the last time I called 911

the last time I called 911 (Full Version)

All Forums >> [Community Discussions] >> Health and Safety

Message

zombiebabe -> the last time I called 911 (1/25/2009 9:17:48 PM)
I've only called it I think 3 times in my life. The last time was a year ago, out on the highway when my friend and I stopped to help some people who were in a car accident and one of them was injured. I called 911. It rang a few times before I got an "all lines are busy" message. Called again, rang like 6 times, no answer. My god! Thats horrible! I really should have told the police and paramedics when they showed up. (The car we helped, they were basically okay. The guy was hurt but not too badly. The other car.....images I will never be able to forget.....) What if it happens during bondage? This clearly is a statement on my city's emergency services. You could call a rescue squad directly, or the police. Ever since then I've worried if I need 911 it may happen again.

CalifChick -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/25/2009 9:22:22 PM)
The only time I've had trouble with 911 is on my cell phone, because it doesn't go to the city 911 dispatcher, it goes to the Highway Patrol, and it can take them a long time to answer. You have to tell them the problem and where you are, then they transfer it to the city police/911 dispatcher. Cali

DavanKael -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/25/2009 10:13:39 PM)
Knowing basic first aid and CPR isn't a bad idea. If you have the funds, having a portable defibrilator isn't a bad idea. Knowing your stuff as much and as well as possible, including the potential risks as well as pleasures of what you're doing could help abrogate the need for 911. Best wishes, Davan

came4U -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/26/2009 6:19:35 PM)
most cities have a non-emergency number listed in the phone book. This will avoid being billed for ambulance or fire squads arriving and the drama of sirens coming to your hood. I can't even use 911 from here, my home phone is listed under another name across the city for 4 years now, so they would show up at the wrong address anyhoo. lol

DesFIP -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/27/2009 3:00:15 PM)
I've never called and been told all lines are busy. If that happens a lot, I might suggest the local news media look into the situation. But I do keep the local police department number in my cell because it's faster if I don't have to go through the country wide system. Called the last time last summer, driving up to get my daughter from college we saw a car go off the road in the rear view mirror. The local dispatcher was not too swift. Told her three times that we saw this happen behind us, we were now a couple of miles beyond it, and no way to turn around on the divided highway to go back and check on the person. I'm betting either a tire blew or they swerved to avoid a deer. Never swerve for animals!

came4U -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/30/2009 2:06:44 PM)
quote: Never swerve for animals! Good idea. I know a gal that swerved because of a rabbit, she crashed and the seatbelt split her gut in half (slicing her liver). She now lives in a hospital still kept with her innards exposed because the need to go in and out of her that often to repair tissue. She cannot even laugh, it causes bleeding. uhhg. She has to constantly fight infection having that open wound. She now has a distaste for anything that resembles a wabbit, stuffed or otherwise.

DreamyLadySnow -> RE: the last time I called 911 (1/31/2009 11:40:12 PM)
came4u, this is off topic but is there a reason you couldn't tell the 911 dispatcher your current address if you called? Just curious, because around here thats' the second thing they ask.

sirsholly -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/1/2009 2:11:44 AM)
quote: . Never swerve for animals! true...but so hard to fight your reflexes. As for 911...i have nver had a problem. I am one that calls if i see a car on the side of the road, etc.

Rayne58 -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/2/2009 3:34:42 AM)
I've had to call 000 (Australian emergency number) 3 or 4 times for Sir in the last 5 years. Never had a problem getting through, the ambulance has always arrived within 5-10 minutes (we're not far from the hospital) and He's only had to be transported there twice. Because He's on a pension there is no charge for this. I last called them just over 2 weeks ago (Sir had a chest infection and was having trouble breathing). He spent 2 days in hospital and is fine now [:)]

