RE: USA Today

["Eddie Rivers - S.W.F.D." <erivers@swfd.org>]

I think the articles did one good thing.  A lot of agencies have started
to take a look at there own agency.  My question is what does each
agency in the article consider a saved patient, there are many different
definitions that are being used.  These definitions can change the
statistics a lot. 

Eddie Rivers
-----Original Message-----
From: flightmed-admin@flightweb.com
[mailto:flightmed-admin@flightweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Brosius
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:52 AM
To: flightmed@flightweb.com
Subject: Re: USA Today

>From: Patrick Sennett <psennett@yahoo.com>
>
>When people have it coming, I say that they should get it.  But to 
>insinuate that (in article #1, because I didn't get past day #2) the
girl 
>would almost certainly have lived "if only" is bull guano.


This, ultimately, is my issue with this, er, issue(?) of the newspaper:
It 
seems to imply to the public that the key to immortality is having an 
ambulance arrive at your side within a certain time frame.  People then 
think "If the ambulance had gotten here in 3 minutes instead of 5, then 
Grandpa would still be with us.  They didn't, and he's not, so I'm gonna

sue."

The article also fails to address the other, equally fatal (but not as 
easily treated) rhythms such as PEA and asystole, but that's another 
discussion entirely.

I'm all for honest and fair public scrutiny and review of what we do,
but 
let's make it fair and honest.  This article shows ONE side of a 
multifaceted issue.  And in doing so, it suggests that we throw out the
baby 
with the bath water (with credit to KLM.)

------------
JRB

Jeff Brosius,
Paramedic, etc.

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