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May I add the notice I got from our local EMS (small mountain town in SW Colorado, all of some 5000 people in the whole county if that)
We just wanted to fill you in on the precautions Ouray County EMS (OCEMS) is taking and the actions you can expect from us on any EMS calls during this pandemic. These actions will apply on ALL EMS calls regardless of the reason for the call until social distancing rules have been relaxed.
* 911 dispatchers may ask questions regarding known contact with sick people and any recent travel. This is to help our responders choose the appropriate level of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) prior to entering your home. Your answers to these questions will NOT change how you are cared for.
* When EMS arrives, only 1 EMT, wearing gloves, goggles, and a surgical mask, will enter your home. They will bring the minimum necessary equipment based on the reason for the call.
* The EMT may elect to also wear a gown and/or N95 mask based on symptoms and/or their own comfort level.
* Additionally we are going to give YOU a surgical mask to wear while we are there. With both of us masked up we greatly reduce the chances of passing on germs in either direction!
* Additional responders will only enter your home if requested by the initial EMT to provide assistance with on-scene care or to bring in other needed equipment.
* Treatment options may include recommending that you stay home and rest, see you personal doctor, or transport to the ER at Montrose Memorial Hospital (or rarely, via helicopter to the ER at St. Mary’s in Grand Junction). Once an initial assessment is done the EMT will discuss the options that are appropriate for your treatment and will consult with an ER physician as needed to determine the best course of action.
* If you have mild symptoms suggestive of COVID 19, or other respiratory illness, and we determine that staying home and resting is your best course of action, you may receive a follow up call from Ouray County Public Health to check and make sure you are doing ok.
* If it is determined that transport to the ER is the care you need we will ask you to walk to the doorway of your house or to the ambulance if it is appropriate based on your illness or injury. The reason for this is to avoid bringing 1-3 extra people and extra equipment such as our gurney into your home.
* Once placed in the ambulance you will be attended by a single EMT unless your care specifically requires additional personnel. If you have symptoms suggestive of COVID 19 or other respiratory disease we may use exhaust fans and heating systems to encourage good airflow in and out of the patient compartment.
* After any EMS call ALL diagnostic equipment, the ambulance, and the gurney will be throughly cleaned and disinfected. These are standard practices for EMS, and all of our disinfectant products meet federal guidelines for ‘emerging viruses’ such as the SARS-CoV2 virus that is responsible for COVID 19 disease.
In the mean time we appreciate your help in slowing the spread of COVID 19 disease by following stay-at-home rules and washing your hands like you just chopped jalapeños.
We have a friend who is a 911 operator. He is across the border in PA, which has also been on lockdown.
He said it's crazy now but they have to play 40 questions to find out about possible previous exposure, travel, contacts, possibly having covid-19, possible course of treatment ( such as severity ...do they NEED an EMT OR EMS, can they stay home and contact their Dr via phone/video, ), do they have an "available" place ( hospital) to send them to, and on and on before they send out an EMT.
It's not easy. Even though he doesn't have direct contact with the people, he IS still a "First Responder".
Best to all...STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, STOP THE SPREAD.
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It's not easy. Even though he doesn't have direct contact with the people, he IS still a "First Responder".
Best to all...STAY HOME, STAY SAFE, STOP THE SPREAD.
My town first responder lives 100 yards away from me and the ambulance is parked in her driveway!
By sheer coincidence, I ended up getting an oxygen concentrator for nighttime oxygen after testing out with very low nighttime saturations. No apnea test, given the current situation. My county shut down weeks ago and my state four days ago. I am ready for anything now.
Doesn't take long to find the proof that you are spouting a fiction, and the talking points memo (aka, lies made up to make right seem wrong) spouts the same fiction.
The proof is in the second link you posted, which tells what Dan Patrick actually did say.
Quote:
Dan Patrick, Texas' Republican lieutenant governor, on Monday night suggested that he and other grandparents would be willing to risk their health and even lives in order for the United States to "get back to work" amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Those of us who are 70 plus, we'll take care of ourselves. But don't sacrifice the country,"
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