do, teach.
The Law of EMS Evaluators:Those who can't do or teach, evaluate.
The Law of Light:As the seriousness of any given injury increases, the availability of light to examine that injury decreases.
The Law of Space:The amount of space which is needed to work on a patient varies inversely with the amount of space which is available to work on that patient.
EMS Relativity:The number of distraught and uncooperative relatives surrounding any given patient varies exponentially with the seriousness of the patient's illness or injury.
The Theory of Weight:The weight of the patient that you are about to transport increases exponentially by the number of floors which must be ascended to reach the patient and the number of floors which must be descended while carrying the patient.
Corollary 1: Very heavy patients tend to gravitate toward locations which are furthest from mean sea level.
Corollary 2: If the patient is heavy, the elevator is broken, and the lights in the stairwell are out.
The Laws of Non-Transport:A Life-or-Death situation will immediately be created by driving away from the home of patient who has just thrown you out of their house.The seriousness of this situation will increase as the date of your trial approaches.By the time your ex-patient reaches the witness stand, the Jury will wonder how patient in such terrible condition could have possibly walked to the door and greeted you with a large suitcase in each hand.
The First Rule of BystandersAny bystander who offers you help will give you none.
The Second Rule of Bystanders:Always assume that any Physician found at the scene of an emergency is a Gynecologist, until proven otherwise. (Unless the emergency is obstetrical in nature, then the bystander will be a Dermatologist.)
The Rule of Warning DevicesAny Ambulance, whether it is responding to a call or traveling to a Hospital, with Lights and Siren, will be totally ignored by all motorists, pedestrians, and dogs which may be found in or near the roads along its route.
Corollary 1: Ambulance Sirens can cause acute and total, but transient, deafness.
Corollary 2: Ambulance Lights can cause acute and total, but transient, blindness.note: This Rule does not apply in California, where all pedestrians and motorists are apparently oblivious to any and all traffic laws.
The Law of Show and TellA virtually infinite number of wide-eyed and inquisitive school-aged children can climb into the back of any Ambulance, and, given the opportunity, invariably will.
Corollary 1: No emergency run will come in until they are all inside the Ambulance and playing with the equipment.
Corollary 2: It will take at least four times as long to get them all out as it took to get them in.
Corollary 3: A vital piece of equipment will be missing.
The Rule of Rookies The true value of any Rookie, when expressed numerically, will always be a negative number.The value of this number may be found by simply having the rookie grade his or her ability on a scale from 1 to 10. Medical skill: 1 = Certified Health Hazard, 10 =Johnny and Roy.Driving ability: 1 = Obstruction to Navigation, 10 = Mario Andretti.The true value of the rookie is then found by simply negating the Rookie's self-assigned value.Corollary 1: Treat any Rookie assigned to your Unit as you would a Bystander. (See The First Rule of Bystanders, above.)Corollary 2: We were all rookies once upon a time....
Friday, February 29, 2008
To all of my friends born before 1977
My daughter asked when I and her mommy where born. We told her I was born in 76 and mommy in 72. She explained that she remembered more things about the 70's than I did. This made me wonder what I did remember about that time. The only thing I could think of was this......http://youtube.com/watch?v=ucii4kApEGo
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Talk about pruning a tree
So we get a call on hwy 471 near hwy 43 for a single car accident. We are about half way there and the fire chief calls us up an says, "Patient is stable, but we aren't putting her on a backboard or moving her till you get here. She has a tree branch impaled in her leg." It was incredible. She totalled her truck, was ejected, was thrown against a tree at which time the branch impaled her thigh, and then her weight snapped the branch and she fell to the ground.
Amazingly, that was her only injury. She should have died but she didnt. There were no arteries hit, no major nerve damage. Just a big stick through her leg. This made up for all the bs calls we went on earlier in the day. It was great.
Amazingly, that was her only injury. She should have died but she didnt. There were no arteries hit, no major nerve damage. Just a big stick through her leg. This made up for all the bs calls we went on earlier in the day. It was great.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Q and A time
Bring them on. I really enjoy answering peoples questions. If you got one, ask. By the way, Flu season sucks.
Q: A call where I just wanted to say, Why did you call us?
A: It was probably the 20 year old who called 911 because he chipped his tooth when he decided to eat a frozen french fry because he was hungry. We told him that it would be a waste of time to go to the ER but he insisted, so he got in the back of the bus and we took him to UMC. When we arrived, we went to triage, explained what had happend, the nurse told him he needed to go to the dentist and to not waste their or our time again for something to stupid.
Q: A call where it was something stupid, but they really did need to go to the hospital.
