Stardate: 84577.63 30 July, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 12:04 pm by Marg
Thought that I would post this in honour of my friend Linda’s achievement! She is an Emergency Medical Services provider in Virginia Beach, USA. She studied very hard to qualify and work in a service that is vital in any community. She was a volunteer for many years and now works as a full time paramedic.
In June her team responded to a young woman (only 17) that was shot 22 times. They did CPR and treated her until they managed to get her to the hospital. The girl lived, but is now paralized – but she is grateful to be alive.
As a result of her teams’ devotion to their work, they were awarded the area’s “Call of the Year” Award.
Well done Babe! I am really proud to know someone as special as you!
EMS often responds to various 911 calls that can be described in no other way but terrible. The responders’ training, dedication, and conviction allow them to fight against all barriers thrown at them during the most harrowing of situations. On
May 24, at the 2007 Annual Awards and Recognition Ceremony, the Virginia Beach Department of EMS honored the determination and efforts of numerous EMS, Police,Fire and 911 personnel for their work in this year’s “Call of the Year.”
On June 10, units were dispatched to a local neighborhood for a report of a gun shot victim. A teenager had suffered multiple close-range gun shot wounds while sitting in her car. She had stopped breathing, was in cardiac arrest, CPR was started, and advanced cardiac life support was performed by EMS and Fire personnel.
The intensity and number of injuries posed tremendous obstacles for the patient care providers and they resorted to alternate treatment methods. The patient’s condition was grave, as she did not respond to care. EMS responders pressed on during transport to the hospital and NEVER gave up.
The patient ultimately survived as a result of their efforts.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 Call of the Year Award!
Photo of Presentation
Photo of Stan and Linda after the Awards Ceremony
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Stardate: 84542.68 17 July, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 4:55 pm by Marg
As seen in Sideswipe today…
A reader writes: “On Friday 13 I was parked in Birdwood Cres, Parnell, talking to a friend. At 10.45am a large white limousine swept up and parked, angled across the road. Out hopped a large lady driver who opened the rear left door and returned to stand at attention by the driver’s door. No one was in the rear of the car but a large collection of dry cleaning or clothing purchases were hanging on the rear hook. Immediately afterwards another large silver car screeched to a halt at an even worse traffic-blocking angle behind the limo and out charged two dark-suited and sunglassed young men. One raced to station himself by the opened rear door of the limo and the other ran over and positioned himself by the entrance to Jane Daniels – an upmarket purveyor of ladies’ frocks. A serious shopping expedition was under way by someone who thought themselves very important. I wanted to leave, but was totally blocked by this VIP gathering. The men in dark glasses ignored my protestations until suddenly, from the frock shop, emerged our fearless leader Helen with no parcels but dressed in her signatory red and black. She swanned into the limo, which was still blocking the street, and after both cars executed a series of complicated, rapid reverse manoeuvres, raced off. I know we are no longer allowed to make fun of our politicians but this was ridiculous. Who the hell does she think she is?”
Well…. Who DOES she think she is? Paris Hilton? Made my blood boil!
AND more to the point, WHO is paying for her extravagant choice of transportation?
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Stardate: 84520.86 09 July, 2007
Posted in Life and Times! at 5:13 pm by Marg
Ok, so I was surfing the net, looking for the trailer for the new Simpson’s Movie, when I found a way to create myself as a character… So, here is a pic of me a la simpson character!
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