St John Ambulance

[Tyranus]

Could be a number of reasons:
1 - Availability of machines and therefore batteries
2 - Purpose of battery
I had a think about it today because I thought the same thing. There are some devices in hospitals that they only have 1 or 2 of and that's because they're lucky and people fundraised for them. So why only a 20 minute battery. Well when are they going to be using the battery? From the ward to surgery and surgery to the ward. When there's a power failure while the generator starts up and that's probably it! It was probably never meant to be raced from subi to the airport to be plugged into a plane and flown over east! If they've only got 1 or 2 why do they need multiple batteries? Why should they take the battery from a second one if that is in use too. I think they did a remarkable job with what they had and full credit to the Police that provided escort and the AO's for getting to the airport safely!

[Toottoot]

Yes but batteries are batteries are batteries are power supplies. Just because you own a Nokia doesn't mean that you will always use Nokia batteries. They could have plugged the machine into the cigarette lighter or used batteries with inverters or put some solar panels on it. As long as the power going in is what the machine needs it doesn't matter what sort of battery they use. And you are quite right there would be no sense in purchasing OEM batteries for moving from the ward to the operating theater given the justification is not there.

I was horrified when the original media reports said they were transporting between 5 and 530pm and there was only 20 mins of battery power available. I thought they were definitely selling this boy into trouble. Theres no way they will get through the peak hour traffic to the airport in 20mins. In the end it all worked out well as they went later and the boy is still alive. I still am not convinced that they could not have carried more reserve power in case of an unforeseen incident.

[jasonjag]

Yes but batteries are batteries are batteries are power supplies. Just because you own a Nokia doesn't mean that you will always use Nokia batteries. They could have plugged the machine into the cigarette lighter or used batteries with inverters or put some solar panels on it. As long as the power going in is what the machine needs it doesn't matter what sort of battery they use. And you are quite right there would be no sense in purchasing OEM batteries for moving from the ward to the operating theater given the justification is not there.

I was horrified when the original media reports said they were transporting between 5 and 530pm and there was only 20 mins of battery power available. I thought they were definitely selling this boy into trouble. Theres no way they will get through the peak hour traffic to the airport in 20mins. In the end it all worked out well as they went later and the boy is still alive. I still am not convinced that they could not have carried more reserve power in case of an unforeseen incident.

Agreeable,,from what the News said that many things were pre arranged, with SJA, Police and Main Roads, with Police on some intersections and Main Roads controlled every set of lights to green to keep the ride smooth, jj

[Infernal]

Sorry guys its single phase power outlets in the back of the new Merc's Mark 6

[Infernal]

Frequencys

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St John Ambulance
463.2750 Channel 10 TV Transmitter Site Welshpool Road CARMEL
412.4750 Channel 10 TV Transmitter Site Welshpool Road CARMEL
412.6500 Channel 10 TV Transmitter Site Welshpool Road CARMEL
412.7500 Channel 10 TV Transmitter Site Welshpool Road CARMEL
463.2750 Admiral Road Byford WA
413.0750 Admiral Road Byford WA
413.3000 Admiral Road Byford WA
412.7500 Admiral Road Byford WA
78.6625 Admiral Road Byford WA
414.1500 Admiral Road Byford WA
451.2500 Admiral Road Byford WA
463.2750 Telstra Exchange Simpson Avenue ROCKINGHAM
413.0250 Telstra Exchange Simpson Avenue ROCKINGHAM
412.7500 Telstra Exchange Simpson Avenue ROCKINGHAM
463.2750 Dumas House 2 Havelock Street WEST PERTH
463.2750 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street PERTH
413.1250 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street PERTH
412.7500 Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street PERTH
463.2750 Telstra CMTS WAWA Copperhead Ave PADBURY
412.5750 Telstra CMTS WAWA Copperhead Ave PADBURY
412.7500 Telstra CMTS WAWA Copperhead Ave PADBURY
463.2750 Dumas House 2 Havelock Street WEST PERTH
413.1500 Dumas House 2 Havelock Street WEST PERTH
413.3500 Fremantle Hospital Lot 1970 Alma Street FREMANTLE
412.7500 Fremantle Hospital Lot 1970 Alma Street FREMANTLE
463.2750 Fremantle Hospital Lot 1970 Alma Street FREMANTLE
413.2250 Fremantle Hospital Lot 1970 Alma Street FREMANTLE
463.2750 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
413.1000 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
412.7500 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
413.3750 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
78.7000 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
414.4750 Lot230 Toodyay Rd REDHILL
463.2750 Exchange QUINNS ROCK
413.0250 Exchange QUINNS ROCK
412.7500 Exchange QUINNS ROCK
413.1750 Exchange QUINNS ROCK
463.2750 Smiths Mill Hill GIDGEGANNUP
412.7500 Smiths Mill Hill GIDGEGANNUP
413.4250 Smiths Mill Hill GIDGEGANNUP
412.7500 CMTS Site off Scarp Road PINJARRA
463.2750 CMTS Site off Scarp Road PINJARRA
413.4250 CMTS Site off Scarp Road PINJARRA
413.1750 CMTS Site off Scarp Road PINJARRA
469.5250 WA wide
469.5750 WA wide
458.0250 WA wide
458.0750 WA wide
415.4500 WA wide

