Austin Trulit Subway Smoke Alarm

((Yeah... somke inhalation... Oxygen by mask at 15 litres/pm or 6 litres/pm by nasal. BLS stuff man, and if his SpO2 is 85% he could is likely Anemic and well on his way to hypoxic. >.> is there an online resource I can read your protocall at, if so please PM me the link.))

"Alright Bruce you're the boss with that guy." I say and look around. "Raven requesting patient check, number and colour."

C. Hutchison wrote:"OSC copies Beard. Head over to Jackson, his patient is in need of ALS care."

*I notice the MCI team loading up 3 more patients. I move Beard's tag from interior crew to treatment team. I walk over to the MCI team leader.*

'Ok what is the patient statuses that you have?'

MCI team leader
'I have 3 greens and 3 yellows on board, all are being given high flow O2.'

'Ok thank you for the update.'

"OSC to COPA, we have 3 greens, 3 yellows, 1 red, 1 released; 1 transported, 6 loaded in MCI, 7 untriaged patients. We have 1 patient being treated on scene waiting for M1 to return to the scene."

DCBurke wrote:"Understood, the MCI bus will be there shortly to transport yellows, so no more medical transports for that. They can also assist with tagging

(Sorry Bruke, thought I was supposed to god mod them to scene.)

"OSC to Raven, we have 3 green, 3 yellow, 1 red, 1 released; 1 transported 6 loaded MCI, 7 untriaged. If you could head over and help with triage that would be great. BREAK to M1, what is your eta back to scene, we have a red tag for you."

*I take a look over at triage and it is busy. I hope M1 hurries up to get this pt. cause I don't really want to send it with M5. I look over at the board and see that I still have people in the subway. I grab my mic and key up.*

"OSC to all interior units, the subway is all clear, head to triage to assist there please."

*I wait for acknowlegdement.*

"Davis copies OSC, I'll start triage on the unknown vics."

*I go over to one man that is just coughing heavily.*

'Hello sir, are you doing OK?'
'Yeah, I guess, just got some smoke in me, that's all. I feel pretty good.'
'OK, we'll get you some oxygen soon.'

"Davis to Raven, I have a green here. Just a little smoke inhalation, should I run O2 at 6 lpm or 15?"

"Understood, moving to triage."
*I walk up out of the smoke still rising out of the subway station and head over to triage.*

*I get a Gatorade and take a few sips of it before going back to the guy I brought out and I set up oxygen at 15 lpm*
'this is going to help you breath better'
*I say to the guy as I put the mask on him*

I decide to leave Bruce's patient and help with triage again. I see chuck and his guy as I walk past to a man sat down with his head in his hands, coughing quite badly.
'Hey mate, anyone checked you out?' I ask, he shakes his head and I kneel next to him. 'Just gonna your vitals, ok?' He nods lightly and sits up. I set up to start taking them. 'Respirations 20, slightly laboured.' I say out loud to myself, writing it down then taking the last two vitals. 'Blood pressure 135/85 aaaand Pulse 125.' I add to my previous vitals on the tag, writing the coughing as a symptom. With a lack of O2 masks going round, I grab a bag valve mask out of my bag, and look at the man. 'Just gonna get you some Oxygen, ok?'
'Alright.' He mumbles weakly and I place the mask round his face, and start to press the bag to get the air going. "Plus one green," I say into my radio as I keep working.

*after the EPI is administered i put the BP cuff on him from the life pack 15
(no raven there hard copy only)
and the pulse ox and hook it up and push the bp button on the moniter. i wait as the cuff puffs up and then the vics pressure comes up on the screen....140/90...pulse of 110... and SpO2 of 97 on NRB, and notice him starting to move a bit as his vitals stableize*
'Hey buddy can you hear me?'
*i grab tip of his finger and squeeze on it and he moans and moves a little*
'alright a little improvement'*i say to my self*
"Beard to command, any ETA on M1?"

((Sorry for absence. RL interfered.))