A: This wasn't stupid on the patients part, it was on the familys part. We ran a call for a 80+ yo woman who was near resp. arrest. We were in Clinton, so the logical place to take her would be Central Miss which is right off highway 18. I had to argue with the family because they wanted her to go to Baptist because thats where her records were. I politely pointed out, that her records could be faxed over to CMMC with no problem. That wasnt the right answer. They were still screaming and asked for my supervisors phone number. I gave it to them and said we had to leave for the hospital and WE WERE going to CMMC. They started screaming we would be charged with kidnapping (which is a legit charge in this business) if we took her there. Finally, I said bluntly "Fine, I will take her to Baptist against our professional judgement, but when she rolls into the ER dead, you know who to blame." They said they didnt think she was that sick in which case I said, yall are idiots and left for CMMC. When the family arrived at the hospital, they told the doctor about what had happened and he said he was glad they came there, because she would have died in route had we bypassed them. Way to go doc.
Q: A call where I just wanted to say, Why did you call us?
A: It was probably the 20 year old who called 911 because he chipped his tooth when he decided to eat a frozen french fry because he was hungry. We told him that it would be a waste of time to go to the ER but he insisted, so he got in the back of the bus and we took him to UMC. When we arrived, we went to triage, explained what had happend, the nurse told him he needed to go to the dentist and to not waste their or our time again for something to stupid.
Q: A call where it was something stupid, but they really did need to go to the hospital.
A: This wasn't stupid on the patients part, it was on the familys part. We ran a call for a 80+ yo woman who was near resp. arrest. We were in Clinton, so the logical place to take her would be Central Miss which is right off highway 18. I had to argue with the family because they wanted her to go to Baptist because thats where her records were. I politely pointed out, that her records could be faxed over to CMMC with no problem. That wasnt the right answer. They were still screaming and asked for my supervisors phone number. I gave it to them and said we had to leave for the hospital and WE WERE going to CMMC. They started screaming we would be charged with kidnapping (which is a legit charge in this business) if we took her there. Finally, I said bluntly "Fine, I will take her to Baptist against our professional judgement, but when she rolls into the ER dead, you know who to blame." They said they didnt think she was that sick in which case I said, yall are idiots and left for CMMC. When the family arrived at the hospital, they told the doctor about what had happened and he said he was glad they came there, because she would have died in route had we bypassed them. Way to go doc.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Talk about a crazy shift.
Yesterday was crazy. There were over 300 medical 911 calls in the tri county area. Generally, there are only around 200 calls a day. The flu, or something like it, is kicking everyones butt. It started off for us with an 8yo girl who knock over a pot of boiling water on her back. She is fine and will have only a small burn scar thankfully. Much later in the shift, we had our first fatality of the year. It was (or had been) a mint prestine 1966 Buick Electra, totally stunning. Some 30+ yo crackhead basically broke into his fathers house and dad proceeded to kick sons butt, eventually holding him at gun point until Rankin SO arrived. But before that happened, the son took a knife to the cloth top of the car and ripped it to shreds. Asshole.
I came home today and read an article about this woman. She is the definition of crazy. Check it out. http://www.mjordanmistress.blogspot.com/ She is a woman who believes her son was fathered by Michael Jordan. Despite two to paternity test that have shown he is not the father, she continues to harass him. I'm not a MJ fan, but I feel for him with dealing with this woman. She is whacked out.
Yall be safe out there.
I came home today and read an article about this woman. She is the definition of crazy. Check it out. http://www.mjordanmistress.blogspot.com/ She is a woman who believes her son was fathered by Michael Jordan. Despite two to paternity test that have shown he is not the father, she continues to harass him. I'm not a MJ fan, but I feel for him with dealing with this woman. She is whacked out.
Yall be safe out there.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
more pics
This is a picture of the Birthday cake that Bloggergirl had the other day. We had it at Fannin Lanes Bowling out here at the Rez.
This is of her getting excited about a present. Not sure what she got, but she sure seems happy.
What you talking about Daddy?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Happy Birthday
Today is BloggerGirl 1 birthday and I think we will take here to Gatti Town on Lake Harbour in Ridgeland. I am sure she will be suprised.
Yesterday I attended my grandmothers funeral and it was really a good time. I got to see family I hadn't seen in a while. It was a rough day for my brother who is a cop in New Orleans. He was very close to Granny, and the day before, a officer he was close to was gunned down during a routine traffic stop.
