What Would Erle Do?

For me one of the worst calls I can go on is a stroke, almost instantly a normal person can become severely disabled. Stroke is the leading cause of disability in The U.S. In the old days we would take the patient to the hospital and they would get better or they would not get better, there was no urgency to the call, take care of the ABCs and transport.

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Summer is a distant memory and fall has left us behind, winter is upon us. Winter brings its own kind of pleasures, the holiday season, winter sports like cross country skiing, hikes on snow shoes or just a relaxing evening in front of the fireplace. Winter also brings us an increased risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.

So what is Carbon Monoxide?
Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is the result of incomplete combustion of carbon based fuels. CO can come from propane or natural gas stoves, furnaces or water heaters, wood burning stoves, fireplaces, automobile exhaust, charcoal grills and cigarette smoke. The fumes from any combustible source should be considered a potential source of CO. (more…)

Paramedic won’t be disciplined

http://www.emsdailynews.com/?p=687

Forklift removes 900-pound man from home

 Back seat tryst blamed for SUV crash

Erle is the best paramedic I have ever worked with.  And because he’s such a cool guy, I am helping him set up this great website.  Erle is an icon in Estes Park, and “What Would Erle Do?” stickers grace the Front  Range, and even the Denver Airport.

Keep an eye on this site for a full redesign complete with Erle’s smiling mug, a cool logo, an EMS theme and more.

Welcome  to the new unofficial EMS website of the Estes Park Area. Hope to have some fun and maybe even be informative. A big thank you to to Dr. A for the web site design and to Anne for the encourgement. Keep posted for a new look and some fun stuff

Erle