Alboy29
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Quickstep80 said:I assume for that back pain you won't be responding with lights and siren anyway...
As for the nature of the job - well, concerning my example of the London Air Ambulance that's always (major) trauma. They won't respond to any medical call, it's an advanced trauma team.
Quickstep80 said:I assume for that back pain you won't be responding with lights and siren anyway...
As for the nature of the job - well, concerning my example of the London Air Ambulance that's always (major) trauma. They won't respond to any medical call, it's an advanced trauma team.
embe78 said:Interesting that you bring that up because we just had a call go out for some one that fell 1 day prior and thinks they have a concussion.1st responder arrives on scene and determines that it is a drug over dose. our protocol is to respond l/s until we are specifically downgraded.
Quickstep80 said:Just a quick outline about our system... We also use a priority system (AMPDS = advanced medical priority dispatch system).
unlisted said:Ok I'll bite, whats wrong with that response?
Rofocowboy84 said:I may have posted this on the site a while ago, but I may as well post it again. I took this video while riding Ofc. seat in my school company's Rescue. There are certain people that I never liked riding with, because I didn't feel they drove safely. While the driving itself in this video wasn't as bad as it's been, it's a perfect example of tunnel vision. This particular member always gets like this, completely forgetting that he's just laying on the Q and horns. All I was controlling was the Code 3 electronic, changing it up in hopes it would cancel out the ineffectiveness of the constant tone from the other two. At about 7:50, you can hear the guy in the back yell something sarcastic to me about the Q, as he thought I was the one controlling it. Unfortunately, nothing ever happened when we brought up the driving habits of some of the younger members, because they were all the ones who'd been there since they were babies because their grandfathers and fathers were members...
unlisted said:I'm sorry I cannot watch that whole thing.. WTF is wrong with him? I mean.. 99% of the peak and hold (both Q and air horn) is NOT required.. Does he expect the GRASS to yield to him or something?!?
The ONLY place I thought it was half necessary was when he was coming into the construction zone before the right turn.. Mind you less peak would of been just as effective..
Move the Q and air horn control away from the driver. Jeeze.
Rofocowboy84 said:I was thinking the same thing, but he's the type that you can't correct. Also, I agree to a point about moving the controls from the driver, when I'm driving, I'd rather be in control of them. I'm of the opinion that most people are stupid, and when it comes to things like that, I'd rather not give them control. It's like the paperwork at my job, I'd rather not do it, but I don't trust my coworkers to do it right....
RescueWV said:Up until about 1:30 or so, I was thinking "eh, this isn't THAT bad..." And then it just kept going on and on and on. Good grief that hurts to listen to on youtube let alone riding in that apparatus.
Rofocowboy84 said:I may have posted this on the site a while ago, but I may as well post it again. I took this video while riding Ofc. seat in my school company's Rescue. There are certain people that I never liked riding with, because I didn't feel they drove safely. While the driving itself in this video wasn't as bad as it's been, it's a perfect example of tunnel vision. This particular member always gets like this, completely forgetting that he's just laying on the Q and horns. All I was controlling was the Code 3 electronic, changing it up in hopes it would cancel out the ineffectiveness of the constant tone from the other two. At about 7:50, you can hear the guy in the back yell something sarcastic to me about the Q, as he thought I was the one controlling it. Unfortunately, nothing ever happened when we brought up the driving habits of some of the younger members, because they were all the ones who'd been there since they were babies because their grandfathers and fathers were members...
Rofocowboy84 said:I may have posted this on the site a while ago, but I may as well post it again. I took this video while riding Ofc. seat in my school company's Rescue. There are certain people that I never liked riding with, because I didn't feel they drove safely. While the driving itself in this video wasn't as bad as it's been, it's a perfect example of tunnel vision. This particular member always gets like this, completely forgetting that he's just laying on the Q and horns. All I was controlling was the Code 3 electronic, changing it up in hopes it would cancel out the ineffectiveness of the constant tone from the other two. At about 7:50, you can hear the guy in the back yell something sarcastic to me about the Q, as he thought I was the one controlling it. Unfortunately, nothing ever happened when we brought up the driving habits of some of the younger members, because they were all the ones who'd been there since they were babies because their grandfathers and fathers were members...
NC lawdog said:FDNY manges to respond through one of the most populated cities in the US with a couple of blips from an electric siren and a blast or two from the air horn. It almost seems like these crackerjacks are pushing the accelerator and the Q at the same time and at the same pressure.
acala91 said:
acala91 said:
PJH said:Ok, I'll bite re: the PA video
Didn't watch the whole thing...however I'd say that posting the video and commenting that your job was to change the electronic siren tones and capturing the video - I'd be concerned that that was your concern sitting in the officers seat.
The Q siren is well....pretty damn loud and is attention getting more than solid bumped mounted electric sirens with their directional sound pattern.
For the most part all we use is the Q with the air horns. The officer side has foot pedals for both and the driver has controls on the if needed on his side. We want the driver paying attention to the road and not the radio, MDT, maps or the siren. As the officer - should be concentrating on the route, over the air size up, ability of the driver, communication with the driver and crew.
Unofficially if we use both, the Q is going and leave the siren on yelp. Problem solved.
At night the electronic siren with the use of the foot pedal on manual thru neighborhoods is a good thing.
Daytime on a main road (as pictured) with a screaming Q isn't all that bad.
Coming on here from sitting on the officers seat, I hope that you had a conversation with the driver and/or a member of the command staff if the actions were really all that bad.
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