[Ansteorra] PENNSIC NEWS BLACKOUT

[medicfem at aol.com]

 My only question is this...
I quote from the article,
 
" We typically have three medics and at least two EMTs (emergency medical technicians)” on duty at all times, said Lenhart. “There will be up to two or three physicians (at the Point) during daylight hours.”"
 
I have been a paramedic for 11 years, I have work huge events such as Lalapolooza and OzFest with no less that 40 staff EMTs and paramedics. Do you think that eight people during daylight hours can do the work of the hundreds of chirurgeons that go to Pennsic? And what about field chirurgeons?
 
And an EMS business does not do stand by for free, They must pay theior employees. So will this increase the gate price in coming years? The going rates in Texas is minumim $650 for 3 hours of stand by. Pennsic has set a presidence here. Will all wars expect to follow suit and at what cost to the participants?
 
I know we do not have answers right now, but I trust our Board of Directors is truely considering this issue a high priority. You do not change an organization a week into a major war.
 
In Sevice,
 
Lady Eleanora Elizabeth Caley
 
MKA: Penny Engelking LP
 
 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: jpercer at gmail.com
To: samuelhudson at tmail.com; ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
Sent: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] PENNSIC NEWS BLACKOUT


Well Pennsic has always had EMS present... Many folks may remember
Portersville EMS that used to be on site. They're now working with a new
company, that doesn't appear to be working with the chirurgeonate as
Portersville had...

Jayme Dominguez del Valle

On 8/13/06, Samuel Hudson <samuelhudson at tmail.com> wrote:
>
> It may just be part of local ems protocol that they be present.  Lots of
> cities have action plans in place to deal with a situation that would
> involve increased risk situations.
>
> I work in ems and often standby at public/private functions.
> --samuelhudson
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