I
was born and raised in Seattle, have early 1900’s
family ties to San Juan Island and enjoyed time as
an “FI” (Friendly Indian) at Camp Orkila in the
40’s. Patricia and I moved to the islands in 1995
from Southern California and we are continuing a 40+
year business in aviation/aerospace. Many of us do
not fully understand the significance of our
Emergency Medical System. I was such a person.
Thanks to Patricia’s interest in becoming involved
with EMT, Weyshawn, Jim and the EMT’s ongoing
patience, I’ve come to realize just how important
the EMS contribution is. We often speak of the
“golden hour” when referring to critically ill folks
and the importance of their reaching the best
possible hospital care within 60 minutes. On San
Juan Island it is the EMS team which makes this
possible. For both of us it is this team aspect of
EMS which we support. Our EMS tam needs capable
people and equipment rapidly delivered to the
patient. Our contribution to date has been to
endeavor to provide the quickest possible response
to aid calls with our ALS equipped ambulances.
I
was born and raised in Seattle, have early 1900’s
family ties to San Juan Island and enjoyed time as
an “FI” (Friendly Indian) at Camp Orkila in the
40’s. Patricia and I moved to the islands in 1995
from Southern California and we are continuing a 40+
year business in aviation/aerospace. Many of us do
not fully understand the significance of our
Emergency Medical System. I was such a person.
Thanks to Patricia’s interest in becoming involved
with EMT, Weyshawn, Jim and the EMT’s ongoing
patience, I’ve come to realize just how important
the EMS contribution is. We often speak of the
“golden hour” when referring to critically ill folks
and the importance of their reaching the best
possible hospital care within 60 minutes. On San
Juan Island it is the EMS team which makes this
possible. For both of us it is this team aspect of
EMS which we support. Our EMS tam needs capable
people and equipment rapidly delivered to the
patient. Our contribution to date has been to
endeavor to provide the quickest possible response
to aid calls with our ALS equipped ambulances.