[nagdu] an incident with ambulance people tonight
Marsha
queen.marsha.lindsey at gmail.com
Sat Feb 28 14:37:44 UTC 2009
I think, and I could be wrong here, but if you are the person who is being
transported, the sick person, that they can take the dog with you all in the
ambulance. I have no clue about the other parties or family members. There
is no reason that you and yoru dog could have not rode in the front seat.
They may have been concerned about the air bags, if they had gotten into a
accident. As far as the police officer, I would have used that time as a
education time, but of course I know you were concerned for your friend, so
it is hard to think about that stuff.
Marsha
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From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Chasity Jackson
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:24 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] an incident with ambulance people tonight
Hey everyone,
I need an opinion as to what to do about this particular situation. My
friend and room mate was complaining about irregular heart palpetations
tonight, and we ended up calling an ambulance and taking him to the ER. I
knew it would be a while and decided to take Hadley. The ambulance crew said
that she had to ride in back and I had to ride up front. I told them this
was a dog I had recently graduated with 3 mnths ago, and that I did not
approve of her riding separately from me, as I could not control her this
way. So then they refused to transport me period. They said, "Just stay
here. There's no reason for you to go." I said to them, "You wouldn't tell a
sighted person they couldn't go with their friend, relative, etc." And they
said, "Well, just take a taxi up there." A police officer agreed to
transport me in his car, and it turned out he didn't know the state guide
dog laws either. He didn't know squat about guide dogs period, because he
kept petting her and making kissy noises, and talking to her over and over
even after I explained that she was a working dog. As far as the ambulance
crew, my friend told me that while they were transporting him, they said
they could not allow her to ride up front due to the safety of the driver.
I'm not sure what to do about this situation. I don't have time to write in
depth because my friend is still in the hospital and I need to get back up
there. So any replies that I may need to respond to might be delayed on my
end because I may be at the hospital for a few days. I'm just curious what
should be done.
Thanks,
Chasity
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