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New listener here. Really appreciate what you have going on here. I have been looking for something like this for a long time. Listened to you some of the old show and I am now listening to the Jan 9 show.

My name is Andy and I am a Paramedic in Northern California. Ten years US Army and about 8 years of public service now. orked a little in big city and small rural. Choose rural anyday, you are really managing a patient with 30-40 min transport times.

You talked about services at your local hositals. Out here in the Nor-Cal ems region we have an online program accesible to all prehostitall and hositals that is called EmSystem. I can log on and check on the status of all the hospitals in our region items such as serviceability of CT or a temporary loss of Ortho coverage It also shows the status of EMS aircraft. It is also in service back east but not sure where but is a really good tool. For me I am in the middle of three hositals, each with slightly different levels of care. With this program if hosp 1 has a down CT or is short ortho today i do not have to waste time and i can just go to hosp b. Our med radios have spotty service out here in the mountains so we have to act on our own allot without radio contact. So a twice a day check really helps in pt care.

Also you talked about PTSD. Coming from both a volunteer and paid train of thought. I came up thru the ranks long time small community resident, (US Army 10 years) Vol FF, Local Amb EMT and now Firefighter Medic in my neighborhood. I see and feel it more than the guys who commute from out of the are. When the volunteers and I respond, we repsond to people we know, family. They dont say much but you see it wear on them and unless you know what to look for it goes unchecked. We loose vol’s that way. What i am saying is that PTSD can be an accumulated problem. And it can effect anyone. But the folks with the emotional attachment prior to dispatch are the ones at risk.

OK i am at quarters and its late im tired and i cant read much in this little box so sorry for the spelling and punctuation errors

Andy

Thanks for the comments, Andy. I agree that the volunteers can be exposed to some additional stresses because of community connections. I’ve seen people drop out exactly as you say. Keep listening!

Jamie

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