*I deal with the patient flow, noting that M1 is transporting a patient to the hospital and the MCI bus is on it's way.*

(Beard, start god modding people, if this call isn't ended by today, I am just gonna pull it's plug)

*i look up and see M1 pulling up on the scene and he walks over to me.*
'hey McGuire'
*i help him get my PT on the cot and i pick up my moniter and lay it on the PTs chest, as we wheel him to the ambulance and get him inside of it. i transfer the PT to the montier in dougs unit. and take my moniter and put every thing back where it belongs. and wave doug farewell as i step out of the back of the Ambulance and head back over to my ALS gear and put everything back together, i stand up and walk over to the Vic i see untaged, i bend down to him, and he looks up at me.
'Hi sir im a FF/Medic with the ERT fd, what seems to be the problem today?'
*he looks up at me and says*'im having trouble breathing'
'ok sir anything else?'
nope
'ok sir im going to put you on a bit of oxygen on you'
*i put him on 12 lpm NRB, and place a yellow tag on him*

*I load the rest of the yellows up and then scan the small group of people waiting to be triaged.*

"Does anybody have physical injuries?"

*The crowd shakes their head, and a few say that all are fine.*

"Okay, please file up through here so I can take your vitals."

*The people file through and I take their vitals, marking them all as greens. I pick up my radio and key the mic.*

"M1 to OSC, triage is clear. All patients treated, the greens have been released."

*I start packing up the truck.*

'Thanks McGuire. I was just gonna head over there.'

"Davis to OSC, we're all done with triage, should we start packing up?"

*I go back to the squad, take off my jacket and helmet, put them in the driver's seat, and put away my air tank. I pick up all the irons and tools and put them away. I close up all the cabinets. Then I sit in the cab, turn off some lights, and drink some more of my Gatorade.*

*pick up my ALS supplys and walk back to the ladder and put them back in their compartments. i then change the cylinder in my air pack and put the pack back on the truck and pick up my jacket and put my gloves back with them and lay my jacket in on the dog box on the drivers side, and put my helmet on the dash and walk around and shut down the hand lines, and start packing them up and placing them back on the truck, then i take the truck out of pump gear and let the truck idle down. then i shut down the emergency light and turn on the flood lights. i take my clip bored out of the cab and walk around the truck and make sure that all the tools are in their compartments.*
'Whatcha need me to do hutch?'

"OSC copies davis, assist with loading patinet to MCI bus. Give the next most serious yellow to M5, so long as it can be BLS'd. (let Bruce make that call) Other than that yellow load up all patients in to the MCI bus, and we can then pack up. BREAK to COPA, we have finished triage, 1 yellow being transported by M5, 1 red by M1, all other patients by MCI bus. We should be cleaned up and cleared of the scene within an hour."
*I sit down by the EAT and pull up the report form. I punch the button for dispatch information and it all flows in to hte computer.*

***EAT***
Run Number: 31052011Foxtrot Nature: Smoke in the area Location: Trulit Subway at the Austin Station
Units: S1, L1, M1, M5, MCI bus

Incident Report: L1, S1 and M1 were dispatched for smoke in the area of the Truit Subway, Austin Station. Upon arrival crews found there were copious amounts of smoke pouring out of the subway station. S1 enter and began SAR operations, with L1 HRES and L1 Forsyth and Forsyth. L1 Lueckenbach and Price entered the station to find the source of the smoke. M1 was established as treatment, with M5 being added to the card for triage. We discovered that the source of the smoke was a malfunctioning heater, that once truned off dropped a screwdriver out of it. Due to suspicious circumstances, OSC request that Arson investigators be sent to the scene. Crews found 17 victims, 10 transported 7 signed off. We had 7 greens, 9 yellows, 1 red. M1 took 1 red and 1 yellow to ETC with M5 is taking 1 yellow, all other patients will be transported by MCI bus. Once Scene is clear, scene control will be turned over to Arson.

Comments: I think the run went well, unfortunately I was not on as much I as would have liked due to RL, and I know others had the same problem, so all in all good job guys, lets get this packed up and go home!

