Sandpit I was mainly saying how no more 89s due to the recent attacks on Paris. That's one of NYCs measures that we are taking. Some EMS folks feel we are a bigger target if we are all hanging at the base as opposed to being at 89s
We have them at our volly
Came in handy when the driver deployed us EMTs we jumped over a barrier to an mva while the ambulance drove around and met us on the other side
My issue with drivers is they don't drive an ambulance for a living, and the only experience these drivers are getting is...
In NYC, 911 ambulances are to be deployed from the hospital or base for the next few days. No more sitting at 89s (designated intersections) around town. So we got to most of the calls first as a local volunteer ambulance.
I do enough txp/IFT is my full time job I do 40-50 hours a work trying to make ends meet beleive me i have my IFT down the only thing that drives me to continue is that I'm months away from having a 1 year of experience, we also do get emergencies from SNFs, doc offices, assisted living, and txp...
How to integrate: When we log in, give us jobs, spread em around.
How I see our role as NYC Vollies:
1) We often are local-based so we arrive to the scene first along with FD's CFRs, therefore getting pt's treated and txp faster.
2) We give overburdened 911 crews more breaks, as evidenced by...
Just saying that's how it's done at the private I work at, not saying it's the same for all other privates. Just one example. One thing is certain: there's no extensive training that's conducted for months like FDNY EMS academy.
It consists of:
- Working IFT for 3-6+ months
- Passing a 70...
Bed stuy is gentrifying.
2nd East New York and Brownsville.
Bronx is so busy their trying to get more units. Transcare runs a lot of the 911 under different hospitals i.e. Bronx Lebanon, mount Sinai, st barnabus, etc just look for the Velcro patches it's probably Transcare