came4U -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/2/2009 5:08:25 AM)
quote: came4u, this is off topic but is there a reason you couldn't tell the 911 dispatcher your current address if you called? Just curious, because around here thats' the second thing they ask. I wouldn't have even known the wrong address they had on record was until she asked me to verify what was showing on her system. I said 'uhh, no, not even close'. I have asked them at the time if they can change the addy on their system and she said nope, they have no power to change it. Unless my number somehow gets listed properly (since I am on a non-Bell service) for the correct address someday by miracle, it will remain showing up as some apartment downtown.. I am not even close to downtown lol. I only called because some strange 20something girl came to my door disoriented and said some men were bothering her. Turned out she owed some money to these guys and was only using me to hide out for a minute and left before police even arrived uhhhg. What a fiasco. found this ad just now: http://money.canoe.ca/News/Other/2009/02/02/8234656-ap.html my number does that too, sometimes it shows up as a California number, sometimes NY, sometimes other odd places.

VirginPotty -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/2/2009 6:40:54 AM)
Probably busy because nowadays people abuse the 911 system & use it for their own bloody taxi service. I've seen that happen more often than not and now have a t-shirt that has a pic of an ambulance w/the caption on top "TAXI" On the bottom........"Call 911". [8\|]

NuevaVida -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/3/2009 6:52:01 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: VirginPotty Probably busy because nowadays people abuse the 911 system & use it for their own bloody taxi service. I've seen that happen more often than not and now have a t-shirt that has a pic of an ambulance w/the caption on top "TAXI" On the bottom........"Call 911". [8\|] Having spent 7 years working for an ambulance company, I can certainly attest to this. It's crazy. And Cali is right, too - calling 911 from a cell takes you to Highway Patrol who then transfers you. It's my understanding that's being reviewed, since so many people only use cells phones anymore. Same with voice-over IP. A few years ago my mom called me in a panic over my Dad being very ill, crying to me to call an ambulance. We live in different cities, but not all that far away. I called 911 from my home phone and explained the situation. They requested that I hang up, call my mom back and have HER call 911 from her house so it goes to the right dispatch unit. Dear heavens, the man is dying and they wanted me to explain this to my mother who is not from this country and who completely forgets the English language when totally stressed. I said my Dad is dying, my mom doesn't speak English, can you just take care of this for me? Um, yeah, they could, and they did. Whew.

sweetnurseBBW -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/3/2009 8:09:17 AM)
We live in a dinky small town and had to call 911 when my father in law was in cardiac arrest and I was doing CPR on him. They told us all lines are busy. The issue is only one little person handles all calls in some areas. Dispatchers are limited and take calls on first come first serve basis. Then when people abuse the system it makes it harder for the ones that really need it. It is not an infallible system and in large urban areas the wait can be a few minutes. Here is an older article but relevant and explains some things. http://firechief.com/technology/communications/firefighting_emergency_please_hold/

d1ll1gaf -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/4/2009 8:54:11 PM)
Personal experience has taught me never to not trust 911 to be there when needed. Two years ago I was the second person to come across a homeless gentleman who had slipped on some rocks trying to get at some empty cans down by the river. His head was gushing blood and he was completely unconscious. I immediately called 911 and then since another individual who didn't have a cell phone had already started first aid I moved the 100ft to the nearest road to wait for the ambulance. 45 minutes later (and 2 more 911 calls from me and an additional 4 people) I was finally able to flag down a passing police car, who then had to radio for an ambulance. At this point to cop told me I could leave if I wanted to I don't know how much longer the ambulance actually took. This is also why when I did a head first dive off my bike into a cement wall this year, I got in a cab that stopped and had him drive me to the hospital. Got me there in 5 minutes and cost alot less than the $250 ambulance ride would have.

Rainfire -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 6:46:14 AM)
[8\|] My old county in Idaho just got "911" 2 years ago. Until then, it simply didn't work in my county. We had separate numbers for the police, ambulance, fire department and county sheriffs. When we did finally get it in, they had to redo the addresses in the county to make the system work. Some people had their address changed 4 times in 2 months for the system.... And I agree with Potty. I worked on the local ambulance crew and we had our "frequent flyers" - those that just used us to get to the hospital for the sniffles. Some of them were stupid enough to get mad at us when we wouldn't transport them back home. Well, duh!

