tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post114462103429332493..comments2023-10-17T08:38:55.240-07:00Comments on Code 6 Charles: The Great Ambulance Debate...Code6Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06659733574135851999noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-57525470876184879052007-09-19T23:09:00.000-07:002007-09-19T23:09:00.000-07:00This is a good start. Not for debate but for griev...This is a good start. Not for debate but for grievance. Maybe you could consider another title and leave the subject open. I'm sure this is a good way to bring some of our troubles to a forum at a national level and hopefully we can begin to resolve some the EMS/Fire woes.<BR/><BR/>Leave out the insults.<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>DTSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-82762981979196663302007-08-04T11:17:00.000-07:002007-08-04T11:17:00.000-07:00I hope nobody reads this site, because it is full ...I hope nobody reads this site, because it is full of errors and disrespect. <BR/><BR/>Not all of LACoFD's 911 transport companies utilize system status. Schaefer and Westmed/McCormick utilize many centrally located stations and post only when there is a lack of coverage between two stations. <BR/><BR/>As an EMT I take offense to your blatant disrespect to our job. Some of us take pride in the job we do and in fact participate more in patient care than the average paramedic does. <BR/><BR/>The title of this article leads the reader to believe that you are going to write about some "great ambulance debate" when you never debate anything at all. <BR/><BR/>The squad system works well, because the majority of 911 calls tend to be BLS and the ALS resource (the squad) doesn't then become tied up with transporting non-emergent patients, thereby allowing the paramedic resource to go back in service. There is very little delay in the dispatching process. The call is transmitted from LACoFD dispatch to the private ambulance company dispatch via MDT. They receive the call at the same time the fire station does. Most times we arrive on scene at the same time or even before fire does. This fact alone shows how little you actually do know about the process or the system. <BR/><BR/>" Also, they're EMT's, so medically, they can't do shit. "<BR/><BR/>Are you just bitter at life for some reason? Most patients require an EMT level of care, not a paramedic level anyways. Basic skills such as airway management and ventilation are the absolute most important in patient care -- a skill EMT's are well trained in. <BR/><BR/>"Then, they're gonna carry the patient around on the stretcher while the (extremely strong and fit) fire guys sit around or scurry back to the engine."<BR/><BR/>The FD is very helpful on scene when we need extra hands to safely move a patient. Extremely strong and fit? Have you seen most LACo firefighters? One was telling me the other day that proper fitness is now req. to earn your bonus...something like half the dept. isn't qualifying for their bonuses!<BR/><BR/>"LAFD has done a great job of flooding the districts with FIRE STATION-BASED ambulances and paramedics on engines allowing for great flexibility."<BR/><BR/>Have you read the LA Times in the past few years? Front page articles dedicated to the over-worked and ran LAFD RA's. Their system is so inundated with medical calls and a lack of ambulance resources that they are bursting at the seems! You're talking about a city that regularly moves up companies code 3 simply to get coverage in certain areas! <BR/><BR/>I take this blog with a grain of salt, because you obviously are writing for the entertainment value since the knowledge level just isn't their to hold an intelligent debate over ambulance coverage in LA County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-38708048806050795462007-04-28T19:32:00.000-07:002007-04-28T19:32:00.000-07:00"Thank God no one reads the site, or I'd have a hu...<B><I>"Thank God no one reads the site, or I'd have a hundred idiot EMTs and even more idiot firefighters bitching at me in ungrammatical sentences with dozens of misspellings."</B></I><BR/><BR/>It wouldn't be so funny if it weren't true. I'm bookmarking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-1145506754875167342006-04-19T21:19:00.000-07:002006-04-19T21:19:00.000-07:00...more people read your site than you might imagi......more people read your site than you might imagine!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your opinion. As a stakeholder, you most certainly have a right to do so.<BR/><BR/>Stay Safe and Be Well, <BR/><BR/>Brian Humphrey<BR/>Firefighter/Paramedic<BR/>Public Service Officer<BR/>Los Angeles Fire Department<BR/><BR/>LAFD News Blog: <A HREF="http://www.lafd.org/blog.htm" REL="nofollow">www.lafd.org/blog.htm</A>Los Angeles Fire Departmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05295508009199209829noreply@blogger.com