Re: Scavenger Systems Coming in 2006

[Guest guest]

But we can't get a flu shot. Then again, with the gas problem maybe we don't

need a shot. Now we know the real reason why you shouldn't smoke on an

ambulance.

Barry Meffert

In a message dated 10/18/2004 11:22:13 PM Central Daylight Time,

bbledsoe@... writes:

SCAVENGER SYSTEMS TO BE REQUIRED ON ALL AMBULANCES

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in

Atlanta, GA has identified patient flatulence as a major risk for EMS

workers. Because of this, the CDC calls on the federal government to require

a gas scavenger system on all ambulances with the KKK-A-1822-F

specifications in 2005. Mahid Mufar, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of

Environmental Epidemiology with the CDC, reports that the average person

releases gas, medically referred to as " flatulence " , at least 14 times a

day. In a 1976 scientific report, a woman from West Virginia reportedly had

37 flatulence " events " in 24 hours. Mufar stated, " Flatulence occurs when a

food does not break down completely in the stomach and small intestine. As a

result, the food makes it into the large intestine in an undigested state.

For example, if you are 'lactose intolerant,' it means that you lack an

enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks lactose apart

into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without lactase,

lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine and

arrives in the large intestine. "

Mufar continued, " There, the lactose meets up with billions of hungry

bacteria -- the natural " intestinal fauna " we all have in our large

intestine. These bacteria are happy to digest lactose. They produce a

variety of gases, in much the way that yeast produces carbon dioxide to

leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide are

common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the source of

the odor we associate with flatulence. It is these gasses that are

potentially harmful to EMS workers. "

Certain foods produce more flatulence than others because they contain more

indigestible carbohydrates (sugars) than others. Beans, as you might expect,

are particularly well-endowed in this regard. EMTs and paramedics do not

routinely obtain a dietary history in order to identify flatulence-prone

patients.

Madsen, EMT, a volunteer ambulance driver with the Worthington First

Aid Squad in Upper Teaneck, New Jersey reported that it is not at all

uncommon for him to become sick after a patient releases flatulence in the

back of the ambulance. Madsen said, " It's really bad.I open all then windows

and start flapping towels. But, once you get a whiff, the nausea soon

follows. " Madsen has testified before Congress and the Department of

Homeland Security on issues related to EMS personnel flatulence exposure.

" We had a fellow in a neighboring squad who was transporting a heroin

overdose and the patient had several episodes of unexpected flatulence. The

paramedic got sick and so did the driver. When they arrived at the hospital,

they were both groggy and disoriented and had to be admitted to the

emergency room, " Madsen stated.

Mufar stated, " EMTs and paramedics are our first-line of defense against

terrorism and injury and illness. We need to make sure they are healthy and

not unnecessarily exposed to the toxic substances in flatulence. I call on

the government to remember this when writing the next ambulance

specifications. "

[Guest guest]

What does this do to farting contests in the station???????? They'll

take away the TV and Internet next.....

>>> bbledsoe@... 10/18/04 11:18:47 PM >>>

SCAVENGER SYSTEMS TO BE REQUIRED ON ALL AMBULANCES

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) in

Atlanta, GA has identified patient flatulence as a major risk for EMS

workers. Because of this, the CDC calls on the federal government to

require

a gas scavenger system on all ambulances with the KKK-A-1822-F

specifications in 2005. Mahid Mufar, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of

Environmental Epidemiology with the CDC, reports that the average

person

releases gas, medically referred to as " flatulence " , at least 14 times

a

day. In a 1976 scientific report, a woman from West Virginia reportedly

had

37 flatulence " events " in 24 hours. Mufar stated, " Flatulence occurs

when a

food does not break down completely in the stomach and small intestine.

As a

result, the food makes it into the large intestine in an undigested

state.

For example, if you are 'lactose intolerant,' it means that you lack

an

enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks lactose

apart

into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without

lactase,

lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine and

arrives in the large intestine. "

Mufar continued, " There, the lactose meets up with billions of hungry

bacteria -- the natural " intestinal fauna " we all have in our large

intestine. These bacteria are happy to digest lactose. They produce a

variety of gases, in much the way that yeast produces carbon dioxide

to

leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide are

common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the

source of

the odor we associate with flatulence. It is these gasses that are

potentially harmful to EMS workers. "

Certain foods produce more flatulence than others because they contain

more

indigestible carbohydrates (sugars) than others. Beans, as you might

expect,

are particularly well-endowed in this regard. EMTs and paramedics do

not

routinely obtain a dietary history in order to identify

flatulence-prone

patients.

