Re: Potential Life Saving Procedures

In article <1122609989.386005.268820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Salty <babette7401@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

? Alan Street wrote:
?
? > Salty <babette7401@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
? > ? Lemme see here. In case of emergency....
? > ? 1. If I'm at home, they should know who I am.
? > ? 2. If I'm in my car, they should know who I am. I have ID in my car at
? > ? all times so even if, for some bizarre reason, I don't have my picture
? > ? driver's license, they still can get my insurance card and owner's card
? > ? out of the glove box.
?
? > The issue isn't figuring out who you are, the issue is knowing who to
? > call for permission to turn off the respirator ;-)
?
? Alan, I love ya... but....
?

:-),


? 1. "Respirator" is a term for a machine that takes the surrounding air
? and purifies it. Firemen wear a respirator. Patients do not. Patients
? in need of breathing assistance wear a "Ventilator", not a respirator.
? (Yes some wear C-pap or bi-pap but that's another matter and still not
? a respirator.) Sorry to be 'picky-une' but I've worked with vent
? patients and I'm tired of hearing the news media screw up the terms all
? the time.
?

It was a bad attempt at trying to sound like Grumman. But thanks for
the education. I learned something new today.




?
? Lastly, this is another case in point for "what in the heck did we do
? and how did we ever manage to get by at all before cell phones"
? Sorry, but I don't buy into it at all.
?

Mobile phones are just another tool. We got by fine without them, but
they also make life a lot easier now that they're available. As for the
ICE idea, it's just an attempt to solve a problem that rescue workers
have faced in the past. It's not a perfect solution, but it's also not
a bad idea.
.

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