Re:Firefighters say they’re swamped by calls for routine car...
by analog31 on Monday October 04, 2021 @01:30AM
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>>> You don’t need six qualified firefighters on a half million dollar pumper to attend a nanna down call.
A friend of mine is a former EMT. He told me that they would usually send out 4 people if possible, because in fact you do need that many if someone has had a heart attack while sitting on the toilet in an upstairs apartment, and weighs 350 pounds. Getting people out of their homes can actually be dangerous for the EMT's.
In my locale, all of the firefighters are also EMTs. Same service. When I had my medical "event," a fire truck showed up first because the ambulance was on another call. They started working on me right away, then the ambo showed up and hauled me out.
A friend of mine is a former EMT. He told me that they would usually send out 4 people if possible, because in fact you do need that many if someone has had a heart attack while sitting on the toilet in an upstairs apartment, and weighs 350 pounds. Getting people out of their homes can actually be dangerous for the EMT's.
In my locale, all of the firefighters are also EMTs. Same service. When I had my medical "event," a fire truck showed up first because the ambulance was on another call. They started working on me right away, then the ambo showed up and hauled me out.