Irresponsible abulance drivers

[Bugoy King]

Naalala ko noon high school ako sa Kalookan ang school namin twuing umaga may nakakasabay kami na ambulansya todo counter flow at wang-wang yun sabi ng tatay ko araw araw natin nakakasabay yun ang dami naman may sakit sa lugar na ito. pero minsan maaga kami umalis ng bahay at dumating ako sa school ng maaga hindi namin nakasabay si ambulansya pero ilang minutes after ko makapasok sa gate ng school nadinig ko na yung sirena ng ambulansya tapos natanaw ko huminto sa gate ng school at bumaba yung sakay naka-uniform din na tulad ng sa akin anak pala ng mayor ng Kalookan ang sakay at ginagamit panghatid sa kanya ambulansya naisip ko takot siguro siya ma-late

BTT: Just always give way to those emergency vehicles.

[Roden Villegas]

Benefit of the doubt na lang... We'll never know baka totoong emergency na yung di natin pagbigyan.

Nakakainis lang naman kasi para satin dahil feeling natin nalamangan tayo sa kalsada. Yung ambulansya nakauna na, tayo eh stuck pa rin.

[crazy_boy]

I was able to ride the ambulance of doc otep. Very responsible driver si doc otep. Slows down at intersections and short taps his horn (not siren) so that on coming cars would notice him.


Pero i know nakakainis nga yung mga irresponsible or abusive ambulance drivers. But i just let them pass. Hindi kasi natin alam if may emergency ba talaga sila.


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[OTEP]

I was able to ride the ambulance of doc otep. Very responsible driver si doc otep. Slows down at intersections and short taps his horn (not siren) so that on coming cars would notice him.


Pero i know nakakainis nga yung mga irresponsible or abusive ambulance drivers. But i just let them pass. Hindi kasi natin alam if may emergency ba talaga sila.


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Thanks sir. Sound trip muna tayo para chill:

[dr. d]

i have always believed that ambulances have no rights.. only privileges. that statement translates to, they have to wait for the other vehicles to give them right of way. they may not bully their way thru.
and the fact that the patient is in an ambulance, means he is stable enough for the trip. and except for truly life-and-death situations, which, i believe, are quite rare, no decent hospital will allow the patient an ambulance trip if he is in danger of dying along the way..
so, to the ambulance drivers out there... there is no logic in attempting to save a life, by putting other innocent lives at peril.

[OTEP]

Being in the ambulance field since 2007, I just tend to give these guys the benefit of the doubt. True enough, even in the area where we operate, there are some rotten apples but I tend not to pre-judge anymore.

Here are some of the more common complaints I hear from motorists regarding ambulances. If you have any more, I'll try to answer them the best I could.

1. Ambulance is driving code 3 with no patient inside:
***Lots of people actually now know how to call an ambulance in an emergency. And yes we do respond to those calls. Here is our most recent emergency quick response (EQR). Patient was subsequently removed from the third floor storey of their residence and transported to the hospital:


***Sometimes I just need to haul myself to the patient especially ones with airway emergencies. And I have been trained and have sufficient experience in operating emergency vehicles. And the reality of life is some doctors do drive ambulances. Nothing against the Chevy Sparks that the other ambulance service uses to transport their doctors but I'm just not feeling it. I'd still rather drive the box.

***Clients also acquire our services to transport human organs, specialized drugs (not the illegal kind), and specialized hospital equipment that are needed on a 'now' basis to cover for stock depletion or sudden machine failure.

2. Ambulance driving through traffic code 3 turns into the street and turns off all lights and sirens and stops:
***With the current EMS system still not very unified, we do have a tendency of multiple units responding to a single case broadcast over the 2-way radio. At least its better than zero units responding. However, once a unit has arrived on scene, other units have the option to pull over and wait it out. If the unit on scene does not request for assistance, then other units are no longer required to arrive on scene and most will return to base.

Some photos.
1. Jeepney driver claims he could not hear the sirens or see the lights. Suddenly turned left and collided with our ambulance. Ambulance just came from a house call and was transporting the patient to the ER.



2. Cyclist also claimed not to hear the siren or see the lights of our biggest fire truck. In an effort to avoid the blind/deaf cyclist, our fire truck collided with a passenger jeepney head-on. Fire truck was responding to a fire call.

[OTEP]

OT:

Our fleet:


Our latest unit (Inso Alpha) prior to load in of medical equipment:


Some units have dash cams:


Still, one of my biggest pet peeve are ambulance drivers who still insist on using the hazard lamps (4 way flashers) when they are driving with lights and sirens. Four way flashers are used only when the ambulance is stationary or running at a very low rate of speed compared to traffic around it. Even with lights and sirens, you are still supposed to signal your intention to turn and wait for the correct opportunity to do so.

