"Turned off alarm clock when tones dropped, went back to sleep, overslept in the AM. (Pager was open this whole time, just did not bother me enough to wake up and figure out why)."
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Paula Miller replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion Have you ever missed a call because... in the group Humor In EMSPaula Miller replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"Reminds me of someone I know who likes to use funny contrived names in practical testing situations--some that come to mind are Mike Hunt, Dick Hertz, and Willie MakeIt.
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"I swerved to miss the floating deer and the fluffy bunny."
Kenny Knight replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"Working ambulance I responded to a 02:00am call at a bar in Arvin, California. The cop came up to me after I got there and said the patient had been bit by a flying beer bottle. "You mean he got the hit by a flying beer…"
Kenny Knight replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion Have you ever missed a call because... in the group Humor In EMS"After a long shift of more than 40 hours with very little sleep the "hotline" started ringing. I sat up, turned on the lamp next to the bed and remember thinking, "Why won't the phone stop ringing, I turned the light…"
Paula Miller replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion Have you ever missed a call because... in the group Humor In EMS"I walked out of the house in my stocking feet, pulled the door shut thereby locking it, THEN realized both my shoes and my keys were still in the house."
Dolph Holmes replied to Tom Sasso's discussion New NREMT EMS Titles?"Amen to that brother! Instead of simplicity more confusing than ever. DOT needs to set the standards and
not some third party. KISS!
I think that titles are getting out of hand. It could easily be kept very simple with Responder, EMT, Paramedic and…"
Dolph Holmes commented on Shawn's group The "Ham Shack""Hello group and welcome to new folks! Has anyone set up plans for
alternate communications in case your dept repeater or dispatch facility
go down? Any hams in dispatch who also carry a portable to work?
Be safe and watch out for fall weather!"
Dolph Holmes added a discussion to the group Humor In EMS
Have you ever missed a call because...
I have missed a few calls due to pager not going off, sleeping thru it, couldn't get out of my drivewaybut he most ridiculous reason was I couldn't get my pants on, tripped and fell...cutting my leg.I showed up later but was a hurting puppy! So what do you have to add to the list of bozoisms?See More
Dolph Holmes replied to Katherine Fuchs's discussion Incendiaries and Explosives in the group Incident Management and Special Operations"OUCH...Most areas are under prepared to deal with more than one serious burn at a time. Regional burn centers would be overrun as well so only those with a chance of survival would probably be moved there. REAL TRIAGE!
I had discussed multiple burn…"
V-fibber replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"I only had 2 beers.
"I'll rip off your head and shit down your neck you fat bald headed neo nazi bastard" I am paraphrasing."
Paula Miller replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"After pulling this guy out of his car, which stood on the hood in a creek about 4 feet deep, which required significant rescue and extrication efforts, he said as we were cutting off his clothes, "so...are you guys doing this to everyone at…"
Greg replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"Ok if anybody knows Bucknell students you will really get a laugh out of this one. Back in the early 90's we got called for a drunk there, when asked her name her reply was Amy. After some more asking we tried to get her last name, (please now…"
Dolph Holmes replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion IMATs pros and cons in the group Incident Management and Special Operations"Hi Kathy,
An IMAT is an Incident Management Assistance Team...The folks who can come help fill out ICS postions in an extended incident where local resouces either don't exist or are overwhelmed. IMATs don't take over an incident but are…"
Katherine Fuchs replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion IMATs pros and cons in the group Incident Management and Special Operations"Hi Dolph,
First, I apologize for not responding back to you and for the inactivity of the group over the past few months. I'm on a leave and out of the game for a while but I'm intrigued by your question. Your reference to IMATs is the…"
Karen Michele Wells replied to Dolph Holmes's discussion What's the funniest thing you have heard a drunk say? in the group Humor In EMS"We ran a typical man down call. Of course it was a regular. We got him loaded up and transported. Well, where he was on private property it had a lot of pot holes....our supervisor disappeared in one....well we just took off to the hospital and I…"
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Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 7:13pm on December 20, 2009,
Kiwi EMT said… - Sure mate, help yourself. I found it on the www, so it's a gift from the public domain. We often joke about IV caffiene down here too. Perhaps someone will actually invent this for real once cancer has been cured.
Glad you like it.
Regards,
Lyndon.
- At 10:43pm on April 2, 2009,
Lou McIntyre said… - Thank's for the info,I got another few days to get the rest of the Info together, But it is a very good point to consider, thanks again
- At 5:38pm on March 21, 2009,
Summer Butts said… - ahhh you just made my day!!! yes that is a 4 generation pic if you get a change id luv to see your wifes 4 generations!!! keep in touch and thanks so much!!!!!
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