VirginPotty -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 10:41:39 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: NuevaVida quote: ORIGINAL: VirginPotty Probably busy because nowadays people abuse the 911 system & use it for their own bloody taxi service. I've seen that happen more often than not and now have a t-shirt that has a pic of an ambulance w/the caption on top "TAXI" On the bottom........"Call 911". [8\|] Having spent 7 years working for an ambulance company, I can certainly attest to this. It's crazy. And Cali is right, too - calling 911 from a cell takes you to Highway Patrol who then transfers you. It's my understanding that's being reviewed, since so many people only use cells phones anymore. Same with voice-over IP. A few years ago my mom called me in a panic over my Dad being very ill, crying to me to call an ambulance. We live in different cities, but not all that far away. I called 911 from my home phone and explained the situation. They requested that I hang up, call my mom back and have HER call 911 from her house so it goes to the right dispatch unit. Dear heavens, the man is dying and they wanted me to explain this to my mother who is not from this country and who completely forgets the English language when totally stressed. I said my Dad is dying, my mom doesn't speak English, can you just take care of this for me? Um, yeah, they could, and they did. Whew. That's just ridiculous! My daughter lives in a different county called me about her husband one night & I called 911 and asked to be connected to the correct county. DONE! No problem...........WTF is WRONG w/some dispatchers???? [8\|] I'm glad theyFINALLY decided to help you out! I hope it wasn't too late for your father??

NuevaVida -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 12:18:23 PM)
Hi VP, yeah it was pretty frustrating. He survived that trip but was terminally ill and died a couple of months later. But I was pretty surprised by their response. Maybe it was a training issue...gee, yay. [&:]

VirginPotty -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 12:29:08 PM)
I'm sorry to hear about your father, Nueva. I can't imagine the hell you went thru that night, but thankfully your dad was around a little longer because of YOUR efforts, definitely not the dispatcher. I make it a point to tell my crew, don't wear blinders on a call. You don't have just 1 patient, you have to make sure their family is taken care of also and if that means just being a sounding board, then that's what you do. You do everything in your power to make it easier for them as well as the patient.

LaTigresse -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 1:03:50 PM)
I've never called 911.

came4U -> RE: the last time I called 911 (2/5/2009 1:13:38 PM)
I found out the name for it: Swatters. Virtually unknown until recently, swatting gained national attention last month when 19-year-old Randall Ellis was arrested after allegedly dispatching a SWAT team to the home of an unsuspecting couple in Orange County, California. That incident cost county officials nearly $20,000. In that case, a Rosoff's co-conspirator named Guadalupe Santana Martinez ended up dispatching 35 county employees, including the SWAT team to a Snohomish County home in the middle of the night. "He built enough information and called 911 and faked that he was committing a serious crime at the time," he said. "When our patrols responded, nobody answered the door, so it ended up being an activation of our SWAT team." Martinez used a spoof card to conceal his identity in this case, according to court filings, but in the Snohomish County incident he used an even simpler technique: he blocked his caller ID and simply gave 911 operators his victim's number, according to Cole. "Even with our 911 system if you use some blocked numbers for privacy reasons it's hard for our 911 system to read them," he said. http://www.pcworld.com/article/139804/swatters_trick_atandt_make_fake_911_calls.html anyhoo, makes you wonder if one can call into action a National test 911 week or something, to ensure all addresses correspond with the correct numbers?? Done throught the mail it would save in the end likely if cites had a listing of home phone numbers and cellphones?? At least it might help?? Tigress, for example, she won't know until she actually had to call 911 if their information is accurate. What if she couldn't speak at the time of the call??? But seeing this article makes me realize, if one can spoof another's home telephone, it would be nearly impossible to verify the accuracy of any number at all. No easy solution. (except being alert during a 911 call, which might possibly be impossible).

Page: [1] 2 next > >>

Collarchat.com © 2024

Terms of Service

0.328125