Ambulance building hit with battering ram; supplies and equipment missing

[paramedichopeful]

Ok guys, I know I haven't been on here for awhile (lots of things going on that demand my attention) and I hate to return with bad news, but I must. So here goes. On August 27th, an alarm was tripped at the ambulance building around 2:15 A.M. By the time police were able to respond, the back door had been hit with something and the inside of the ambulance bays had been pillaged. Our director arrived shortly after the police and was not all too happy with what he saw. The supply room, which has all our sheets, dressings, IV kits, jump bags, and everything else in it had been kicked open and several items are missing. The back door of one of our rigs has a dent and a shoe print on it, and there was also damage to the other units as well. The sliding side door on our SuperChief was wide open and items were missing from it as well, i.e. IV supplies, BP cuffs, and our Defib unit. The heart monitor was also tampered with, although it was left in place (probably because it is locked down to the countertop mount). It seems they weren't only after drug supplies, because the big picture window between the bays and the office was smashed, although the safety glass did not fully give in. The door was also tried, but it was still intact. The classroom was a shambles too, but there was nothing in there worth taking (of course). So, within minutes this bunch had time to raise hell and loot the place, and escape before police arrived. They are still searching for this bunch of drugheads (yes, that's what they are, unless hospitals are so poor they hire professional crooks to go steal IV equipment from an ambulance dept.) and I hope they find them. Because of this trash, we are missing around 9 grand in supplies and equipment, and we have further damages to our ambos that will cost even more, not to mention that 2 of them are still out of commission. Pretty good if you ask me. We try to help the fools and then they have the gall to trash someone else's place and 5 finger discount the supplies that people's dear lives depend on when they call 911. What is wrong with these people?

Tell me what you think about this. I wanna know how you feel about a community service being treated like (excuse the lingo) and what you think should be done to the losers that did this. They better hope n pray I never get ahold of 'em, because NOBODY messes with my brothers. Nobody!! And their ass is really grass for smashing the freakin windows, spilling crap on the floor, and busting the touchpanel on the unit I take pride in as being MY unit. A Braun does not deserve to be treated like that. What a bunch of morons!

[Cory]

Low life petty thiefs...or drug addicts. Both are just as dumb imo.

[Sasha]

Not necessarily drug addicts... That stuff sells for a lot on ebay.

Also, lock the doors to offices, trucks, etc.

Must be slow acting police if they had all the time to do that with locked doors

[VFFforpeople]

Also, it isnt worth throwing your career away for people like that.

[daedalus]

Whoa, easy there cowboy. No need for the emotional vigilante statements. Crime is part of the world we live in, try and not take it so personally and emotionally.

[paramedichopeful]

Originally Posted by Sasha

Not necessarily drug addicts... That stuff sells for a lot on ebay.

Also, lock the doors to offices, trucks, etc.

Must be slow acting police if they had all the time to do that with locked doors

And that's the thing. We lock the doors on the building, set the alarm, and leave. Everyone figures that the building being locked will keep them out of the ambos. Apparently not! I always had that bad feeling about not lockign the rigs, but I figured the Medics knew what they were talking about and I was just the student. i hate to sound big headed, but I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And how do you sell medical supplies on the web? "Hey man, I got 50 ft of IV tubing up for sale this week. Got any body that wanna buy some?" Sounds weird, and if it is how it goes then shame on them for making the healthcare field look bad.

[VFFforpeople]

You know, anger only creates more anger. No offence but you are no better than them if you react to them. Ya they stole stuff and got away with it. Ya that stuff cost money and put you out of service. Thats what insurance is for and I am sure they may be caught.

Yes as you stated it is that easy to sell medical stuff..I mean look at the world around you.

Calm down and just keep living your life, it goes on.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by paramedichopeful

And that's the thing. We lock the doors on the building, set the alarm, and leave. Everyone figures that the building being locked will keep them out of the ambos. Apparently not! I always had that bad feeling about not lockign the rigs, but I figured the Medics knew what they were talking about and I was just the student. i hate to sound big headed, but I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And how do you sell medical supplies on the web? "Hey man, I got 50 ft of IV tubing up for sale this week. Got any body that wanna buy some?" Sounds weird, and if it is how it goes then shame on them for making the healthcare field look bad.

http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trk...All-Categories

Anywhere from $1.50 to $115.00, snd yes it is stupid, and no, no one is going to buy it.

[paramedichopeful]

Originally Posted by daedalus

Whoa, easy there cowboy. No need for the emotional vigilante statements. Crime is part of the world we live in, try and not take it so personally and emotionally.

yeah i know. i was just so pissed that i had put in so much time and work into the place, and then some lowlifes decide to have a heyday with it. and my rig? i mean, your rig says a lot about your level of professionalism. next time i go out in it it will have a ruined floor and dents in the door. director says we're gonna fix the touchpanel and window, wait until later to fix the rest (which i doubt ever happens). and i took so much pride in that truck. it really torks me off when i put time and effort into something and then it gets destroyed. had it happened on scene? no big deal; the rig is there to get out into the thick of things and do its job in the worst conditions. but getting the hell beat out of it while it sits in the bay is entirely unacceptable. i hope when these losers call 911 they don't get a unit. wait, that's a little overboard. everyone deserves emergency care regardless of how worthless they are. maybe they will get an IV stuck in their ass or have to be given morphine in suppository form. karma is a good thing, unless you're a loser like the bunch that did this crap.

[Epi-do]

I know you are upset and all, but is the siggy really necesary? Really, it is a bit over the top.