tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post3726068842128087946..comments2023-12-19T22:53:18.256-08:00Comments on the Happy Medic: I know what my next shift will be full ofThe Happy Medichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11521335229435386281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-38505391627603395562009-02-04T14:09:00.000-08:002009-02-04T14:09:00.000-08:00We here in Ontario had a couple of Carbon Monoxide...We here in Ontario had a couple of Carbon Monoxide stories in the news just before Christmas, one where an entire family died, and another where 5 or 6 family members were hospitalized. <BR/> <BR/>Of course, for weeks afterwards, fire dispatch were inundated with more than the usual number of CO calls, including one where a woman was running around at midnight, trying to find a store open where she could buy a detector, because 'she just knew' something was going to happen to her tonight! Never mind that she'd seen the news story several days before, but waited until Sunday at midnight to worry about getting a detector. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I suppose I shouldn't complain, these are the people who keep us in our jobsPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419293986165680297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026214128770026952.post-23828928783022952202009-02-04T13:31:00.000-08:002009-02-04T13:31:00.000-08:00We went through this last year with the "Chest Pai...We went through this last year with the "Chest Pain" publicity push.<BR/>All the key words on display, leaflets everywhere, huge posters on roadside signs showing a man with a belt around his chest etc etc.<BR/>Not sure if it made any real difference as the vast majority of people who are actually having a heart attack know about it and call 999 anyway. It certainly informed the "Less Critical" patients about what to say to ensure that they get a Cat A ambulance though.<BR/>Good luck with the upcoming busy shifts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com