My brother was the force behind my own EMS career, by getting me to do two ride-along shifts with him.
I suspect that we have rather different experiences on the medic unit. I ride in suburban Maryland just outside the DC beltway, so it's a mix of urban and suburban, with probably 25,000+ people in our first-due area alone. We have two hospitals within no more than 10 minutes of transport time, and 5 within 15 minutes, including a level 2 trauma center, a level 1 trauma center, the Children's National Medical Center, and a state-run medevac system. In fact, yesterday I was involved in a wreck that had 7 patients -- 3 adults and 4 peds -- where 5 of the 7 were genuine traumas and one was a trauma code, and we used three helicopters. So we're pretty spoiled! I'd probably be lost if I had to contend with 30+ minute responses or transports:). By the time the IV is in and the bloods have been drawn, you're backing up into the ER's ambulance bay...
I suppose it's slightly off-topic, but as a "side job" I'm a volunteer paramedic with my local rescue squad. I don't get paid in money, but it's an extraordinarily worthwhile way to spend my time. I see it as being paid in karma, although our sometimes our "firehouse humor" seems to balance out that karmic gain. My regular duty shift requires between 60 and 80 hours per month, and I often put in more than that. If I had to, I could easily get a job as a paid paramedic with a private ambulance company (hello, layoff insurance), but my IT job (software engineer) pays well enough. Another local rescue squad sometimes pays people to work casually, but even for a medic the pay is pretty poor -- along the lines of $8/hr, last I checked.
The risk for an incident involving a car is much higher than that involving an airplane because most people's exposure to cars is far higher than airplanes. I interact with cars as a driver, passenger, or pedestrian every day. I might fly, as a passenger in an airplane, once or twice a year.
In Maryland, without the physical DNR paperwork, we are obligated to provide care that may involve working the patient as a code. We can accept photocopies, as well as other states' DNR orders, but they must still be official state forms. Privately written forms are not something that we can honor, although in the hospital the doctors have much more latitude. We can consult with the hospital either over the radio or a phone call (preferably through a recorded line) and request orders to honor the DNR and stop CPR, depending on the situation.
As a twist, Maryland has two options to their DNR. One allows ALS (advanced life support -- e.g. IVs, drugs, electricity, intubation) care up to the point of performing CPR, and the other only allows BLS care (e.g. bandages and providing oxygen) prior to the need for CPR. I don't know how other states handle this.
A tattoo on someone's chest is fun to joke about, but is not something that we can actually honor.
For the situation where Grandma is on a trip and the hotel staff find her, and then the medics provide care up to and (as necessary) including CPR, the medics would not be liable in the least for their actions so long as the care that they provided still fell within their protocols.
I personally know of (and have triggered) similar stoplights in Washington, DC as well as in Herndon, VA. These particular lights have been around for quite a while.
The exact locations of these lights escape me for the moment, however.
He did mention that EVDO would be rolled out as a part of their ongoing maintenence efforts. That implies, to me at least, that it will work with their existing cell locations. That, in turn, implies that its range is sufficient to work with the existing cell locations.
You're right though -- specific information would be nice, too.
Google for HyperQueue. It returns one hit (pointing to the JourneyOS homepage at SourceForge), plus a suggestion that you instead search for HyperQueer (Ooookay).
(Okay, so this is one word and not two -- two being required for this to be a true Googlewhack).
I would ask - if I had bought a VHS copy of Star Wars, could I then make a copy of a friend's DVD of Star Wars, being careful to only make a copy of the portion of the DVD that was equivalent to what was on the VHS? That is, if I were careful to not copy any of the extra features such as the behind-the-scenes footage, any additional scenes, etc...? The content for the VHS tape came from a master. Can I make a copy off of a DVD of that same content?
Purely empirically, based on my observations of the world around me, countries with strong IP laws - like the US, UK, Switzerland, Japan and others - have the highest standards of living, the lowest infant mortality rates, the highest literacy rates, the most Nobel prize winning scientists, and in fact lead the world in pretty much any metric you want. Countries without strong IP laws, or at least the enforcement of those laws, come right near the bottom.
Which came first: the high standard of living, low infant mortality rate, high literacy rate, etc; or the strong IP laws? I think you'll find (ok, I don't have any data to back this up) that the laws came later, put in place to protect that which was created as a result of the benefits of living in such a country.
Violating the speed limit usually breaks the law. If you do so in an emergency (for example, to get a seriously injured person to medical care), the law allows an exception to the normally rigid rules of driving, and changes to basically "do whatever you can, while still driving in a safe manner".
You try that and most cops will strongly berate you for not calling 911 and letting trained personnel take care of the patient. Driving in this manner takes specialized training and constant practice to do it quickly and safely.
