Melvin S. Marsh (WA4JJQ)Nov 18, 2022

Very sad, just received notice that an #EMT provider's life was just lost while responding to a #911 call in #Georgia Another vehicle hit the ambulance, killing Gina Ayres 57 and injuring her partner #paramedic Kristi Adams

Please people if you see an #ambulance coming, slow down (ideally pull over) and wait for us to pass you! And stop at intersections #911 has right of way when we use our #airhorn #sirens #lights!

Show threadJMCY
@melsmarsh that is terrible news. Sadly not uncommon. It's very surreal attending calls on the highways with traffic going by at speed :(. Another life lost 😑
Nov 20, 2022 at 1:37amWeb
Show threadMelvin S. Marsh (WA4JJQ)Nov 20, 2022
@JMCY one of many reasons I was glad when I stopped doing 911, I was always terrified. Building field hospitals and doing disaster response is actually SAFER as an EMT than 911. And fewer people to lift too which will never happen again with me with the cauda equina syndrome.
Show threadJMCYNov 20, 2022
@melsmarsh yep, totally. Disaster response would be amazing! Really hate that I'm out of the game physically. I miss it all. So reinventing myself.
Would love to hear about your experience in disaster response and building field hospitals!
Show threadMelvin S. Marsh (WA4JJQ)Nov 20, 2022
@JMCY Actually you can still sign up to do some field hospitals even if injured or letting your license lapse! Medical Reserve Corps or Team Rubicon. I get usually called for hurricanes with MRC, TR would ignore me because I was never a paramedic (just a B) but they still like former Ps! Also consider event medic if you still have your license. What are you studying? I'm lucky this was never my full time position so the injury just let me go back to research.