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Comment on COPY CODE THREE – EPIDSODE 3: THE RECONSTRUCTION by Crackferret

Crackferret — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:48:44 +0000

Just wanted to say that I loved all three episodes of Copy Code Three. I personally would be immediately listening to anything else you put up!

Comment on COPY CODE THREE – EPIDSODE 3: THE RECONSTRUCTION by MTEMTNewbie

MTEMTNewbie — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:26:32 +0000

Thanks for posting “The Reconstruction”. New to ems and was dealing with somethings that I have experienced on the job. The podcast helped me to understand a little more.
Thank You.

Comment on ZERO HOUR: AMERICA’S MEDIC by Brad

Brad — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:54:49 +0000

Absolutely hilarious review my friend, well done!

Comment on COPY CODE THREE – EPIDSODE 3: THE RECONSTRUCTION by Cathy

Cathy — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 02:13:17 +0000

RE: The Reconstruction – the paramedic who told his story – very powerful. I understand his pain. I hope he’ll be okay. Interviews like this are important – they help us understand what others have to go through.

Comment on SLIPPERY BABIES by Kym

Kym — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:30:09 +0000

I fully empathise with you. Really the only thing you could do was cut them off as they are obviously toxic parents. I have a brother in law who is a really nice person….but instead of saying ‘three’, he says ‘free’. That was my snapping point. I once gently polled my husbands family with the question ‘What do you know about genes and chromasomes?’ No one knew what I was talking about. How can we take people seriously when they never educate themselves past words of two syllables? Do they never read an article about anything of interest? Are these people never curious about the world around them? Luckily my sons and husband are not stupid otherwise I would feel like an island in an ocean of stupidity.
I can be wrong. Don’t misunderstand, I really dislike being wrong but at least I am wrong in the same ballpark. I am not so wrong that I seem to have lived in another universe with different laws!

Comment on EBAY: NEGATIVE FEEDBACK by eBay Negative

eBay Negative — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 06:38:52 +0000

Why does ebay love seller negative so much? they leave the feedback open for canceled transactions, refunded items and even items that are not paid for yet, maybe they want to go out of business and file bankruptcy soon after they destroy all the sellers.

Comment on BE A PATRIOT, SUPPORT OUR VOLUTEERS by Jim Hoffman

Jim Hoffman — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:33:49 +0000

Good points in this post. Volly agencies struggle with recruitment and retention and some of the reasons are like you mentioned. Incoming people should be interviewed for what their expectations are and also what is expected of them as part of the organization. VAS should not just take anyone just to have a warm body. While costs of running a VAS are increasing and becoming more difficult to fund, there can be ways to give an incentive. You mentioned pay per call, even if this is a minimal $$ it is something that can hold people accountable. Another idea is offering a retirement fund that they can even pay into to add to the fund. While this wont be a fancy 401K, it is something that can increase retention and keep people ” on that leash” you mentioned. Finally, VAS managers have to step up and treat organizations like a business complete with HR, marketing and thorough management to be able to build an organization and keep things like training and recruitment active and current. I actually just talked about much of this during the last EMS Office Hours I did about whether the Volunteer EMS model is actually working anymore. Great topic and while I am sure sensitive to many, needs to be addressed to be improved.

Comment on THE SOLUTION by Buckman

Buckman — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:05:48 +0000

Andrew – yes I have talked to my friend Rob T. from the EMS Educast about the Canadian system. It was not the basis for what I am proposing, but now that you mention it, it is quite similar. See, I am not insane. This has been tried. If memory serves, I was quite impressed with the Canadian system when Rob described it to me about a year ago.

Steve – Yes, this happens all over my neighborhood as well and is very frustrating. The other subject I have not even begun to tackle is trying to get the public to utilize the 911 system and local ERs properly. Yep, good luck with that. I am not sure the problem is worth the cost of a large public service ad campaign. I am allowed to gently instruct people who call our system inappropriately, but it is not going to do any good. I may as well stop. A a couple of weeks ago a PT called for a headache. Not a terrible blinding headache, just a headache. She hadn’t so much as had a Tylenol. So I talked with her about that. One week later she called because she wanted us to “look at a scratch” on her back. I had another talk with her, this one was a tad bit more stern, but she just didn’t get it. She will most likely call this week after stubbing her toe.

Comment on THE SOLUTION by Steve

Steve — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:17:41 +0000

For what it’s worth, I live in an apartment complex filled with older residents. The least little fall or faint results in a call to 911, when most of the time a cheaper private transport service would work just as well. I see my neighbors tying up a valuable asset and EMTs for a cab ride to the ER…. not a good decision. Unfortunately, most laymen are fearful that the ‘mild chest pain’ equals massive heart failure, when it’s most likely acid reflux! I guess in some cases it’s better to err on the safe side…

Comment on THE SOLUTION by Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:39:40 +0000

Your first responder seems to describe exactly what we have here in Ontario. It is called Primary Care Paramedic + (PCP+). Many services seem to be moving away from a combination of Advanced Care and Primary Care Paramedics in favor of entirely PCP+ staffing.