In fact, I have had to actually stop the ambulance, get out, and tell the family member that's following me by no more than 20 feet to no longer do so. This one time, the family member almost rear-ended me when I did that -- heck, ambulances don't stop for anything, right? I then provide directions to the hospital for them to follow -- but this entire encounter has now cost us transport time. I'm usually able to tell while we're in the house whether a given person is likely to try to follow us this way, but not always. If I suspect it, before we leave I tell them: "Don't follow us, just drive normally. Do you know how to get to <insert hospital name>?"
Yours, NREMT-P and EVOC certified (ambulance driver).
If DRM is brought in and incorporates enough leeway for good 'ol average Joe to burn compilation CD's for his car or transfer.oggs to his portable player, I don't see it having the impact that others fear.
Just to look at this point, part of the original author's point is that DRM systems cannot be flexible enough to truly enforce this sort of policy -- allowing copying to a private collection or for other fair-use purposes, while disallowing other copying. For example, if the hard drive containing my 3300+ mp3 tracks (which are all legally obtained, amazingly enough) were to crash, it would still be fully within my rights to copy those tracks again. How would a DRM system differentiate between that and my making a second copy for a friend? There may be such a system, but each particular case would have to be considered and put into code -- and that is where the human interpretation is lost and thus the reason why DRM systems are inherently restrictive.
You're getting confused between copyrights and patents. What you are describing is the rationale behind patents -- to encourage invention by providing a limited window during which the inventor has sole claim to the invention and the sole right to profit from it. Once that window expires, the invention is released to the public domain.
Perhaps you could instead say this: if anyone deserves to be recompensed for X, it should be the author/creator of X. Not to say that this person must be recompensed for X, but that this person should be the first in line for any such recompensation.
The Washington, DC area metro system has a similar card called the 'SmarTrip' card. I keep mine in my wallet, and just lightly tap the sensor. I can walk full speed through the gate, which opens quickly enough, and I get a readout of the remaining balance on my card. It's not linked to an account, so I have to add to its balance with a farecard machine, but other than that it's quite handy.
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My brother was the force behind my own EMS career, by getting me to do two ride-along shifts with him.
:). By the time the IV is in and the bloods have been drawn, you're backing up into the ER's ambulance bay ...
I suspect that we have rather different experiences on the medic unit. I ride in suburban Maryland just outside the DC beltway, so it's a mix of urban and suburban, with probably 25,000+ people in our first-due area alone. We have two hospitals within no more than 10 minutes of transport time, and 5 within 15 minutes, including a level 2 trauma center, a level 1 trauma center, the Children's National Medical Center, and a state-run medevac system. In fact, yesterday I was involved in a wreck that had 7 patients -- 3 adults and 4 peds -- where 5 of the 7 were genuine traumas and one was a trauma code, and we used three helicopters. So we're pretty spoiled! I'd probably be lost if I had to contend with 30+ minute responses or transports
I suppose it's slightly off-topic, but as a "side job" I'm a volunteer paramedic with my local rescue squad. I don't get paid in money, but it's an extraordinarily worthwhile way to spend my time. I see it as being paid in karma, although our sometimes our "firehouse humor" seems to balance out that karmic gain. My regular duty shift requires between 60 and 80 hours per month, and I often put in more than that. If I had to, I could easily get a job as a paid paramedic with a private ambulance company (hello, layoff insurance), but my IT job (software engineer) pays well enough. Another local rescue squad sometimes pays people to work casually, but even for a medic the pay is pretty poor -- along the lines of $8/hr, last I checked.
Just keep Keanu Reeves away from the station and it'll be fine [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115857/].
Risk is probability * exposure.
The risk for an incident involving a car is much higher than that involving an airplane because most people's exposure to cars is far higher than airplanes. I interact with cars as a driver, passenger, or pedestrian every day. I might fly, as a passenger in an airplane, once or twice a year.
In Maryland, without the physical DNR paperwork, we are obligated to provide care that may involve working the patient as a code. We can accept photocopies, as well as other states' DNR orders, but they must still be official state forms. Privately written forms are not something that we can honor, although in the hospital the doctors have much more latitude. We can consult with the hospital either over the radio or a phone call (preferably through a recorded line) and request orders to honor the DNR and stop CPR, depending on the situation.
As a twist, Maryland has two options to their DNR. One allows ALS (advanced life support -- e.g. IVs, drugs, electricity, intubation) care up to the point of performing CPR, and the other only allows BLS care (e.g. bandages and providing oxygen) prior to the need for CPR. I don't know how other states handle this.
A tattoo on someone's chest is fun to joke about, but is not something that we can actually honor.
For the situation where Grandma is on a trip and the hotel staff find her, and then the medics provide care up to and (as necessary) including CPR, the medics would not be liable in the least for their actions so long as the care that they provided still fell within their protocols.
Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Slashdot moderation adjustment preference engines!
I personally know of (and have triggered) similar stoplights in Washington, DC as well as in Herndon, VA. These particular lights have been around for quite a while.
The exact locations of these lights escape me for the moment, however.