*i climb into the drivers seat and turn my fan on and the A/C on and take a drink of my gatoraide*

"OSC, I copy."

*I get out of the squad, head over to the triage area, and talk to the patients.*

'Attention! If you're wearing a green tag or aren't being transported by the ambulance, follow me onto the bus.'

*They all check to make sure they have green tags and get up and walk towards the bus. The driver gets into the driver's seat while I help the patients onto the bus.*

'Thanks sir,' says the bus driver.
'You're welcome. Have a safe drive!'
*He smiles at me, waves, and closes the door.*

"Davis to COPA, all patients are loaded onto the MCI bus. They're being transported now."

*I see the bus pull away as I head back to the squad. I get back into the driver's seat and drink some more Gatorade.*

*I click my mic.*

"M5 to OSC. Are you sure you want me to transport one of the yellows? The MCI unit can take them all and is better staffed."

(It's all yellows not greens, they got AAS)
"OSC copies Davis, Start getting clean up. OSC to M5 if they're a BLS take it, if not, hand them over to MCI bus and get cleared once we're cleared by COPA. OSC to COPA, requesting permission to clear all units from this call."

*I hit the unit clear button on the EAT.*

I grab up the equipment I'd been using for Triage and put it back in my jump bag carefully, checking it's in the same place as I'd taken it out of, and then scribbling what I was missing on a sheet, which I tucked in the pocket of my turnouts. I grabbed the bag and slung it over my shoulder, before putting on my Helmet and heading back to the Squad.

As I arrive next to the squad, I see Davis already in it, and open the EMS compartment, and put in my jump bag, before closing the compartment again, and making sure it's locked. I open the rear door and put my SCBA under my seat in the truck, and then place my helmet on the seat, making a note to check all my gear is clean when I get back to the station. I then close the door behind me and start to head over to the MCI bus to make sure everyone's loaded up. Hearing Davis saying they're all loaded over the radio, I do an about-turn and start to head back to the Squad.

'Chuck, we got all the gear back in?' I ask, being my annoying, overly cautious self as the scene starts calming down.

((Someone read the call! Good for you! And sorry about the bus, misread it.))

'Yeah I put everything in. If you wanna look around to make sure I didn't forget anything, but I think I got it all.'

*I grab the radio and put on the headset. Then I turn off all the lights and but the squad in drive.*

"Squad 1 to COPA, we're requesting clearance."

*I sit tight and wait for a reply.*

*i look over at hutch*
'ready when u are'

'Bruce we've got to wait for COPA to clear us.'

"L1 to COPA requesting to clear the Subway, report on EAT."

*I take off my jacket and hood, and turn the A/C in the truck from med. to high.*

'If anyone gets cold tell us so we can turn down the A/C. What does everyone want for diner when we get back?'

'Alright, yeah, that's cool, just checking and checking, my habits.' I chuckle as I head back to the rear of the Squad, (assuming we're still in the spare) and grab the bars to pull myself in, I sit down on the seat, hanging my helmet behind me and putting on a headset as I sling my jacket on the hook behind as well, and start to look round for a drink for me in the back of the truck.

(You are, good job, I don't think anyone else remembered that)
"Units clear to return to quarters, afterwards please head to the Headquarters for a quick breifing"

*Hear us being cleared and reach up and shut off the flood lights, disengage the parking prake and move the gear shift leaver from neutral to drive and pull away from the scene and drive back to the fire house*

"L1 copies COPA, we're clear returnign to station."
*I reach over to the EAT and hit the AOR button as Bruce pulls us off the scene.*
'Let's get back to base, I need a shower.'

*I climb on to the truck and we pull away to head back to the station.*
'I'll make spagheti if eveyone is okay with that.'

((Oh Jackson, I forgot! Nice! You're really proving yourself here...))

"Squad 1 returning to station."

*I put the squad in drive, turn off the lights, put on my headset, and pull away from the scene.*