RE: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

[Guest guest]

I wonder why the hospitals can't lock the boards up in a shed, closet, room, or

whatever. Then, when an EMS wants in the room a designated hospital official

enters said storage with EMS and ensures they only take what is theirs.

Sometimes the simplest solutions aren't used.

Tater

Donnie wrote:

Amen, . But, on the other hand...it would behoove the EMS

service to return soon to pick up their equipment as there are many

thieves that like to take other services' backboards. This is

something that should be closely monitored as backboards seem to grow

legs and walk off. It doesn't matter if you paint or engrave the

board with your service's name, it still ends up missing.

With that said, I also believe that the hospital should be held more

accountable for the equipment left at their facility. There should

be some sort of tracking so that these boards can find their way home.

D. Stone

> Jim:

>

> Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure

beats the

> phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not

gone by in

> the

> morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received

recently from

> one

> of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

>

>

>

> In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

> james_dav_bmcg@y... writes:

>

>

> > the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

> >

> > Keller FD x 2

> > CFWCMC

> > Roanoke FD

> > BCAA ??

> > IVFD

> > Collevyville FD

> > Irvibf FD x 2

> > Hurst FD x 2

> >

> > jim davis

> > baylor grapevine

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

How do you handle 'community' boards. In our area, SETTRAC puts about 1,000

boards into the system per year with the hope of minimizing the use of boards

with screws, pins or metel runners. You may have seen them... slime green with

SETTRAC embossed on the board. We've seen them in Austin, San ,

Dallas-Fort Worth. These boards do not belong to any one service, but belong to

'all'. You leave a board, feel free to pick up a SETTRAC board to replace it.

If all of the RACS and EMS providers adopt and participate in the same type of

program, the backboard issue would resolve itself.

Jack Pitcock

Re: Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I wonder why the hospitals can't lock the boards up in a shed, closet, room,

or whatever. Then, when an EMS wants in the room a designated hospital official

enters said storage with EMS and ensures they only take what is theirs.

Sometimes the simplest solutions aren't used.

Tater

Donnie wrote:

Amen, . But, on the other hand...it would behoove the EMS

service to return soon to pick up their equipment as there are many

thieves that like to take other services' backboards. This is

something that should be closely monitored as backboards seem to grow

legs and walk off. It doesn't matter if you paint or engrave the

board with your service's name, it still ends up missing.

With that said, I also believe that the hospital should be held more

accountable for the equipment left at their facility. There should

be some sort of tracking so that these boards can find their way home.

D. Stone

> Jim:

>

> Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure

beats the

> phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not

gone by in

> the

> morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received

recently from

> one

> of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

>

>

>

> In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

> james_dav_bmcg@y... writes:

>

>

> > the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

> >

> > Keller FD x 2

> > CFWCMC

> > Roanoke FD

> > BCAA ??

> > IVFD

> > Collevyville FD

> > Irvibf FD x 2

> > Hurst FD x 2

> >

> > jim davis

> > baylor grapevine

> >

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey...

Sitting here thumbing through these emails and I just had a " crazy " idea:

Why don't each EMS agency pay DSHS an extra $500 for each ambulance they have

re-license every other year....then DSHS takes all this money and buys

backboards sending 5 for each license ambulance to each agency in the state (and

the extras because they could surely get more than 5 for $500...) go to the

hospitals...

Then when any state EMS ambulance goes into an ER, they simply drop off the

backboard with the patient and pick up another...

There is a single state of Texas backboard color/design and then all backboards

in Texas become the property of all EMS agencies....since each agency buys 5 for

each truck every other year...there should cease to be a shortage....

I know...what a " crazy " idea....

Oh well...back to the turkey....

Dudley

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I guess it would be to easy to use a bring one take one type policy?

Crosby

EMT-B

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

It sounds like we need some legislation on this issue. Something

requiring the hospital to return the device(s) upon their completed use and

decontamination would be along the lines of my thoughts.

When I graduated high school I went to work for a local hospital in

shipping / receiving. It was not unusual for us to ship backboards and

other devices back to EMS agencies and FRO's if they remained in the ER for

an extended period of time.

