Comments on: Ambulance Dispatch Delay Being Investigated http://firegeezer.com/2010/03/11/ambulance-dispatch-delay-being-investigated/ The Fire/EMS Digital Dayroom Thu, 24 May 2012 14:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: B.Morgan http://firegeezer.com/2010/03/11/ambulance-dispatch-delay-being-investigated/comment-page-1/#comment-9758 B.Morgan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:54:06 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=23252#comment-9758 The dispatcher did get some one capable of dealing with the call on scene right away. I think there is a lot more to this story. The media often loves to jump on this type of story.<br><br>My spouse, a former reporter told me once that at times the media is more intrested in selling a story them then reporting all the facts. <br><br>Many years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park we responded to a report of a man down. It was a 30 minute response and we found the older gentleman down and cold on the ground. As we got ready to start CPR a very polite older English woman, his wife stepped foward and said in a firm but nice way, Leave him be. He led a long, full life and this was a beautiful place to die and he went peacefully. What would you have done? (This is pre-cell phone and radio comm's were poor). The dispatcher did get some one capable of dealing with the call on scene right away. I think there is a lot more to this story. The media often loves to jump on this type of story.

My spouse, a former reporter told me once that at times the media is more intrested in selling a story them then reporting all the facts.

Many years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park we responded to a report of a man down. It was a 30 minute response and we found the older gentleman down and cold on the ground. As we got ready to start CPR a very polite older English woman, his wife stepped foward and said in a firm but nice way, Leave him be. He led a long, full life and this was a beautiful place to die and he went peacefully. What would you have done? (This is pre-cell phone and radio comm's were poor).

]]> By: B.Morgan http://firegeezer.com/2010/03/11/ambulance-dispatch-delay-being-investigated/comment-page-1/#comment-7282 B.Morgan Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:54:06 +0000 http://firegeezer.com/?p=23252#comment-7282 The dispatcher did get some one capable of dealing with the call on scene right away. I think there is a lot more to this story. The media often loves to jump on this type of story.<br><br>My spouse, a former reporter told me once that at times the media is more intrested in selling a story them then reporting all the facts. <br><br>Many years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park we responded to a report of a man down. It was a 30 minute response and we found the older gentleman down and cold on the ground. As we got ready to start CPR a very polite older English woman, his wife stepped foward and said in a firm but nice way, Leave him be. He led a long, full life and this was a beautiful place to die and he went peacefully. What would you have done? (This is pre-cell phone and radio comm's were poor). The dispatcher did get some one capable of dealing with the call on scene right away. I think there is a lot more to this story. The media often loves to jump on this type of story.

My spouse, a former reporter told me once that at times the media is more intrested in selling a story them then reporting all the facts.

Many years ago in Rocky Mountain National Park we responded to a report of a man down. It was a 30 minute response and we found the older gentleman down and cold on the ground. As we got ready to start CPR a very polite older English woman, his wife stepped foward and said in a firm but nice way, Leave him be. He led a long, full life and this was a beautiful place to die and he went peacefully. What would you have done? (This is pre-cell phone and radio comm's were poor).

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