Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Tuesday...

Not too much to report this time...

Two observations today:

- They have a LARGE amount of incident reports everyday. I thought MGH had paperwork...and they do...but it is different and varied. They don't have that many forms, but they have so many coming in. I saw probably 10-12 incident reports today that have to be followed up on.

- Due to the extreme weather, they usually tow an ambulance or 2 back to their maintenance department every day. They have 2 sizes of tow trucks that were donated that they use to bring them back. They also have a fleet department that deals with all the truck issues, it pretty nice.

- They have 4-6 supervisors on every shift. If you need to clock in early or clock out late, a supervisor must inital your run form and your time card. No overtime goes unnoticed.

- The ministry of the interior, which oversees everything in the country has numerous of those static cameras all over the country. These are on stoplights for people who run them, on roundabouts, and on straighaways to keep people from speeding. Needless to say Ambulances trip these cameras all the time. If they are going on a Priority 1 (life threating) call, then everything is forgiven. If they violate something when going ona Priority 2 (BLS) or Priority 3 (BS or Transport) call, then the ticket comes to the individual. The squad will not pay for any infractions caused when driving a squad vehicle. If it is during a P1 call, then it is forgiven. This really helps on keeping people driving correctly. When the fines range from 200-700 Riyals...(you do the math...) that really makes people think about doing the right thing. However, they still have infractions every month.

Went to 23 tonight and had some drinks with Doc K, Doc J, Nurse C, and Nurse D, it was a fun story telling time. Good time with good people.

Oh, by the way. I am teaching Hussein, our Indian driver, who English is his 6th language, about how to speak like a southerner. We are currently working on y'all...I will keep you updated on the progress.

Later!

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