Tater

TX1@... wrote:

Jim:

Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure beats the

phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not gone by in

the

morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received recently from

one

of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

james_dav_bmcg@... writes:

> the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

>

> Keller FD x 2

> CFWCMC

> Roanoke FD

> BCAA ??

> IVFD

> Collevyville FD

> Irvibf FD x 2

> Hurst FD x 2

>

> jim davis

> baylor grapevine

>

[Guest guest]

interesting idea. however, you'll be lucky to get 3 good backboards for $500

jim davis

THEDUDMAN@... wrote: Hey...

Sitting here thumbing through these emails and I just had a " crazy " idea:

Why don't each EMS agency pay DSHS an extra $500 for each ambulance they have

re-license every other year....then DSHS takes all this money and buys

backboards sending 5 for each license ambulance to each agency in the state

(and the extras because they could surely get more than 5 for $500...) go to

the hospitals...

Then when any state EMS ambulance goes into an ER, they simply drop off the

backboard with the patient and pick up another...

There is a single state of Texas backboard color/design and then all

backboards in Texas become the property of all EMS agencies....since each

agency buys 5 for each truck every other year...there should cease to be a

shortage....

I know...what a " crazy " idea....

Oh well...back to the turkey....

Dudley

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I guess it would be to easy to use a bring one take one type policy?

Crosby

EMT-B

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

It sounds like we need some legislation on this issue. Something

requiring the hospital to return the device(s) upon their completed use and

decontamination would be along the lines of my thoughts.

When I graduated high school I went to work for a local hospital in

shipping / receiving. It was not unusual for us to ship backboards and

other devices back to EMS agencies and FRO's if they remained in the ER for

an extended period of time.

Tater

TX1@... wrote:

Jim:

Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure beats the

phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not gone by in

the

morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received recently from

one

of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

james_dav_bmcg@... writes:

> the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

>

> Keller FD x 2

> CFWCMC

> Roanoke FD

> BCAA ??

> IVFD

> Collevyville FD

> Irvibf FD x 2

> Hurst FD x 2

>

> jim davis

> baylor grapevine

>

[Guest guest]

interesting idea. however, you'll be lucky to get 3 good backboards for $500

jim davis

THEDUDMAN@... wrote: Hey...

Sitting here thumbing through these emails and I just had a " crazy " idea:

Why don't each EMS agency pay DSHS an extra $500 for each ambulance they have

re-license every other year....then DSHS takes all this money and buys

backboards sending 5 for each license ambulance to each agency in the state

(and the extras because they could surely get more than 5 for $500...) go to

the hospitals...

Then when any state EMS ambulance goes into an ER, they simply drop off the

backboard with the patient and pick up another...

There is a single state of Texas backboard color/design and then all

backboards in Texas become the property of all EMS agencies....since each

agency buys 5 for each truck every other year...there should cease to be a

shortage....

I know...what a " crazy " idea....

Oh well...back to the turkey....

Dudley

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I guess it would be to easy to use a bring one take one type policy?

Crosby

EMT-B

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

It sounds like we need some legislation on this issue. Something

requiring the hospital to return the device(s) upon their completed use and

decontamination would be along the lines of my thoughts.

When I graduated high school I went to work for a local hospital in

shipping / receiving. It was not unusual for us to ship backboards and

other devices back to EMS agencies and FRO's if they remained in the ER for

an extended period of time.

Tater

TX1@... wrote:

Jim:

Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure beats the

phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not gone by in

the

morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received recently from

one

of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

james_dav_bmcg@... writes:

> the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

>

> Keller FD x 2

> CFWCMC

> Roanoke FD

> BCAA ??

> IVFD

> Collevyville FD

> Irvibf FD x 2

> Hurst FD x 2

>

> jim davis

> baylor grapevine

>

[Guest guest]

Jim,

I just bought 20 for less than $2000...and if you bought 5500 every other year I

bet that cost would go down even farther....

