In other words, a call comes in for a mass casualty.  Assuming there are enough people at the station for at least one to stay, who decides who that is, or does everyone just pile into the vehicles and go....  \n\nOn a simple run: Toe stuck in bathtub drain: Who decides who goes on that run...\n\n...and so on.\n\nThanks!
132239
Where I'm from, we have individual medic units for different areas of the county.  When we EMT's have a call that we want medics for (a cardiac, trauma, etc.), we advise our dispatchers, and they call out for the medics.  If the medic unit is available, they come help us out.  If they don't have a unit in the area, you can wait for the next closest unit (which is often about 30 minutes away), or you "scoop and run" and pray like hell that the person doesn't crash in the back of the ambulance!
628374
When officers decide to force entry into a home, they know full well that the unknown variables could mean life or death for them and others inside. That's why they have to take those things into account before deciding on a tactic for entry. It's their responsibility to ensure the safety of everybody inside the residence, including the suspect that they are going in after.\n\nThe dad in your scenario isn't alone in his actions. If my door gets kicked in and dudes start pouring into my house without announcing themselves as police officers, I'm going to come up shooting. And I work for a police department.
144446
Good question. I'm not really sure, but theoretically speaking, it all depends on the lengths the officer is willing to go. I used to be in the army, and there was a time I had to commandeer a civilian vehicle. I didnt bother learning what we were allowed to do and not allowed to do, and since it was in a different country, the rules could've been different.
510562
LOL!  I know...I've thought the same thing! One press is enough to let it know you're there. It's like people who will call the same person on the phone 4-5 times in a row without leaving a message b/c they neeeed to reach them. If the person is with the gynecologist (or something), they most likely will NOT be answering, yet they'll keep calling! Ah, well...such is life.
589716
First off GO NAVY!!\n Second the NAVY will be deploied anywhere in the world in a moments notice (Sea Air and Land) seams to have rang a bell.\nThe NAVY Spouce is without their otherhalf about 3/5 the time a person is assigned to a ship, or Det. There are support groupes at the bases to help when the spouce if deploied. If assistance is needed MWR and/or a Sister ship/Unit will have persons to assist.\nAnd Lastly GO NAVY!!!
343453
it will just depend on thier assignment,  some officers are assigned to do traffic all shift ( nothing but traffic)  \n\nIn most traffic/patrol units most officers are too busy rushing from call to call  In Atlanta for example most officers have one to two calls waiting when they get done with the one they are on, and only do traffic stop in the most serious cases.\n\nIn our department I normally did about 3 stops a shift, and normally only ticketed one ( gave warnings normally)\n\nmost stops were normally looking for something else
50702
Why is this a party issue? This is about an unfortunate accident. Lives are changed and someone may die. Responsibility will fall where responsibility lies. I lost a friend in college when a distracted driver hit her head on and killed her. He didn't do it intentionally yet he was held responsible. Harry Whittington's family deserves the same. Plus, conservatives can see the ethical challenges Cheeney has always faced.
393348
It probably depends on a lot of things...company policy, the size of the town, the specifics of the death...\n\nAn ambulance took my grandfather away when he died, so it does happen.
413330
Well even in real life a nurse or doctor does not stay in a  patients room 24/7. So for many reason's this could have happened. They could have been at another emergency when Denny died. Accidents happen. And its a TV show, drama in the ER, in TV there can't be an answer for everything! It all happens for our eyes and not everyone looks so deeply into something for just entertainment purposes. I agree with you, don't get me wrong. I do this all the time with TV shows and movies I watch! Its called attention to detail and sometimes you can't get away from it!
210875
first of all, it matters how many people are on Ur team. If it is more than 5, then have 2 strong people in the front, 2 strong people in the back, and 1 strong person in the middle. the rest(if any more)will be in front of the middle strong person, and some will be behind.
388353
I would assume the people on the ground, the enlisted man panicking or encountering traumatic stress syndrome etc.  Just a Non- commissioned officer who needs a schooling in the rules of engagement.
474445
Obviously it's the workers at Subway moving the next person ahead of you, not the next person in line's fault.  I would bring it up to the management or fill out a suggestion card at the very least.  \n\nI used to work in a Subway, and I personally never started helping the next person in line before the one I was helping was done, unless I passed them on to the next worker like an assembly line.
166288
People were warned but I do think the city officials should have provided transportation and other means to help evacuate the city. Looks to me like when a disaster strikes or if we have another terrorist attack, it will be ever man for himself. You just can't depend on the government to save lives.
542423
I don't know.  They seem to bring the whole family everywhere they go.  One has a doctor's appointment 20 of them show up.  Maybe they are all sharing the same driver's license, health card, etc. so they all have to stay together so they don't get caught.
501645
Yes- I witnessed a pedestrian get hit by a car - people just stared at me for a minute - I knew first aid so I was barking orders for someone to PLEASE call 9-1-1.  Finally someone re-focused and rad to a nearby plaza to call.  Luckily an off duty paramedic drove by and stopped to take over.  I was relieved because the man appeared to be going into shock on me and I wasn't confident that I really knew what I was doing!
30457
A lot of it is "division of responsibility".  If something happens and one person witnesses it, that person realizes that he or she is the only person that has responsibility for subsequent events.  When you start adding people to this scenario, each person mentally reduces their own responsibility for events, so with 10 people, most people will only feel 10% responsibility.\n\nIt is (sadly) not really irrational for what happens in mobs - often it is the removal of responsibility that allows people to act on their selfish impulses.
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Nick: The exits are located here and here. In the quite likely event of an emergency, put your head between your knees... \nFetcher: ?and kiss your bum goodbye! \n\nRocky: Wait a minute. Let me get this straight. You wanna get every chicken in this place out of here *at the same time*? \nGinger: Of course. \nRocky: You're certifiable! You can't pull off a stunt like that. That's suicide. \nGinger: Where there's a will, there's a way. \nRocky: Couldn't agree more. And I *will* be leaving *that* way.