Comments on: Be Nice (The Keene Video) http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/ Medicine Moves Fast ... Keep Up. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:35:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2627 Steve Whitehead Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:11:23 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2627 @Sean It does drive the point home doesn't it? I'm glad you escaped brau. @Dave K, Thanks for trying to give me a heads up on the HIPAA mistake ... but I still didn't catch it. @Dave R, I worked in the private service for 15 years. Now I work for my community at a government agency. (I don't work for the government.) Nobody asked me to check my values at the door when I joined. Nothing about me changed. On the contrary, I consider it an honor to wear the uniform of a firefighter and I respect the tradition and heritage of that great profession. @Sean It does drive the point home doesn’t it? I’m glad you escaped brau.

@Dave K, Thanks for trying to give me a heads up on the HIPAA mistake … but I still didn’t catch it.

@Dave R, I worked in the private service for 15 years. Now I work for my community at a government agency. (I don’t work for the government.) Nobody asked me to check my values at the door when I joined. Nothing about me changed.

On the contrary, I consider it an honor to wear the uniform of a firefighter and I respect the tradition and heritage of that great profession.

]]> By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2386 Steve Whitehead Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:17:25 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2386 Thank you Mr. "EMT". I agree. details matter. I have fixed the offending references. I would have bet you cash money you were wrong. I was convinced that it was The Health Insurance Privacy and Portablility Act. But Alas ... Wikipedea knows all ... and I stand corrected. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act Thank you for your editorial services. Thank you Mr. “EMT”. I agree. details matter. I have fixed the offending references. I would have bet you cash money you were wrong. I was convinced that it was The Health Insurance Privacy and Portablility Act. But Alas … Wikipedea knows all … and I stand corrected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Insurance_Portability_and_Accountability_Act

Thank you for your editorial services.

]]> By: EMT http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 EMT Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:47:54 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2360 HIPAA. (It's the little things.) ;-) HIPAA.

(It’s the little things.) ;-)

]]> By: Dave Ridley http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2300 Dave Ridley Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:30:07 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2300 Having done ride-alongs and going to a lot of crime scenes as a mainstream videographer, I learned a lot of respect for EMT's and never saw one misbehave enough to remember it. But this incident led me to show up at the Keene city council meeting with my camera. Here's the video of the mayor pretending I'm not there asking questions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFTlD19XvOQ The problem is when you make an EMT a government worker as this one was. That is something that will somewhat debase any honorable job. I appreciate the balanced take on the issue which you are each forwarding on this site. Having done ride-alongs and going to a lot of crime scenes as a mainstream videographer, I learned a lot of respect for EMT’s and never saw one misbehave enough to remember it.

But this incident led me to show up at the Keene city council meeting with my camera. Here’s the video of the mayor pretending I’m not there asking questions:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFTlD19XvOQ

The problem is when you make an EMT a government worker as this one was. That is something that will somewhat debase any honorable job.

I appreciate the balanced take on the issue which you are each forwarding on this site.

]]> By: Dave Konig http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2079 Dave Konig Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:30:04 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2079 I think misunderstanding <B>HIPAA</b> is more common than we realize. I've had the same thing raised by not only EMTs, but Supervisors and even a Director claiming the same thing to someone taking a photograph on a public street or at a public event. Things like this help to fuel not only activists but also the outcry about the <B>War On Photography</b> that has occurred, partly in the name of <B>Homeland Security</b>. Ultimately I think it is an area of education where we are severely lacking to not just our Responders but to their Supervisors as well and it really needs to be corrected. I think misunderstanding HIPAA is more common than we realize. I’ve had the same thing raised by not only EMTs, but Supervisors and even a Director claiming the same thing to someone taking a photograph on a public street or at a public event.

Things like this help to fuel not only activists but also the outcry about the War On Photography that has occurred, partly in the name of Homeland Security. Ultimately I think it is an area of education where we are severely lacking to not just our Responders but to their Supervisors as well and it really needs to be corrected.

]]> By: Steve Whitehead http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Steve Whitehead Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:22:27 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2073 I don't want to bash this dude to bad. He made some mistakes but I've had bad days before and I've had bad interactions before. I've certainly had some stuf go down and wished I could have done it better. I think he's probably having one of those moments right now. We just have to hope that, when it's our turn to make those mistakes we don't do it in front of a jerk with a camera and a web site. And, ideally, we're prepared ahead of time and can avoid having the moment at all. I don’t want to bash this dude to bad. He made some mistakes but I’ve had bad days before and I’ve had bad interactions before. I’ve certainly had some stuf go down and wished I could have done it better. I think he’s probably having one of those moments right now.

We just have to hope that, when it’s our turn to make those mistakes we don’t do it in front of a jerk with a camera and a web site.

And, ideally, we’re prepared ahead of time and can avoid having the moment at all.

]]> By: Beware the man with the camera!! « Medic999 http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Beware the man with the camera!! « Medic999 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:44:37 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2071 [...] read the legal standpoint from Star of Life (paramedic and attorney!), and also from Steve over at the EMT Spot. Their views certainly opened my mind as to what is the right and wrong way to handle situations [...] [...] read the legal standpoint from Star of Life (paramedic and attorney!), and also from Steve over at the EMT Spot. Their views certainly opened my mind as to what is the right and wrong way to handle situations [...]

]]> By: Sean Fontaine http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 Sean Fontaine Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:31:45 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2070 Ah, reminds of the home (NH) I left 14 years ago when I moved out to CO. In the end if we're not focusing on our patients we're not really doing them any good are we? Also, as we were reminded before the DNC last summer, it takes 30 secs or less to upload video onto a laptop and 90 secs or less to distribute it internationally. Ah, reminds of the home (NH) I left 14 years ago when I moved out to CO. In the end if we’re not focusing on our patients we’re not really doing them any good are we? Also, as we were reminded before the DNC last summer, it takes 30 secs or less to upload video onto a laptop and 90 secs or less to distribute it internationally.

]]> By: Timothy Clemans http://theemtspot.com/2009/10/08/be-nice-the-keene-video/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Timothy Clemans Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:03:50 +0000 http://theemtspot.com/?p=1823#comment-2066 Part of being a professional is being a professional all the time. If an EMT is unprofessional when confronted by an obnoxious bystander then he's likely to be unprofessional anytime things aren't going just right. EMTs in general are not well respected and videos like this are demonstrating that some don't deserve respect. Is EMS going to be a profession of professionals or just a job carried out by a bunch of jerks? Part of being a professional is being a professional all the time. If an EMT is unprofessional when confronted by an obnoxious bystander then he’s likely to be unprofessional anytime things aren’t going just right.

EMTs in general are not well respected and videos like this are demonstrating that some don’t deserve respect. Is EMS going to be a profession of professionals or just a job carried out by a bunch of jerks?

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