Comments on: SF Fire Department by the (wall-clock) numbers http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:12:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-7012 John Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:34:47 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-7012 Hi Havvy; Yeah, its always a tricky decision - whats serious enough to merit calling 911? In this specific case, decision factors were: Hitting head on sidewalk potentially serious. Watching her not get up or attempt to move from where she lay in traffic was a concern. Even when we were all with her, she never once attempted to sit up or want to move off the road. Most people in that situation would have tried to sit up or stand up - and usually have to be told to not, but she never attempted to move from where she fell, lying half on her side, half face down. This atypical behavior combined with the head impact made me decide to call 911. I'll probably never know if I was over reacting or right on the mark, but even now, a couple of days later, it still feels like the right decision. (ps: Gen - I didnt know you're a former EMT!) Hi Havvy;

Yeah, its always a tricky decision – whats serious enough to merit calling 911?

In this specific case, decision factors were: Hitting head on sidewalk potentially serious. Watching her not get up or attempt to move from where she lay in traffic was a concern. Even when we were all with her, she never once attempted to sit up or want to move off the road. Most people in that situation would have tried to sit up or stand up – and usually have to be told to not, but she never attempted to move from where she fell, lying half on her side, half face down. This atypical behavior combined with the head impact made me decide to call 911.

I’ll probably never know if I was over reacting or right on the mark, but even now, a couple of days later, it still feels like the right decision.

(ps: Gen – I didnt know you’re a former EMT!)

]]> By: Gen Kanai http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6719 Gen Kanai Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:21:12 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6719 Glad to hear that you were able to be an effective first-responder. Thank you John. (I was an EMT in New Hampshire during university so did this often for those years.) Glad to hear that you were able to be an effective first-responder. Thank you John.

(I was an EMT in New Hampshire during university so did this often for those years.)

]]> By: Al Billings http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6700 Al Billings Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:08:51 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6700 Good for you for helping, citizen. Good for you for helping, citizen.

]]> By: Ted Mielczarek http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6681 Ted Mielczarek Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:28:13 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6681 Doesn't sound like she made a real smart decision there, but nice to hear that people stopped to help. Doesn’t sound like she made a real smart decision there, but nice to hear that people stopped to help.

]]> By: Havvy http://oduinn.com/blog/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6679 Havvy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:02:40 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2008/07/10/sf-fire-department-by-the-wall-clock-numbers/#comment-6679 Wall clock numbers for actual real life services! Awesome! Though, there didn't seem to be much damage according to what you said. Why did you need to call 9-11? Wall clock numbers for actual real life services! Awesome! Though, there didn’t seem to be much damage according to what you said. Why did you need to call 9-11?

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