I work on a Critical Care Transport ambulance, and these are just a few highlights from a 20+ minute run to the hospital to pick up a ST-depressed MI patient.
Haha, the wide angle on this camera makes it look sped up more than it actually is. But admittedly this is when I was new and running code was still super exciting, so I was on the gas a bit on acceleration :P This rig is one of the Ford E-350 vans. They're pretty light in comparison to the big boxes and they use gasoline (as opposed to diesel)
Yes it's called an emergency stat transfer. Basically the PT is at a hospital ER and they called a stemi alert but the hospital they are at doesn't have a interventional cath lab so they need to be rushed to the closest hospital with an interventional cath lab.
I used to be a cop, and one day I was attending to a building fire to assist evacuation. Just so happened to have pulled out at a junction where a whole battalion of fire engines and paramedics responding to the same incident came rolling by. I ended up clearing the way for 5 pumpers, 2 ladders, 3 ambulances and 2 fire bikes. Can you imagine the sound of that many sirens and air horns? It was beautiful. Downtown traffic parted like the red sea and I was Moses. Thankfully no one was injured.
I don't think there is any sound in the world that is more soothing to me than a siren, doing a ride along with a police dept I volunteer for tomorrow, hopefully we get a good Code 3 run.
@fattpieceofcrap we also blast red lights, but only when we know the intersection (e.g. when which lights are green and which ones are red etc.) and when we see that traffic has stopped. But in low priority emergencies, e.g. a transport ambulance (BLS), we normally don't do that btw. we didn't had a single accident with an emergency vehicle involved for as long as I can think back (except some little scratches while parking on scene)
Yup. Most of our calls are pretty routine, "walkie-talkie" patients. But if we get on scene and the pt is doing too hot or the RN feels they could use an extra set of hands, we can call an addition unit with either another nurse or another EMT to assist.
Yes, sir. Here in California, an ambulance running code 3 may drive 10 mph over the posted speed limit, but cannot go over the posted speed limit on freeways/interstates. However, the driver must always drive with "due regard". That meaning just because it's permitted to go over the posted speed limit, if it is raining or something like that, the driver probably shouldn't go that fast. Essentially it means never drive faster than safe for current conditions. Hope that helps
On an EKG, or a reading of the electrical activity of the heart, there is what's called an ST segment. In this case, the patient's ST segment was low, which is an abnormal finding. MI stands for myocardial infarct, which means there is damage to the heart muscle, usually because of lack of oxygen. Do a quick google search of "How to read an ECG" and it may make more sense
No, no typo. In my area the 911 service provider is staffed with paramedics who transport the patient to the nearest hospital. When the hospital decides that they need a higher level/specialty care (a hospital with cardiac cath lab capabilities in this case,) the hospital calls our company. Our ambulance has a Critical Care Registered Nurse on board to maintain a higher level of care while transporting the patient to the specialty hospital. Does that make sense?
In my area the 911 service provider is staffed with paramedics who transport the patient to the nearest hospital. When the hospital decides that they need a higher level/specialty care (a hospital with cardiac cath lab capabilities in this case,) the hospital calls our company. Our ambulance has a Critical Care Registered Nurse on board to maintain a higher level of care while transporting the patient to the specialty hospital. Does that make sense?
Did you guys have an Opticom transmitter on the vehicle at all? Because it seems like all the traffic lights had them, you could've preempted them to turn all green for you. The last ones at the end didn't obv.
We're a private ambulance company, so we contract with area hospitals; We don't do the 911 calls for our area. So in this case, the 911 ambulance crew brought in the MI patient. Once the receiving hospital determined it was an MI patient, the facility then calls our dispatch, and our dispatch sends the closest, most appropriate unit to pick up the patient. For the 911 calls, the caller is directed to either the fire dept dispatch or highway patrol, not sure. Does that help?
You are quite welcome. I believe in letting those who do material to be aware that they are appreciated for all the hard you people do. When you post, you post, don't bust a gut in doing so, I will never be one to complain, ever!