After we got home last night, the winds picked up and powerlines and trees were falling down all over the place. The on duty captain at the fire dept told me I run calls if I didn't mind since they were tied up waiting on the power company to come kill the power to the lines. Around midnight I ran a call for a gentleman who had high blood pressure. The ambulance that responded had my regular partner on board. After we finished the call, I asked how his day had been, (I was off because of the funeral) he said they had run 14 calls up to that point. For a crew that generally only runs 4 calls a shift, I had to just chuckle and say, "It sucks to be you."
I am sure I endeared myself to him.
Well, just thought I would jot down how the day went. Yall be careful out there.
Yesterday I attended my grandmothers funeral and it was really a good time. I got to see family I hadn't seen in a while. It was a rough day for my brother who is a cop in New Orleans. He was very close to Granny, and the day before, a officer he was close to was gunned down during a routine traffic stop.
After we got home last night, the winds picked up and powerlines and trees were falling down all over the place. The on duty captain at the fire dept told me I run calls if I didn't mind since they were tied up waiting on the power company to come kill the power to the lines. Around midnight I ran a call for a gentleman who had high blood pressure. The ambulance that responded had my regular partner on board. After we finished the call, I asked how his day had been, (I was off because of the funeral) he said they had run 14 calls up to that point. For a crew that generally only runs 4 calls a shift, I had to just chuckle and say, "It sucks to be you."
I am sure I endeared myself to him.
Well, just thought I would jot down how the day went. Yall be careful out there.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Pictures, why not.
Just thought I would see if I could successfully put a picture on here. Well, here goes nothing. This is Bloggergirl 2.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sorry for the silence
Have been busy this weekend. Had bloggergirls birthday party, and then Sat night, my grandmother died, so have had our hands full. All is well other than that. Keep the questions coming on the Q and A. Yall be good out there.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
More Q and A
Q: What is your company policy on what you do while on 'the clock' but not on a call? Are you suppose to stay in the vehicle at all times? Are you allowed to drive about or just park it til you need it? Places that are off limits while you are on duty?
A: I will do my best to answer this. We have four trucks that are 24 hours and they have a station that they stay at most of the time when not running calls. Its just like an apartment, beds, tv kitchenettes and such. The other trucks are 12 hours. When not on a call, you usually just stay in the truck and talk or read or something to that effect. You are not required to stay in the vehicle at all times. The majority of the time when you see a unit driving around, they are "posting". They go to designated areas and wait. The more 911 calls that you have, the fewer trucks you have to respond, so they are moved to these spots that will generally give them the best chance of getting to a call faster. The more calls, the few the trucks, the closer they are moved in towards Jackson. The fewer the calls, means more trucks and they are more spread out.
Q: What level of EMT are most crews (EMT I, II, or paramedics.)
A: In our area, we run with a Paramedic and EMT on each truck. The only time that we do not do this is when the guv declares a state of emergency, in which case, two emts can be put on a truck to run non emergency trasfers i.e. taking a patient back to their nursing home or to dialysis.
A: I will do my best to answer this. We have four trucks that are 24 hours and they have a station that they stay at most of the time when not running calls. Its just like an apartment, beds, tv kitchenettes and such. The other trucks are 12 hours. When not on a call, you usually just stay in the truck and talk or read or something to that effect. You are not required to stay in the vehicle at all times. The majority of the time when you see a unit driving around, they are "posting". They go to designated areas and wait. The more 911 calls that you have, the fewer trucks you have to respond, so they are moved to these spots that will generally give them the best chance of getting to a call faster. The more calls, the few the trucks, the closer they are moved in towards Jackson. The fewer the calls, means more trucks and they are more spread out.
Q: What level of EMT are most crews (EMT I, II, or paramedics.)
A: In our area, we run with a Paramedic and EMT on each truck. The only time that we do not do this is when the guv declares a state of emergency, in which case, two emts can be put on a truck to run non emergency trasfers i.e. taking a patient back to their nursing home or to dialysis.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
911 emergency
it appears that as of midnight tonight, the company that runs 911 calls in 16 counties across the state, has gone belly up. will keep you posted.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
I get to play for 34 hours
I go in to work tonight to begin a 34 hour shift. What an idiot I am.
I dont know if anyone watched the SC Dem debate last night, but I am watching it this morn. John Edwards sure came away looking like the good guy in that thing.
I want to thank everyone who checked out the q and a blog yesterday. I answered the questions by editing the blog so if you didnt see you question answered, look towards the bottom of the post.
Have a safe and blessed day.
I dont know if anyone watched the SC Dem debate last night, but I am watching it this morn. John Edwards sure came away looking like the good guy in that thing.
I want to thank everyone who checked out the q and a blog yesterday. I answered the questions by editing the blog so if you didnt see you question answered, look towards the bottom of the post.
Have a safe and blessed day.
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