tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post934815017240566885..comments2024-03-29T08:01:26.952-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: How the Las Vegas shooting victims were savedPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-14463647953580348192017-11-15T19:12:47.829-06:002017-11-15T19:12:47.829-06:00There are few countries who could deal with situat...There are few countries who could deal with situations such as Las Vegas. I hope some have learned from what they have seen here, but they haven't been tested to the extent we have. France is the closest in Europe. But, if Princess Diana had been injured in the US, she would probably still be alive. The French had nothing like the emergency medical system we had then, and doubt they've come close yet.<br /><br />The only country I can think of that equals us is Israel.Quartermasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76041562147038444262017-11-15T09:39:19.450-06:002017-11-15T09:39:19.450-06:00Perfectly illustrates the difference between a doe...Perfectly illustrates the difference between a doer and a manager.<br />- Charlie<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78153181395513234342017-11-14T17:47:47.879-06:002017-11-14T17:47:47.879-06:00Because you can't save everyone, so you work h...Because you can't save everyone, so you work hard to save as many as you can by having a double check to make sure someone that could be saved wasn't black tagged by error. There have been folks who were black tagged, sent to the morgue and revived down there. I have personally seen it happen twice. Both times it was during an MCI, multiple car accidents, not gun fire incidents, but still pretty freaky for everyone involved.<br /><br />Thanks for the link, for those of us who could conceive of having to be part of an MCI, this is very good information. The biggest problem is to get organized and keep organized, as that way the available resources are best optimized. Training and practice drills are useful, but an after action report from a real event is the most helpful. <br /> Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76264421489070949552017-11-14T15:49:05.158-06:002017-11-14T15:49:05.158-06:00Many health professionals like the author, and lik...Many health professionals like the author, and like the EMT above, have problems declaring those who are dead to actually be dead. In triage, the point is to do the most good for the largest number of people. Sometimes that means cutting your losses and allowing a person who could have been saved under some circumstances to die.<br /><br />Why? Numbers. It has been shown time and again that using a large number of resources to save one person means that two or three others will experience a worse outcome because too many resources were tied up on the other, less viable patient.<br /><br />Triage is a very difficult thing, and it requires a certain mindset. You can't save everyone, so you save as many as you can.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34322321111988638772017-11-14T14:27:11.714-06:002017-11-14T14:27:11.714-06:00Strong work by all concerned. That's how the g...Strong work by all concerned. That's how the game is played.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68720965091858929742017-11-14T14:07:09.215-06:002017-11-14T14:07:09.215-06:00Thanks for linking this! I'm a part-time EMT,...Thanks for linking this! I'm a part-time EMT, and I have a hard time black-tagging a patient. If I red-tag them, and someone else (above me on the chain of command) down-checks them, then it's out of my hands. Call me gutless, but even if they are around the bend, I'm going to give them a fighting chance.Retired Spookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162727356116384883noreply@blogger.com