If I had to score motorists around the world on their response (or lack thereof) to emergency vehicles, I'd score American drivers 10/10. In many of these 'response' clips, I've noticed even vehicles on the opposite side of the road slow right down +/or pull over altogether when an emergency vehicle is approaching. Here in Australia drivers pull over eventually and seemingly reluctantly (6.5/10), and in South East Asia where I have lived and worked for many years, forget it. Emergency vehicles are by and large totally ignored (1/10).
they don't always though where i live people hate to get out of our way I have a train horn on my rig that we use also and have drained it at one intersection and people still weren't stopping
Sean Tinnish I hear ya. I work in SLC, UT. No one wants to move. By law we are required to pass on the left and people just can't wrap their heads around that. There was a time we were going code to the Airport and on the overpass some guy flipped on his hazards and stopped dead in his lane. Took a good 20 seconds to clear him out of our way and get him over to the right. It's ridiculous.
@KL2010, with this being California, most people pull over in both sides of tbe road, rather than some other states that just ignore the Emergency Vehicle.
I think 65-70 on that expressway. Out here we're permitted to go 10mph over the posted speed limit on the streets, but can only do the posted speed limit on freeways/interstates. Although, never faster than safe for current conditions. They call it driving with "due regard" lol
The patient's exact diagnosis is kinda foggy now after almost 2 years, but I remember it was for ST depression, not ST elevation. I'm no cardiologist but I would imagine it's pretty similar. We didn't transport the patient lights and sirens, though, just the response
What the poster says is how it is even out east. I work for a private transport, The locals brought an MI patient in code 3 to local ER. Patient then has to go to a facility better suited to his needs. Private ambo contacted, whatever unit available no matter where they are atm has to haul ass to that local er and transport said patient to the facility that can help em.
Since this vital information was missing, I figured it out myself: This takes place in Hemet, California, and the route ends at the Hemet Valley Medical Center off of East Latham Avenue in Hemet.
I like to ask this question only becasue my fire department and the ambulance service can do this, but if you dont mind me asking, are you guys capable of when you reach a intersection with traffic signals, either turn all 4 directions RED via a puch of a sort of remote control button or just turn the direction that you are heading green so you can make it through safely??????
In California most lights have an opticom system, which is a sensor looking for a certain strobe pattern. Emergency vehicles, mostly ambulance and fire, have a single light that strobes at that frequency/pattern and triggers a green light. Green allows them to keep moving, whereas if it's red they need to stop or slow almost to a stop to make sure it's clear.
the opticom systems must be that little device that I see ontop of a lot of signal lights right? The device that looks like a camera if I remember correctly in a way is one, it points towards the lanes of trafficand if it doesnt see any cars in its camera view, then it know it can change the signal to yellow then red. then there are the wires or cables planted under the road at the spot where cars stops and if a vehicle triggers or runs on top of that cable, then that signal knows that there is at least 1 vehicle waiting to procede......
If you want to go and drop the extra cash on one sure go for it, lol. In general I like having the suction cup mount because it works on just about any hard surface. Next time I'd like to try and attach the camera inside with the suction cup mount on the front windo
Timothy Young 2 sirens were originally designed so that it sounds like 2 or more units responding, and it catches people’s attention more. It gives more of a sense of urgency.
how does your getting dispatched to medicals work? Do local dispatch contact your dispatch or do you operate off of like a local dispatch State Police, Sheriff, Local Department
Thanks a bunch! To be fair to you, I don't post stuff like this much anymore. One because I don't always have the camera with me (may have to change that) and we're not running code all the time :/ Nonetheless, thanks for the sub! Will try and put up more videos like this
Small world, eh? It's getting to be a bit warm over here, but if you wait a couple months the heat will be more bearable, lol. Thanks for the comment! You've officially made my channel international, ha
Yea, I prefer the CCT shifts. Being in nursing school myself, I get to learn a lot more. And my current nurse is super chill and her daughter makes me cupcakes. What's not to like? Lol
+Aslo Aso Well here in America we have a lot of stupid drivers and its not safe to just go 60+ in a intersection its risk of someone T-Boning the ambulance and causen another crash that is not needed
+Schecter 004Bass Haha, yea, at least in CA the law is there must be a steady-burning red lamp visible in the forward direction visible to at least 1000 feet (on the ambulance). some cars have amber lights for turn signals but others just have the red tail light double as the blinker
***** That makes a lot of sense. Around here blue lights are reserved for law enforcement vehicles. Idk why that isn't applied to all emergency vehicles, though
Sometimes they don't save a ton of time, sometimes they do. But when it comes down to minutes or even seconds, we'll use sirens and lights to save every bit of time we can.
