迈克尔·莫尔斯(Michael Morse)
Prior to entering the fire service, I never gave much thought as to who showed up at emergency scenes. People showed up, did their jobs admirably, and moved on. I did not realize that there are vastly different ways to provide emergency services. We have full-time paid fire departments, volunteer fire departments, fire departments that use an on-call system where responders are paid for calls they respond to, private ambulance companies, taxpayer funded ambulance services, and combinations of the above.
询问街上的普通人在紧急情况下提供帮助,他会告诉您消防部门。这就是他需要知道的一切,更重要的是,他想知道的一切。除了我们的小世界之外,有时有一个积极的,富有成效的,有时依赖我们出现的英雄人口,对我们的结构根本不感兴趣。
我认为,基于消防部门的EMS系统是向社区提供优质患者护理的最有效方法。当分配给那些消防公司的人受到训练和激励时,他们在我在罗德岛州普罗维登斯镇时,没有什么比这更好的了。但这是根据我的经验,我的看法。
I have learned that outside my little bubble, things sometimes are not so rosy between firefighters and EMTs, and that is a shame. Battles between the two distinctly different agencies, often under the umbrella of one organization, mostly the fire department, exist.
当主要功能是公共安全的人无法共同努力时,这对我来说是没有意义的。当自我妨碍服务的方式时,这两种职业的表现都很差。我听说过一些关于消防员在EMS场景中提供最小帮助的令人不安的故事,而EMS船员则沉默寡言,以寻求当地消防部门的帮助,以损害患者的护理。
本周的情况示例:
- A diabetic, unconscious in Mount Pleasant. All Providence rescues out; Engine 15 arrives three minutes after initial call. Rescue 1 clears Rhode Island hospital, ETA 11 minutes. We arrive, patient is alert and conscious, BG 145 from a 22, IV established, D-50 administered, wondering what all the fuss is about.
- 西端过量用药。救援1是第五,ETA八分钟。引擎8分为两次。2.0毫克纳尔坎Adm。IM,在到达之前距离死亡几秒钟的患者现在警报和有意识,否认使用吸毒。
- 华盛顿公园的癫痫发作。十七岁的孩子,第一次癫痫发作。家庭狂欢。E-13的消防员说流利的西班牙语,使现场平静。两名消防员当时将这位200磅重的孩子从他的床上抬起,在病人的好战的同时将他固定在楼梯椅上,这是一种使他从卧室和楼梯下走下楼梯的方法,而救援人员则从家庭。救援后,IV成立,接受了药物,评估了生命力,并向ER收音机。不可能用两只手做;六个工作很好,谢谢。
- 两名醉酒的男性,在南普罗维登斯的街道上。到达后,救援1受到陶醉的男性的攻击。警察打电话。发动机公司派遣。两分钟后,发动机10到达现场,恢复了订单,醉酒的雄性在消防员的协助下在救援后部被抑制和约束。我们离开时,警察到达现场,发动机公司关注。
- Chest pain in the North End, Rescue 1 ETA 12 minutes. Engine 2 on scene in three. Nitro, aspirin, and oxygen delivered in four, vitals and an IV to boot. Rescue 1 arrives on scene, the engine crew carries the elderly gent down two flights of stairs and into the rescue. I do the paperwork and say thanks.
- MVA在RT上。95.发动机11前五分钟前到达现场,在警察前1和七分钟。我们到达,发动机的灯光和存在为通过驾驶者提供了一些安全性,从车辆乘员控制的,施用的C牵引力,泄漏的液体以及评估和记录的患者历史记录中流血。消防员从救援室中取回脊椎板,解脱患者,将她送往营救,然后留在现场直到我们离开。
I have dozens more from the past four days alone. I am fortunate to work in a department with great people beside me. I cannot do this alone or with just my partner.
In addition, during the tour, three building fires and countless other fire department responses were handled, and four firefighters transported by Providence Fire Department rescues to area hospitals for injuries during operations.
多亏了每一个职业vidence firefighter for doing the job the way it should be done. Great work, as always. We all do the best we can with the resources available to us. I am fortunate to work in an environment where help is readily available, willing, and able.

迈克尔·莫尔斯(Michael Morse),一名普罗维登斯(RI)消防局成员已有22年了,他写了他在Engine Co. 2、7和9和Ladder Co. 7和4上担任消防员的经历,以及他在Rescue Co. 1的时间中尉和救援公司5,他目前是上尉。他与妻子谢丽尔(Cheryl)距离他的车站七分钟路程,对他来说幸运的是,这是“世界之外”。












