Serious illnesses while living in van?

[Almost There]

Surprisingly the situation exists also for those living in S&B homes. A lot of people today are moving their land line service to Voip (Voice over internet protocol).

All the major suppliers of Voip have a warning in their fine print that the client must know their physical location and be able to provide it to the 911 service. While the telecommunication company can provide the address when needed, it's an extra step and only as accurate as their records, which the client is responsible for keeping up to date.

Errors have happened where someone called 911 who relied on the telecommunication suppliers records and sent emergency equipment to the wrong address.

I discourage Voip service wherever and whenever I can because of this shortcoming.

 

[Matt71]

At least have some integrity for your job. If a sick or injured person says they are on Jackson avenue in a white cargo van, just drive down the dang road until your see the van. You don't leave someone in need of medical attention on the side of the road because you don't feel like taking that extra step of driving around the block or making an educated guess based on the available information. And you certainly don't hang up on someone who needs your help. Ask them for landmarks, closest side street, a description of their vehicle. Ask then to hang out their window, turn their flashers one, honk their horn, do something.

Now I realize there are a lot of people out there who lack problem solving skills and probably can't manage such a task, but those people should not be 911 dispatchers or paramedics.

 

[vanman2300]

Another place where this problem might come from is the 911 operators have to follow strict guidelines to not send emergency personnel without an exact address. It should be common sense to send them anyway if the situation is serious enough but then in today's world everyone is simply following orders and keeping their head down.

With all these problems I might just go out and buy a bunch of flares to shoot up into the sky!

 

[Brian_and_Jesse]

Another place where this problem might come from is the 911 operators have to follow strict guidelines to not send emergency personnel without an exact address. It should be common sense to send them anyway if the situation is serious enough but then in today's world everyone is simply following orders and keeping their head down.

With all these problems I might just go out and buy a bunch of flares to shoot up into the sky!

Provided you don't start a forest fire with them, flares are the best idea when you're off road, or on a back road, or just anywhere obscure.

Tomorrow, when I'm coherent, I'll post the contents of a 'heart-attack-kit' and what to do with it. What I've read thus far, while not at all bad, won't do. Knowing what to do will determine whether you're one of the three out of ten who walks out of the hospital alive after a heart attack.

I'm off to bed now. (On night shift here.)

Wishing you each a spectacular, HEALTHY day!


Jesse.

 

[Almost There]

Another place where this problem might come from is the 911 operators have to follow strict guidelines to not send emergency personnel without an exact address. It should be common sense to send them anyway if the situation is serious enough but then in today's world everyone is simply following orders and keeping their head down.

With all these problems I might just go out and buy a bunch of flares to shoot up into the sky!

A GPS would be of help here in that you can give emergency personnel your co-ordinates as well as any street information you have.

Now if I could get my road service company to use them it would be wonderful!!

 

[Canine]

I had the unfortunate instance a couple months ago of food poisoning, was as sick as I have ever been for a solid 2 days, up multiple times the first night coming out of both ends. I had a cassette which I about filled and also keep a 5 gallon bucket with regular lid to use as a seat. The bucket was a barf holder while I sat on the cassette toilet. Worst smell and experience I've had since I started this. Took the van a day to just air out, fortunately I didn't "miss". That's when carpet isn't a good floor choice...

I agree totally with thinking ahead, keeping a small first aid kit with (Ibuprofen) headache and anti-nausea OTC meds. I didnt have the ginger ale but now do. If I ever had a heart attack or something serious, I hope I'm within cell range. Unfortunately T Mobile is cheap but very spotty, I may switch to Verizon sometime due to lack of coverage especially in New Mexico, where I frequent.