"Not much time" is needed to turn a save, into a loss. When minutes or seconds count, every single one of them counts. So wheter you think it is useful or not, we'll keep turning them on when we get a call.
Yea, I like 'em better because they're smaller than the big boxes. A little easier to drive, though. My nurse would appreciate more room sometimes, though lol
Haha, the wide angle on this camera makes it look sped up more than it actually is. But admittedly this is when I was new and running code was still super exciting, so I was on the gas a bit on acceleration :P This rig is one of the Ford E-350 vans. They're pretty light in comparison to the big boxes and they use gasoline (as opposed to diesel)
"Filmed on location"
Ambulance, duuuh
Lol.
Great driving!
Yes it's called an emergency stat transfer. Basically the PT is at a hospital ER and they called a stemi alert but the hospital they are at doesn't have a interventional cath lab so they need to be rushed to the closest hospital with an interventional cath lab.
I used to be a cop, and one day I was attending to a building fire to assist evacuation. Just so happened to have pulled out at a junction where a whole battalion of fire engines and paramedics responding to the same incident came rolling by. I ended up clearing the way for 5 pumpers, 2 ladders, 3 ambulances and 2 fire bikes. Can you imagine the sound of that many sirens and air horns? It was beautiful. Downtown traffic parted like the red sea and I was Moses. Thankfully no one was injured.
Great job of rolling Code 3. A couple Code 3 resonse times that vehicles were passed on the right bothered me, it it all seemed to work out
I don't think there is any sound in the world that is more soothing to me than a siren, doing a ride along with a police dept I volunteer for tomorrow, hopefully we get a good Code 3 run.
@fattpieceofcrap we also blast red lights, but only when we know the intersection (e.g. when which lights are green and which ones are red etc.) and when we see that traffic has stopped. But in low priority emergencies, e.g. a transport ambulance (BLS), we normally don't do that
btw. we didn't had a single accident with an emergency vehicle involved for as long as I can think back (except some little scratches while parking on scene)
I miss my home town, but I have always hated that intersection at Newport x Antelope
Still watch this video every so often, it's amazing how much Menifee has changed. Can't even recognize Newport road in the video anymore.
This is my number one favorite video awesome siren work
I need a medical bracelet engraved to say "anywhere but Hemet hospital" lol
Hahaha, I've given my family a list of hospitals not to take me to, but especially not Hemet lol
Is that a ktm 380 rc?
390*
+Hellary Cuntin
yes it is
Beautiful bike.
Yup. Most of our calls are pretty routine, "walkie-talkie" patients. But if we get on scene and the pt is doing too hot or the RN feels they could use an extra set of hands, we can call an addition unit with either another nurse or another EMT to assist.
Great run, great sense of humor. Thanks!!!!
Best clarity response I have ever seen wow
ST is a wave characteristic on an EKG. An MI is a Myocardial Infarction (or heart attack)
Yes, sir. Here in California, an ambulance running code 3 may drive 10 mph over the posted speed limit, but cannot go over the posted speed limit on freeways/interstates. However, the driver must always drive with "due regard". That meaning just because it's permitted to go over the posted speed limit, if it is raining or something like that, the driver probably shouldn't go that fast. Essentially it means never drive faster than safe for current conditions. Hope that helps
On an EKG, or a reading of the electrical activity of the heart, there is what's called an ST segment. In this case, the patient's ST segment was low, which is an abnormal finding. MI stands for myocardial infarct, which means there is damage to the heart muscle, usually because of lack of oxygen. Do a quick google search of "How to read an ECG" and it may make more sense
thanks! do you recomend me getting one?