Madsen, EMT, a volunteer ambulance driver with the Worthington

First

Aid Squad in Upper Teaneck, New Jersey reported that it is not at all

uncommon for him to become sick after a patient releases flatulence in

the

back of the ambulance. Madsen said, " It's really bad.I open all then

windows

and start flapping towels. But, once you get a whiff, the nausea soon

follows. " Madsen has testified before Congress and the Department of

Homeland Security on issues related to EMS personnel flatulence

exposure.

" We had a fellow in a neighboring squad who was transporting a heroin

overdose and the patient had several episodes of unexpected flatulence.

The

paramedic got sick and so did the driver. When they arrived at the

hospital,

they were both groggy and disoriented and had to be admitted to the

emergency room, " Madsen stated.

Mufar stated, " EMTs and paramedics are our first-line of defense

against

terrorism and injury and illness. We need to make sure they are healthy

and

not unnecessarily exposed to the toxic substances in flatulence. I call

on

the government to remember this when writing the next ambulance

specifications. "

[Guest guest]

What does this do to farting contests in the station???????? They'll

take away the TV and Internet next.....

>>> bbledsoe@... 10/18/04 11:18:47 PM >>>

SCAVENGER SYSTEMS TO BE REQUIRED ON ALL AMBULANCES

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) in

Atlanta, GA has identified patient flatulence as a major risk for EMS

workers. Because of this, the CDC calls on the federal government to

require

a gas scavenger system on all ambulances with the KKK-A-1822-F

specifications in 2005. Mahid Mufar, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of

Environmental Epidemiology with the CDC, reports that the average

person

releases gas, medically referred to as " flatulence " , at least 14 times

a

day. In a 1976 scientific report, a woman from West Virginia reportedly

had

37 flatulence " events " in 24 hours. Mufar stated, " Flatulence occurs

when a

food does not break down completely in the stomach and small intestine.

As a

result, the food makes it into the large intestine in an undigested

state.

For example, if you are 'lactose intolerant,' it means that you lack

an

enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks lactose

apart

into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without

lactase,

lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine and

arrives in the large intestine. "

Mufar continued, " There, the lactose meets up with billions of hungry

bacteria -- the natural " intestinal fauna " we all have in our large

intestine. These bacteria are happy to digest lactose. They produce a

variety of gases, in much the way that yeast produces carbon dioxide

to

leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide are

common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the

source of

the odor we associate with flatulence. It is these gasses that are

potentially harmful to EMS workers. "

Certain foods produce more flatulence than others because they contain

more

indigestible carbohydrates (sugars) than others. Beans, as you might

expect,

are particularly well-endowed in this regard. EMTs and paramedics do

not

routinely obtain a dietary history in order to identify

flatulence-prone

patients.

Madsen, EMT, a volunteer ambulance driver with the Worthington

First

Aid Squad in Upper Teaneck, New Jersey reported that it is not at all

uncommon for him to become sick after a patient releases flatulence in

the

back of the ambulance. Madsen said, " It's really bad.I open all then

windows

and start flapping towels. But, once you get a whiff, the nausea soon

follows. " Madsen has testified before Congress and the Department of

Homeland Security on issues related to EMS personnel flatulence

exposure.

" We had a fellow in a neighboring squad who was transporting a heroin

overdose and the patient had several episodes of unexpected flatulence.

The

paramedic got sick and so did the driver. When they arrived at the

hospital,

they were both groggy and disoriented and had to be admitted to the

emergency room, " Madsen stated.

Mufar stated, " EMTs and paramedics are our first-line of defense

against

terrorism and injury and illness. We need to make sure they are healthy

and

not unnecessarily exposed to the toxic substances in flatulence. I call

on

the government to remember this when writing the next ambulance

specifications. "

[Guest guest]

What does this do to farting contests in the station???????? They'll

take away the TV and Internet next.....

>>> bbledsoe@... 10/18/04 11:18:47 PM >>>

SCAVENGER SYSTEMS TO BE REQUIRED ON ALL AMBULANCES

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) in

Atlanta, GA has identified patient flatulence as a major risk for EMS

workers. Because of this, the CDC calls on the federal government to

require

a gas scavenger system on all ambulances with the KKK-A-1822-F

specifications in 2005. Mahid Mufar, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of

Environmental Epidemiology with the CDC, reports that the average

person

releases gas, medically referred to as " flatulence " , at least 14 times

a

day. In a 1976 scientific report, a woman from West Virginia reportedly

had

37 flatulence " events " in 24 hours. Mufar stated, " Flatulence occurs

when a

food does not break down completely in the stomach and small intestine.

As a

result, the food makes it into the large intestine in an undigested

state.

