October B/S Thread...Bring It On!!!
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Brian Shock Trauma is a level one center, we have several level two centers just in Baltimore, we also have a dedicated burn center at the closest hospital to me, and a few level three centers in my area as well. We also have a dedicate pediatric hospital which handles the majority of the peds trauma cases. The peds hospital is run by Hopkins.
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From work Shock Trauma is about 15 minutes away by ground, from home it is about 25 minutes away. The closest level 2 from work is down the street in either direction and from home about 8 minutes away.
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thats not too bad.
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No it isnt. We even have a dedicated agency that oversees the hospital status for the hospitals in the state so we know which hospital we can transport to in case the closest one is backed up.
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Thanks Jack! They've changed a little since those pictures. The female in the top picture is filling out a little now and is 75 pounds and is 2 years old. The male in the bottom picture is now 95 pounds and is 10 months old. He's probably going to be about 105-110 pounds when he's finished filling out. They are great dogs and probably two of the best Shepherds I've had. They have the same parents but from different litters.
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I believe the area hospitals self-monitor for things like that. the closest hospital to us is less than 3 miles from the firehouse, so we can always load and go if needed.
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If its bad, we'll hold for the bird, but if they're 20 minutes out and the hospital is only 5, its a no-brainer.
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for us the chopper is 15 minutes. We usually only call for a med evac if there is going to be an extended extrication time or it is really bad and they cant risk transporting to the closest hospital by ground.
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1 chopper is 15 ground minutes away, and the other one is about 1 hours driving time away. for us, its extended extrication time, certain injuries, etc.
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Where you keeping it, at the shop?
Is it safe there?