Man, you were hauling ASS through there. Your rig is a lot quicker than the CCT rig I work on. Good stuff.
Very cool video! Really enjoyed watching!
Very good vídeo!!
No, no typo. In my area the 911 service provider is staffed with paramedics who transport the patient to the nearest hospital. When the hospital decides that they need a higher level/specialty care (a hospital with cardiac cath lab capabilities in this case,) the hospital calls our company. Our ambulance has a Critical Care Registered Nurse on board to maintain a higher level of care while transporting the patient to the specialty hospital. Does that make sense?
The pauses you hear was when my nurse was using the PA system, asking the vehicles to yield. The camera just didn't pick it up that well.
holy crap!! My favorite Siren in the World The dual whelen!!!! love it!! glad i found this video
Just like Rural/Metro in knoxville, Tn
Nice! I love the dual tone!
good driving. nice to see someone actually stop at red lights. ive had so many partners go flying through red lights for code 2 calls
@firefighter7752 Thank you very much! Didn't think it was terribly exciting, but glad you enjoyed it.
good old Menifee Ca.
Love that dual siren!
In my area the 911 service provider is staffed with paramedics who transport the patient to the nearest hospital. When the hospital decides that they need a higher level/specialty care (a hospital with cardiac cath lab capabilities in this case,) the hospital calls our company. Our ambulance has a Critical Care Registered Nurse on board to maintain a higher level of care while transporting the patient to the specialty hospital. Does that make sense?
Did you guys have an Opticom transmitter on the vehicle at all? Because it seems like all the traffic lights had them, you could've preempted them to turn all green for you. The last ones at the end didn't obv.
We're a private ambulance company, so we contract with area hospitals; We don't do the 911 calls for our area. So in this case, the 911 ambulance crew brought in the MI patient. Once the receiving hospital determined it was an MI patient, the facility then calls our dispatch, and our dispatch sends the closest, most appropriate unit to pick up the patient. For the 911 calls, the caller is directed to either the fire dept dispatch or highway patrol, not sure. Does that help?
You are quite welcome. I believe in letting those who do material to be aware that they are appreciated for all the hard you people do. When you post, you post, don't bust a gut in doing so, I will never be one to complain, ever!
I see Kellogg's has been at it again with their cereal box licenses
+Cooper Johnston (b0gosort) Duuuuh, is there any other kind of license?
love the thumbs up at the end...great video
If I had to score motorists around the world on their response (or lack thereof) to emergency vehicles, I'd score American drivers 10/10. In many of these 'response' clips, I've noticed even vehicles on the opposite side of the road slow right down +/or pull over altogether when an emergency vehicle is approaching.
Here in Australia drivers pull over eventually and seemingly reluctantly (6.5/10), and in South East Asia where I have lived and worked for many years, forget it. Emergency vehicles are by and large totally ignored (1/10).
they don't always though where i live people hate to get out of our way I have a train horn on my rig that we use also and have drained it at one intersection and people still weren't stopping
Sean Tinnish I hear ya. I work in SLC, UT. No one wants to move. By law we are required to pass on the left and people just can't wrap their heads around that. There was a time we were going code to the Airport and on the overpass some guy flipped on his hazards and stopped dead in his lane. Took a good 20 seconds to clear him out of our way and get him over to the right. It's ridiculous.
@@Jtradventures In California people for the most part move.as seen in this video
@KL2010, with this being California, most people pull over in both sides of tbe road, rather than some other states that just ignore the Emergency Vehicle.
