r/Firefighting • u/Peaches0k Texas FF/EMT/HazMat Tech • Jan 22 '25

General Discussion Reasons For Calls

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Saw someone ask what all we do besides fire. Here’s a list the shifts add to for dumb calls. It was started a few months ago

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u/Jioto Jan 23 '25

That makes no sense. Anyone can listen in on the radio and dispatch info. It goes over the patients symptoms and everything. Even address and you can say all that over the radio. Even their age. But you have to leave out name. If what you are saying is true then every little thing would be a HIPPA violation. Including radio transmission. I mean that piece of paper has zero detail. Would be impossible to know who it’s about. Way too vague.

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u/_Master_OfNone Jan 23 '25

It's how the information is being used. I'm surprised at how many people's services don't have professional HIPAA training from actual lawyers. Or they didn't pay attention.

I've had in hospital and out of hospital HIPAA training from actual lawyers. Guess what was the number one thing they stressed when gossiping was?

Don't write anything down anywhere.

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u/EverSeeAShitterFly Toss speedy dry on it and walk away. Jan 23 '25

You need actual HIPAA training.

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u/_Master_OfNone Jan 23 '25

Wow, you got me. Fckn morons on here. Trying to actually help the ignorant. Went straight past it to stupid though didn't you. Can't fix that.

The internet is free. Go look at actual cases or stfu.

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u/EverSeeAShitterFly Toss speedy dry on it and walk away. Jan 23 '25

You should head your own advice. Go look at actual cases or STFU.

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u/_Master_OfNone Jan 23 '25

We did. In training. I posted a link. Is google that hard for you?

Ah nvm. I see you. Go back to playing fireman.