Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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We have used a sheet many times. Last week we had an elderly man in the bathtub, naked and wet. We rolled up a sheet into a rope. Across his chest, under his armpits, and behind his back. We hoisted him to the side of the tub. Moved out footing, and then hoisted him supine on the floor.

We also no have a tarp called a "Mega Mover" with webbing handles sewn in. When we can't get the cot, stair chair, or any other kind of chair to the patient. We will have 4 carry 1, if there is an Ambulance and Engine Company both on location. It's tricky getting through a 32" door. Guy on the left shoulder, guy on the right shoulder, guy on the left hip, guy on the right hip.

And there's been plenty of times, we've picked up people with no device to help. You can drag someone by putting their shoulder blades to your chest. Your arms under their armpits. My right hand grabs their left wrist. My left hand grabs their right wrist. Crossing their arms across their chest.

Same technique to carry someone. But you add a second carry person facing toward the patient's feet, and grab under their knees. Both rescuers walk with the patient's feet moving forward.

Moving a fully dressed Firefighter. Grab him by the SCBA staps. His tank on your chest, get him as high off the ground as possible and drag. Unless it's too hot, then everyone has to stay low. Hopefully there's a third guy that can put the downed guy's bottom of his knee on his shoulder, and he can push from there. One pulling, one pushing. I never have, and probably never will use the Drag Rescue Device, made into the coat. It gets the downed guy too far away from me, making too much friction on the ground/floor.

It's no wonder our backs, knees, and shoulders get torn up.
Learned all that when I trained as a paramedic, with LA City Fire Sta 55’s , east LA. The guys really helped me out. Good paramedics and a great, older guys station.
 
 

Don't all EVs have these installed in the driver's seat.
 
and they wonder why there's no water?!

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According to the guys that I talked to who were drilling a new well for the Sands convention center the idea that the Las Vegas Valley is out of water is complete horseshit. Working for an independent well drilling company located in the Pacific northwest drilling a new well for the Sands the workers doing the drilling stated to me that there is literally an ocean of water underneath the Las Vegas valley. And I also know this for a fact, so much water percolates up underneath the Las Vegas Hilton from underground springs that every couple of days sump pumps that water out. It then flows down Joe W Brown Boulevard and into the Las Vegas wash.