I think 65-70 on that expressway. Out here we're permitted to go 10mph over the posted speed limit on the streets, but can only do the posted speed limit on freeways/interstates. Although, never faster than safe for current conditions. They call it driving with "due regard" lol
The patient's exact diagnosis is kinda foggy now after almost 2 years, but I remember it was for ST depression, not ST elevation. I'm no cardiologist but I would imagine it's pretty similar. We didn't transport the patient lights and sirens, though, just the response
Good ole Hemet, CA
What the poster says is how it is even out east. I work for a private transport, The locals brought an MI patient in code 3 to local ER. Patient then has to go to a facility better suited to his needs. Private ambo contacted, whatever unit available no matter where they are atm has to haul ass to that local er and transport said patient to the facility that can help em.
Started at Newport and Antelope - I live right around the corner! Sub'ing
Nice Whelen Dual Tone siren
Since this vital information was missing, I figured it out myself: This takes place in Hemet, California, and the route ends at the Hemet Valley Medical Center off of East Latham Avenue in Hemet.
What Siren is this...love the dual tone
Sounds like a Whelen, we have that siren on two of ours, Carson also makes a siren that can have dual tones
It's a Whelen Dual Tone
@@Andrew_B89 whelen 295hfsc9
I believe it's a (dual) Whelen. I don't know any specs, though
ya! riverside represent!
hey ummm witch mount is this???
Great video! Any chance of posting the whole 20 minute video?
Nice, hope you get a good run as well. Stay safe out there!
Nice. I live near Riverside and will be stationed out of Murrieta in a couple weeks.
We did! Was a 3-4 minute response to a woman who passed out and wasn't breathing.
Can be a great training film. Thanks for sharing. (Former EMS Driver Trainer)
Nice run from Newport and Antelope to Hemet Valley.
Awesome video at first I saw ur motorcycle picture i was like he must be in a ride along
First time watching your video's, have subscribed to see more of this good stuff!
It is when I live in Menifee, and I drive Dom Parkway and through Hemet all night at work lol
Yes, I live in Elsinore and I work in southwest RivCo
No, sir. This is in Menifee, CA
Hello from Southern California!
god i love that siren
Thank you, I'ts been a long time to read anyone say that. lol
I like to ask this question only becasue my fire department and the ambulance service can do this, but if you dont mind me asking, are you guys capable of when you reach a intersection with traffic signals, either turn all 4 directions RED via a puch of a sort of remote control button or just turn the direction that you are heading green so you can make it through safely??????
In California most lights have an opticom system, which is a sensor looking for a certain strobe pattern. Emergency vehicles, mostly ambulance and fire, have a single light that strobes at that frequency/pattern and triggers a green light. Green allows them to keep moving, whereas if it's red they need to stop or slow almost to a stop to make sure it's clear.
the opticom systems must be that little device that I see ontop of a lot of signal lights right? The device that looks like a camera if I remember correctly in a way is one, it points towards the lanes of trafficand if it doesnt see any cars in its camera view, then it know it can change the signal to yellow then red. then there are the wires or cables planted under the road at the spot where cars stops and if a vehicle triggers or runs on top of that cable, then that signal knows that there is at least 1 vehicle waiting to procede......
Minnesota too, they can be flaky though. Especially on super bright days, mostly they're a charm. Doesn't fix stupid drivers though!
just a little lightbulb looking device. it senses from several hundred yards out to make the proper direction change.
Like video quality? Lol thank you very much
If you want to go and drop the extra cash on one sure go for it, lol. In general I like having the suction cup mount because it works on just about any hard surface. Next time I'd like to try and attach the camera inside with the suction cup mount on the front windo
Aww man I wish I recorded my run the other day :(, next time ill have something up
LOVE THE SIREN...!! Plz, bring your cam with you everytime..!! I want moree!! :)
I've seen a lot of POV videos in which the vehicle has two sirens. What is the advantage of having two over one?
Timothy Young 2 sirens were originally designed so that it sounds like 2 or more units responding, and it catches people’s attention more. It gives more of a sense of urgency.
CCT Stemi Codes. gotta love them
Dennis always liked using the PA
Yes sir, i've always wondered how that worked thanks for the info stay safe!