[gkoutlis]

Can someone tell me what sort of vehicle or unit - Belmont 1 or 2 or 3 is?

You tend to hear it from time to time more so now than before - Callsign "Belmont 1" etc etc ... any ideas?

G

[munchkin1981]

they do the drug replacemnt runs

[AcesAP]

they do the drug replacemnt runs

Not entirely correct.

Belmont 1, 2, 3, and 4 are crew identifiers for the CAD (computer aided dispatch) given to the Operational and Clinical Team Leaders. The radio operators sometimes use them when they are unsure of the callsign of the respective team leader.

The officers performing the "drug runs" are assigned a "BELMONT" identifier but are entirely non operational. Hence the callsigns that have been heard are those of the Team Leaders.


Hope this answers the query.

[Infernal]

they do the drug replacemnt runs

Not entirely correct.

Belmont 1, 2, 3, and 4 are crew identifiers for the CAD (computer aided dispatch) given to the Operational and Clinical Team Leaders. The radio operators sometimes use them when they are unsure of the callsign of the respective team leader.

The officers performing the "drug runs" are assigned a "BELMONT" identifier but are entirely non operational. Hence the callsigns that have been heard are those of the Team Leaders.


Hope this answers the query.

Hmmmm Munchkin1981 works in Comms at Belmont for SJAA

[gkoutlis]

Don't under-estimate AcesAP's knowlege and experience.... I won't say anything further....

Thank you AcesAP - for clearing up my question.

G

PS - Munchy used to be in comms, but is no longer..

[Zebedee]

Hmmm, this didn't deserve a topic of its own so I'll stick it here instead

Quite a sight on Beaufort Street this afternoon on the drive home - an ambulance was trying to head northbound in a hurry, but traffic made that a tricky task. For those who don't know Beaufort Street from the Queens Hotel up to Walcott Street, it's two lanes wide in each direction, with the inside lane generally full of parked cars. There was a pretty much unbroken line of traffic all the way up the hill from the Queens to Walcott - even with the best of intentions, there's no way all those cars could have pulled out of the way to let the ambulance through.

So it ended up going wrong side of the road for a few hundred metres all up, finally crossing back as it went through the Beaufort / Walcott intersection. What was encouraging, and fairly surprising to be honest, was how all the southbound traffic reacted to a northbound ambulance coming right at them, every single car got out of the way in a hurry, and the ambulance could get through fairly swiftly.

An isolated indicent, or are people starting to learn how to make way for emergency vehicles I wonder?

[WPXZBP]

or are people starting to learn how to make way for emergency vehicles I wonder?

We can but hope!

[Tyranus]

...their car was smaller than the ambulance...
...they couldn't look the ambo in the eye and say I'm not moving...
...sheer luck that the people were good enough to move...
Either way fantastic that the ambulance was able to get through relatively quickly, I hate driving down that street because of the traffic!

[Zebedee]

I hate driving down that street because of the traffic!

I've gotten used to it because it's the only realistic way of getting to and from work each day. Doesn't mean I like it though

[Infernal]

Wallcot/Beaufort Intersection was voted today tonight's worst Perth intersection.