[redvin]

Akala ko ako lang nakakapansin ng ambulance na parang may schedule na sinusunod

Dami nyan lalo na sa macapagal ave pag umaga. Mostly ambulances from cavite, esp dasma palagi kong nakakasabay 8ish in the morning.

I also encountered a privately driven scooter escorting a private vehicle in quirino ave. pque. he was directing vehicles to stop and give way to the vehicle. When i asked the police manning the checkpoint near st paul pque if it is legal to do that. The answer was "sorry di namin napansin". Baka konsehal or bgy official pag congressman or mayor na kasi pulis na ang escort heheheheheh

[redvin]

I just remembered. An ambulance was used to transport drugs, the illegal kind

What takes the cake is , in both cases politician ang involved

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquire...u-loses-appeal

http://www.philstar.com/news-feature...ransport-shabu

[OTEP]

I just remembered. An ambulance was used to transport drugs, the illegal kind

What takes the cake is , in both cases politician ang involved

Mayor in ambulance shabu loses appeal - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

Ambulance used to transport shabu | News Feature, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com

Yep, that's still a running joke here at the office. That's why our ambulances remain apolitical (walang mukha ng politician). Hehe

[zoomzoom]

Is there ever a (valid) reason for an ambulance to be parked in a mall?

Saw this one at Robinsons last Monday:

[macsd]

Is there ever a (valid) reason for an ambulance to be parked in a mall?

Saw this one at Robinsons last Monday:

Nagshopping lang muna yung pasiente Likely hood the ambulance got into the mall with blazing sirens and all lights flashing. I've seen such case at Trinoma even counter flowing along Mindanao Ave. Ambulance from the city of Valenzuela and to make the story more interesting, the MMDA manning the intersection of North & Mindanao Ave even stopped all vehicles in that crossing just to give way to the stupid ambulance.

[dr. d]

if the ambulance is not responding to an emergency, then i suppose it can go anywhere it likes. this is between the driver and the ambulance owner. out na tayo dyan. if it is not a government vehicle, then we have no right to curtail its shopping privileges..
but if it is a government vehicle, we can take as many pictures as we want and upload them..
my only concern is that the off-duty ambulance should not behave as if it were responding to an emergency and bully its way all over us... it should behave as an ordinary motor vehicle!

[OTEP]

It depends. In the case of my own ambulance, I take to the mall, to the office, the clinic and other official and personal errands. Since I like having all the gear with me in case we get a call or encounter a mishap on the road.

I don't use government ambulances for personal matters even if we are given free access to them.

[shadow]

Baka kumain yun Tao ng mg ambulance? Bawal ba yun? I mean kung nakapaghatid na kunwari ng pasyente on the way back as office Dumaan muna da mall para kumain?

[nori]

Baka kumain yun Tao ng mg ambulance? Bawal ba yun? I mean kung nakapaghatid na kunwari ng pasyente on the way back as office Dumaan muna da mall para kumain?

government vehicles are not allowed to do "stop overs" and such. at least in our hospital may ganyang protocol. ewan ko lang sa iba (esp. provincial).

[OTEP]

Baka kumain yun Tao ng mg ambulance? Bawal ba yun? I mean kung nakapaghatid na kunwari ng pasyente on the way back as office Dumaan muna da mall para kumain?

Depends on who is operating the ambulance. There is a computed time for each trip and for long haul trips there are obligatory stops in the interest of safety. These are done either prior to patient boarding or after patient off loading. And yes, the meals are shouldered by the company and the crew (us) are usually given free will to choose where. For Tarlac runs (usually to pick up patients to be transferred to Manila) we usually end up at KFC. I don't know why. Hehe.

[jick.cejoco]

Protocol

Same with garbage packer truck, you don't take it shopping or going to church. You don't take an M-1 Abrams battle tank to get coffee at Starbucks

[nori]

Protocol

Same with garbage packer truck, you don't take it shopping or going to church. You don't take an M-1 Abrams battle tank to get coffee at Starbucks

i wish i can also bring a Marauder or an APC to a fast food drive thru, much like what Hammond did in Top Gear. hehehe

[nori]

Protocol

Same with garbage packer truck, you don't take it shopping or going to church. You don't take an M-1 Abrams battle tank to get coffee at Starbucks

i wish i can also bring a Marauder or an APC to a fast food drive thru, much like what Hammond did in Top Gear. hehehe