The problem is to get people to not hoard them (and Dr. B's idea is a good one

for that) then you can help that...plus after a couple of cycles and their are

16000 backboards in circulation...take as many as your unit can hold.

Dudley

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I guess it would be to easy to use a bring one take one type policy?

Crosby

EMT-B

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

It sounds like we need some legislation on this issue. Something

requiring the hospital to return the device(s) upon their completed use and

decontamination would be along the lines of my thoughts.

When I graduated high school I went to work for a local hospital in

shipping / receiving. It was not unusual for us to ship backboards and

other devices back to EMS agencies and FRO's if they remained in the ER for

an extended period of time.

Tater

TX1@... wrote:

Jim:

Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure beats the

phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not gone by in

the

morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received recently from

one

of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

james_dav_bmcg@... writes:

> the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

>

> Keller FD x 2

> CFWCMC

> Roanoke FD

> BCAA ??

> IVFD

> Collevyville FD

> Irvibf FD x 2

> Hurst FD x 2

>

> jim davis

> baylor grapevine

>

[Guest guest]

Jim,

I just bought 20 for less than $2000...and if you bought 5500 every other year I

bet that cost would go down even farther....

The problem is to get people to not hoard them (and Dr. B's idea is a good one

for that) then you can help that...plus after a couple of cycles and their are

16000 backboards in circulation...take as many as your unit can hold.

Dudley

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

I guess it would be to easy to use a bring one take one type policy?

Crosby

EMT-B

Re: Backboards @ baylor grapevine

It sounds like we need some legislation on this issue. Something

requiring the hospital to return the device(s) upon their completed use and

decontamination would be along the lines of my thoughts.

When I graduated high school I went to work for a local hospital in

shipping / receiving. It was not unusual for us to ship backboards and

other devices back to EMS agencies and FRO's if they remained in the ER for

an extended period of time.

Tater

TX1@... wrote:

Jim:

Thanks for that notice. While my agency is not listed, it sure beats the

phone call of " you have three back boards here, if they are not gone by in

the

morning, they are going in the dumpster " phone call I received recently from

one

of our major hospitals in the metroplex.

In a message dated 11/17/05 8:54:22 PM Central Standard Time,

james_dav_bmcg@... writes:

> the following agencies have backboards @ batlor grapevine

>

> Keller FD x 2

> CFWCMC

> Roanoke FD

> BCAA ??

> IVFD

> Collevyville FD

> Irvibf FD x 2

> Hurst FD x 2

>

> jim davis

> baylor grapevine

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 26-Nov-05 23:05:19 Central Standard Time,

THEDUDMAN@... writes:

Jim,

I just bought 20 for less than $2000...and if you bought 5500 every other

year I bet that cost would go down even farther....

The problem is to get people to not hoard them (and Dr. B's idea is a good

one for that) then you can help that...plus after a couple of cycles and their

are 16000 backboards in circulation...take as many as your unit can hold.

and after that, you can concentrate on replacing straps and head

restraints...

ck

S. Krin, DO FAAFP

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 26-Nov-05 23:05:19 Central Standard Time,

THEDUDMAN@... writes:

Jim,

I just bought 20 for less than $2000...and if you bought 5500 every other

year I bet that cost would go down even farther....

The problem is to get people to not hoard them (and Dr. B's idea is a good

one for that) then you can help that...plus after a couple of cycles and their

are 16000 backboards in circulation...take as many as your unit can hold.

and after that, you can concentrate on replacing straps and head

restraints...

ck

S. Krin, DO FAAFP

[Guest guest]

Does it say Jan K Ranch???

Larry Mc LP, NREMT-P

Instructor/Coordinator

Faculty

UT SouthWestern Medical Center

backboards @ baylor grapevine

yellow one marked " BCAA " ??

White one marked " property of Matt Clapp " ____ Ranch can't read it

Rural Metro- Dallas

Yellow Marked " IVFD "

Orange " Arlington " doesn't says " fire " or " EMS "

Roanoke FD x 3

Irving FD

Hurst FD

Watauga DPS

Bedford FD x 2

jim davis

baylor grapevine