For example, if you are 'lactose intolerant,' it means that you lack

an

enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks lactose

apart

into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without

lactase,

lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine and

arrives in the large intestine. "

Mufar continued, " There, the lactose meets up with billions of hungry

bacteria -- the natural " intestinal fauna " we all have in our large

intestine. These bacteria are happy to digest lactose. They produce a

variety of gases, in much the way that yeast produces carbon dioxide

to

leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide are

common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the

source of

the odor we associate with flatulence. It is these gasses that are

potentially harmful to EMS workers. "

Certain foods produce more flatulence than others because they contain

more

indigestible carbohydrates (sugars) than others. Beans, as you might

expect,

are particularly well-endowed in this regard. EMTs and paramedics do

not

routinely obtain a dietary history in order to identify

flatulence-prone

patients.

Madsen, EMT, a volunteer ambulance driver with the Worthington

First

Aid Squad in Upper Teaneck, New Jersey reported that it is not at all

uncommon for him to become sick after a patient releases flatulence in

the

back of the ambulance. Madsen said, " It's really bad.I open all then

windows

and start flapping towels. But, once you get a whiff, the nausea soon

follows. " Madsen has testified before Congress and the Department of

Homeland Security on issues related to EMS personnel flatulence

exposure.

" We had a fellow in a neighboring squad who was transporting a heroin

overdose and the patient had several episodes of unexpected flatulence.

The

paramedic got sick and so did the driver. When they arrived at the

hospital,

they were both groggy and disoriented and had to be admitted to the

emergency room, " Madsen stated.

Mufar stated, " EMTs and paramedics are our first-line of defense

against

terrorism and injury and illness. We need to make sure they are healthy

and

not unnecessarily exposed to the toxic substances in flatulence. I call

on

the government to remember this when writing the next ambulance

specifications. "

[Guest guest]

Dr. Bledsoe,

You are a $ & *@#%$ genius. I want to be just like you when I grow up.

aro

> SCAVENGER SYSTEMS TO BE REQUIRED ON ALL AMBULANCES

>

>

>

> ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) in

> Atlanta, GA has identified patient flatulence as a major risk for

EMS

> workers. Because of this, the CDC calls on the federal government to

require

> a gas scavenger system on all ambulances with the KKK-A-1822-F

> specifications in 2005. Mahid Mufar, MD, MPH, Assistant Director of

> Environmental Epidemiology with the CDC, reports that the average

person

> releases gas, medically referred to as " flatulence " , at least 14

times a

> day. In a 1976 scientific report, a woman from West Virginia

reportedly had

> 37 flatulence " events " in 24 hours. Mufar stated, " Flatulence occurs

when a

> food does not break down completely in the stomach and small

intestine. As a

> result, the food makes it into the large intestine in an undigested

state.

> For example, if you are 'lactose intolerant,' it means that you lack

an

> enzyme (lactase) in your intestine -- the enzyme that breaks lactose

apart

> into two sugar molecules so they can enter the bloodstream. Without

lactase,

> lactose passes undigested through the stomach and small intestine

and

> arrives in the large intestine. "

>

> Mufar continued, " There, the lactose meets up with billions of

hungry

> bacteria -- the natural " intestinal fauna " we all have in our large

> intestine. These bacteria are happy to digest lactose. They produce

a

> variety of gases, in much the way that yeast produces carbon dioxide

to

> leaven bread. Gases such as methane, hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide

are

> common gases that these bacteria produce. Hydrogen sulfide is the

source of

> the odor we associate with flatulence. It is these gasses that are

> potentially harmful to EMS workers. "

>

> Certain foods produce more flatulence than others because they

contain more

> indigestible carbohydrates (sugars) than others. Beans, as you might

expect,

> are particularly well-endowed in this regard. EMTs and paramedics do

not

> routinely obtain a dietary history in order to identify

flatulence-prone

> patients.

>

> Madsen, EMT, a volunteer ambulance driver with the Worthington

First

> Aid Squad in Upper Teaneck, New Jersey reported that it is not at

all

> uncommon for him to become sick after a patient releases flatulence

in the

> back of the ambulance. Madsen said, " It's really bad.I open all then

windows

> and start flapping towels. But, once you get a whiff, the nausea

soon

> follows. " Madsen has testified before Congress and the Department of

> Homeland Security on issues related to EMS personnel flatulence

exposure.

> " We had a fellow in a neighboring squad who was transporting a

heroin

> overdose and the patient had several episodes of unexpected

flatulence. The

> paramedic got sick and so did the driver. When they arrived at the

hospital,

> they were both groggy and disoriented and had to be admitted to the

> emergency room, " Madsen stated.

>

> Mufar stated, " EMTs and paramedics are our first-line of defense

against

> terrorism and injury and illness. We need to make sure they are

healthy and

> not unnecessarily exposed to the toxic substances in flatulence. I

call on

> the government to remember this when writing the next ambulance

> specifications. "

>

>

>

>

>