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While the headline makes it sound like Grandma isn't getting a ride because she's frail, "little chance of survival" is more specific: > Patients who are not t
by burnthrow 6y ago
While the headline makes it sound like Grandma isn't getting a ride because she's frail, "little chance of survival" is more specific:
> Patients who are not to be transported to hospitals include those whose hearts have stopped and, despite efforts at resuscitation, have no signs of breathing, movement, a pulse or blood pressure and would be declared dead at the scene.
- CyanLite4 6y agoIt’s protocol to NOT allow EMTs to declare someone dead. An EMT (with a few hours of community college training, mind you) are not trained for advanced resuscitation that only doctors can perform. This absolutely will lead to excess mortality.
- GavinMcG 6y agoCan you describe how? Advanced Cardiac Life Support protocols (ACLS) are fairly standard in both pre-hospital and hospital settings. Specifically because it's critical, paramedics are trained in ACLS. EMT-Bs aren't, but the BLS ambulances they staff shouldn't generally be assigned as the only responding unit for cardiac arrests, anyway. And given that, it's not clear why you think there will "absolutely" be excess mortality.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoLA County sends FD paramedics to pretty much every 911 call