He did mention that EVDO would be rolled out as a part of their ongoing maintenence efforts. That implies, to me at least, that it will work with their existing cell locations. That, in turn, implies that its range is sufficient to work with the existing cell locations.
You're right though -- specific information would be nice, too.
And if you put the hard drive between your legs, bring the funk!
Shouldn't that system() call be:
system("/usr/bin/python mainapp.py")
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Someone should write a similar book, but with recipes for what *not* to do. "Don't Do What Donny Don't Does". :)
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Oh, wait. Just go buy any book from Microsoft Press
Google for HyperQueue. It returns one hit (pointing to the JourneyOS homepage at SourceForge), plus a suggestion that you instead search for HyperQueer (Ooookay).
(Okay, so this is one word and not two -- two being required for this to be a true Googlewhack).
Yeah, but how much do clouds weight when the unit of weight is elephant poo? And how does that change if the elephant has diarrhea?
(holding pinky to corner of mouth) Two THOUSAND Dollars !!!
Seriously though: I'll pass.
If you book a trip with Apple Vacations, you will fly on Southeast Airlines. Southeast is a subsidiary of Apple.
www.applevacations.com
You are a true gamer if you play at 100% when you're totally naked.
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Remind me not to attend the next LAN party
I would ask - if I had bought a VHS copy of Star Wars, could I then make a copy of a friend's DVD of Star Wars, being careful to only make a copy of the portion of the DVD that was equivalent to what was on the VHS? That is, if I were careful to not copy any of the extra features such as the behind-the-scenes footage, any additional scenes, etc ...? The content for the VHS tape came from a master. Can I make a copy off of a DVD of that same content?
Purely empirically, based on my observations of the world around me, countries with strong IP laws - like the US, UK, Switzerland, Japan and others - have the highest standards of living, the lowest infant mortality rates, the highest literacy rates, the most Nobel prize winning scientists, and in fact lead the world in pretty much any metric you want. Countries without strong IP laws, or at least the enforcement of those laws, come right near the bottom.
Which came first: the high standard of living, low infant mortality rate, high literacy rate, etc; or the strong IP laws? I think you'll find (ok, I don't have any data to back this up) that the laws came later, put in place to protect that which was created as a result of the benefits of living in such a country.
Violating the speed limit usually breaks the law. If you do so in an emergency (for example, to get a seriously injured person to medical care), the law allows an exception to the normally rigid rules of driving, and changes to basically "do whatever you can, while still driving in a safe manner".
You try that and most cops will strongly berate you for not calling 911 and letting trained personnel take care of the patient. Driving in this manner takes specialized training and constant practice to do it quickly and safely.
In fact, I have had to actually stop the ambulance, get out, and tell the family member that's following me by no more than 20 feet to no longer do so. This one time, the family member almost rear-ended me when I did that -- heck, ambulances don't stop for anything, right? I then provide directions to the hospital for them to follow -- but this entire encounter has now cost us transport time. I'm usually able to tell while we're in the house whether a given person is likely to try to follow us this way, but not always. If I suspect it, before we leave I tell them: "Don't follow us, just drive normally. Do you know how to get to <insert hospital name>?"
Yours,
NREMT-P and EVOC certified (ambulance driver).
If DRM is brought in and incorporates enough leeway for good 'ol average Joe to burn compilation CD's for his car or transfer .oggs to his portable player, I don't see it having the impact that others fear.
Just to look at this point, part of the original author's point is that DRM systems cannot be flexible enough to truly enforce this sort of policy -- allowing copying to a private collection or for other fair-use purposes, while disallowing other copying. For example, if the hard drive containing my 3300+ mp3 tracks (which are all legally obtained, amazingly enough) were to crash, it would still be fully within my rights to copy those tracks again. How would a DRM system differentiate between that and my making a second copy for a friend? There may be such a system, but each particular case would have to be considered and put into code -- and that is where the human interpretation is lost and thus the reason why DRM systems are inherently restrictive.
Why bother with a book burning when you can just have your license server stop providing the key necessary to unencrypt a particular e-book?
You're getting confused between copyrights and patents. What you are describing is the rationale behind patents -- to encourage invention by providing a limited window during which the inventor has sole claim to the invention and the sole right to profit from it. Once that window expires, the invention is released to the public domain.
Perhaps you could instead say this: if anyone deserves to be recompensed for X, it should be the author/creator of X. Not to say that this person must be recompensed for X, but that this person should be the first in line for any such recompensation.
The Washington, DC area metro system has a similar card called the 'SmarTrip' card. I keep mine in my wallet, and just lightly tap the sensor. I can walk full speed through the gate, which opens quickly enough, and I get a readout of the remaining balance on my card. It's not linked to an account, so I have to add to its balance with a farecard machine, but other than that it's quite handy.
As far as I understand it, here in the States:
"College" implies no graduate-level programs
"University" implies graduate-level programs
Thus you can get a 2- or 4-year degree at a college, but you have to go to a university to get your Masters or Ph.D.