tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post8909327660749092687..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Weekend Wrap (in a "College Town")Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-43369928816206609832013-10-02T10:35:09.613-04:002013-10-02T10:35:09.613-04:00@5:14
Drunk students will always be transported b...@5:14<br /><br />Drunk students will always be transported by an ambulance because they are not in a mental state to legally refuse transport. The reality of many of these ETOH calls is that the student could absolutely "sleep it off" and be fine. On the other hand, there are a few patients who do, in fact, have true alcohol poisoning and need transport (i.e. they would be in serious trouble w/o hospital care). However, this is irrelevant due to my first statement (if you're drunk, you're taking a ride no matter what).<br /><br />-CANAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-90780796818071417612013-10-01T17:34:27.250-04:002013-10-01T17:34:27.250-04:00Because they could, quite possibly, die.
Your i...Because they could, quite possibly, die. <br /><br />Your ignorance is hard to pardon, but I'll do it just this once. Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-47325593451368506152013-10-01T17:14:35.776-04:002013-10-01T17:14:35.776-04:00Please pardon my ignorance; Is there a medical re...Please pardon my ignorance; Is there a medical reason for ETOH transports or is it a racket? Why do drunk students have to be transported by ambulance to the hospital? Left alone, couldn't they simply sleep it off, wake up with a hangover, and get on with their lives without incurring sizable hospital/ambulance bills and possible legal entanglements?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-89871225897267793922013-10-01T00:04:26.446-04:002013-10-01T00:04:26.446-04:00Would that "trauma-arm laceratoin" have ...Would that "trauma-arm laceratoin" have been the suicide attempt?<br /><br />Ought it not *also* have a psych tag?><br /><br />And what I'd love to see is an AGE of the ETOH transports. There is a very different issue if they are 21 or if they are 19...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-70647341364009393382013-09-30T19:11:26.594-04:002013-09-30T19:11:26.594-04:00One of these late night weekends I plan to take a ...One of these late night weekends I plan to take a ride over and sit in the waiting room. Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-65587896899654528672013-09-30T18:39:44.802-04:002013-09-30T18:39:44.802-04:00Larry
Have You ever gotten anybodies feed back fr...Larry<br /><br />Have You ever gotten anybodies feed back from Cooley Dick on this?<br />The impact to their staff has to be enormous, also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-28856084249626607172013-09-30T15:56:38.962-04:002013-09-30T15:56:38.962-04:00Should have kept your kids closer to home.
"...Should have kept your kids closer to home. <br /><br />"According to the Harvard School<br />of Public Health College Alcohol Study, the drinking style of college students is one of excess and intoxication. Among the drinkers in the study, nearly half (48 percent) admitted that the most important reason for drinking is to get drunk. One in four (23 percent) of college students drink alcohol ten or more times in a month, and three in ten (29 percent) report being intoxicated three or more times a month. Students who have abused alcohol during high school are at a higher risk of drinking excessively during college. If your child has abused alcohol throughout high school, it would be wise to consider having your child attend a local college closer to home. Parents can continue to give their child the necessary guidance until they are convinced that they have the level of maturity to leave home."<br /><br />Excerpt from http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-the-trenches/201103/is-your-child-binge-drinker<br /><br />Walter Graffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-54175731187754569252013-09-30T13:19:51.774-04:002013-09-30T13:19:51.774-04:00Keep in mind this story is a compilation of scanne...Keep in mind this story is a compilation of scanner traffic and my seat of the pants reporting in and around UMass very late at night over the weekend.<br /><br />I'm waiting at the moment for the official AFD weekend run report (one of my more popular document dumps on Scribd) and for APD to update on the web their "arrests and call logs."Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-222274477261546772013-09-30T13:01:38.144-04:002013-09-30T13:01:38.144-04:00Bear in mind this is only one side of the story --...Bear in mind this is only one side of the story -- and some of this -- like how someone in "protective custody" was <b>permitted to</b> hit his head raises questions -- quite "protective" weren't they?<br /><br />Halloweeen and PlayOffs (and possibly World Series) are coming and there isn't a whole lot of good will for the authorities to draw upon. Might we have potential problems?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com