Thank you, sir
Got to love Menifee traffic. I didnt even read comments, and the first 4 seconds in I knew where it was.
how does your getting dispatched to medicals work? Do local dispatch contact your dispatch or do you operate off of like a local dispatch State Police, Sheriff, Local Department
Looks FUN!
Looks a lot like Hemet area. I work for Riv Div
+James Fowler it is starts at Newport and antelope lol
Oh, I think you're referring to 2:07, that's where my nurse got on the PA. It's hardly loud enough though so it sounds like a pause on the video
Thanks a bunch! To be fair to you, I don't post stuff like this much anymore. One because I don't always have the camera with me (may have to change that) and we're not running code all the time :/ Nonetheless, thanks for the sub! Will try and put up more videos like this
Small world, eh? It's getting to be a bit warm over here, but if you wait a couple months the heat will be more bearable, lol. Thanks for the comment! You've officially made my channel international, ha
Great job... loved it...
Do you'll have to drive a certain speed when you run code 3?
Those are some bright lights - you can see the reflection of the lights on objects half a block away in broad daylight. Are those LED's?
This was awhile back. I know our newer rigs have all LEDs, but can't remember if this one had them or not, sorry!
Yea, I prefer the CCT shifts. Being in nursing school myself, I get to learn a lot more. And my current nurse is super chill and her daughter makes me cupcakes. What's not to like? Lol
Do you have a time out on your siren, or why does it keep shutting off?
you run cct with only 1 emt and a RN? not 2 emt and RN?
awesome video
Menifee,CA to Hemet ,CA in under six min amazing!
Yea, by the end of the run it was time for a new siren :P
The siren manufacturer is Whelen, but aside from that I don't know any specs, sorry
How come your siren shuts off when switching tones? Your Dept. or company needs to invest in steering wheel siren control...Code-3 to Con.Home :-(
Thank you
Why are USA ambulances sooo slow?
Here in Australia the ambulance would already there in half the time or less.
+Aslo Aso Lol ok
Slow?? There going anywhere between 50-60 mph and there is traffic
+Carter actually no
+Aslo Aso Well here in America we have a lot of stupid drivers and its not safe to just go 60+ in a intersection its risk of someone T-Boning the ambulance and causen another crash that is not needed
+Aslo Aso is this really a serious question? you obviously have been to a busy us metro region.
Keep 'em commin!!
Love this video!! What make is the siren? Do you think you could do more of these? Thanks :)
+Joint Task Force 3 Thanks! The siren is a dual Whelen. Can't make anymore as I'm off the ambulance now :/
+code3kc Thank you anyways, merry christmas :)
+Schecter 004Bass Haha, yea, at least in CA the law is there must be a steady-burning red lamp visible in the forward direction visible to at least 1000 feet (on the ambulance). some cars have amber lights for turn signals but others just have the red tail light double as the blinker
***** That makes a lot of sense. Around here blue lights are reserved for law enforcement vehicles. Idk why that isn't applied to all emergency vehicles, though
Make of the siren is a whelen 295HFSC9 / 295HFSA7
This is in southern California, Riverside county
Damn, man. AND no one was hurt? Sounds like a great day lol. That's awesome
Congrats! Were you able to provide rescue breaths for her until the ambulance arrived?
Pretty funny. Reading some studys a lot of people found out sirens actually dont save much time at all during situations.
Sometimes they don't save a ton of time, sometimes they do. But when it comes down to minutes or even seconds, we'll use sirens and lights to save every bit of time we can.
"Not much time" is needed to turn a save, into a loss. When minutes or seconds count, every single one of them counts. So wheter you think it is useful or not, we'll keep turning them on when we get a call.
It's supposed to sound like that. It's dual tones; you have two of the same sirens but they don't sound at exactly the same time. Kinda mismatched.
Yea, I like 'em better because they're smaller than the big boxes. A little easier to drive, though. My nurse would appreciate more room sometimes, though lol
It's the most dangerous part of the job, gotta do it as safely as possible :)
Why does the siren sounds like out of phase?