A tiger escaped his designated area and attacked a young man at the San Francisco Zoo. After one caller, either Paul or Kulbir Dhaliwal, they are not clear on which one made the call, the siberian tiger had already killed Dhaliwals 17 year old friend.
One of the Dhaliwals was on the phone with the dispatcher screaming for help. The dispatcher replied that they needed to be careful of letting the paramedics come out there because they might be at risk.
He had also asked the dispatcher if they could fly out a helicopter or do anything. They had a seven minute long conversation. The police got the tiger and shot it. Both the brothers were injured and there friend was killed.
The call was reported at 5:05pm and help did not come until 30 minutes later. The victims said the zoo employees were very helpful.
My question to you all is do you think that the dispatcher was correct in replying we can't put our paramedics at risk? What do you think about help arriving 30 minutes after the first 911 call? Do you think that time would have made a difference?http://wire.jacksonville.com/pstories/us/20080115/236963191.shtml
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I found this piece to be astonishing. I can not believe that the dispatcher said that they did not want to put their paramedics on the line because of the tiger. As I recall that is part of their job. They put their lives at risk every day to save other peoples lives. A 30 minute window could have made a difference. When it comes to emergancy calls, timing is everything! Good story.
Kellyn Roy
royki@students.fccj.edu
I think that time would have made a difference if the help had arrived less than 30 minutes, It is the paramedic's job to help the injured. Somebody's life would have been saved. Interesting topic!
I believe that any amount of time in an emergency delimma is crucial! I am appalled that a dispatcher would even say those things. When becoming a paramedic, isn't it part of their job to save lives, even in the face of danger? I am sure that it wont be long before something is in the news regarding the dispatcher that took the call. She should loose her job and possibly be charged.
I thought it was a good piece. We all heard about this story, but until now I did not know the details and i'm glad I know. I found it was more interesting than I though. As for the 911 call, i feel that 30min is entirely way to long. I believe that maybe someone could have been done if they came faster. But then again, there is probably more details involved that we do not know. Overall good piece though, I enjoyed it.
Gordon Brigance
gordonbrigance.blogspot.com
gbrigance@comcast.net
This story really did cause pain. I was too busy thinking about the caller and how he must have felt, watching his friend being torn to pieces right in front of him. Then, while he is watching this, the dispatcher telling him that it would be a while before help could come. But to answer your question, every second does count. It is an emergency team's responsibilty to save a victim. The police could have been shooting while the EMT team was aiding the victims.
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