Zoo Animals Now Up to the Task

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San Diego, CA (AP) Following the death of a beloved attendant, animals at

the world-renowned San Diego Zoo have established a volunteer human rescue

ambulance. In January of this year, Lester , a 45-year zoo employee,

collapsed while feeding the Zoo's popular lowland Gorilla " Koko " .

Apparently, Koko immediately noticed something was wrong when a bowl of

oranges and passion fruit rolled across the green lawn of her spacious cage.

Koko went to Lester's side and tried to arouse the beloved keeper. But,

Lester didn't move. Koko stood up and beat her chest and made several loud

grunting noises that alerted the other zoo primates. Koko then kneeled at

Lester's side and gently opened his airway with a modified

heat-tilt/chin-lift maneuver. She noticed that he was not breathing and

performed mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. Koko then felt for a pulse in the

neck and, finding none, began CPR. While Koko is among the smartest of the

zoo's lowland gorilla population, she had not learned to count nor had she

been formally trained in CPR. Regardless, instead of counting she began to

sing " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " using the lyrics " A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh,

a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh

to time the compressions. Koko had read the literature about the new CPR and

limited Lester's breaths to 12 per minute. Within 12 minutes Lester was

loaded into an ambulance and transported to Scripps's Memorial Hospital

where he was pronounced dead.

Alarmed, the animals met and decided to establish an animal staffed

ambulance to help any humans who collapse at the zoo. An organization was

established and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), a device that

starts hearts, was purchased and all four-footed animals (except the hyenas)

have been trained in its use. Recently, an ambulance was donated and is now

in service. Three of the zoo's monitor lizards completed EMT training

recently, but were hired by a private ambulance company and left the zoo.

The Kookaburras have established a CISM team. The zebras and mountain goats

are practicing high-angle rescue (See fFigure 1). Several of the lower

animals think the zoo should adopt a Public Utility Model system for the zoo

but were outvoted by the Simians. System Status Management was discussed but

not adopted because none of the animals could make a bit of sense out of it.

The ostriches and emus wanted to provide aerial rescue but were gently

reminded they have not flown for 10,000 years. " Oh yeah, I forgot, " said

the senior emu. Regardless, the system is progressive. Today, the San

Diego Zoo volunteer ambulance is the standard by which all zoos are judged.

Koko quietly reflected on the day she lost her beloved Lester and a tear

rolled down her cheek. But we now know there will be no more deaths like

Lester's.

Figure 1. Hung Like a Mule! Zoo animals practice their rescue techniques

(http://Z001.notlong.com)

Figure 2. New Ambulance Tour. Human zoo visitors are given a chance to

explore the San Diego Zoo's new volunteer animal staffed ambulance

(http://Z002.notlong.com)

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Where do you come up with this stuff!!!

Zoo Animals Now Up to the Task

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>

> San Diego, CA (AP) Following the death of a beloved attendant, animals at

> the world-renowned San Diego Zoo have established a volunteer human rescue

> ambulance. In January of this year, Lester , a 45-year zoo employee,

> collapsed while feeding the Zoo's popular lowland Gorilla " Koko " .

> Apparently, Koko immediately noticed something was wrong when a bowl of

> oranges and passion fruit rolled across the green lawn of her spacious

cage.

> Koko went to Lester's side and tried to arouse the beloved keeper. But,

> Lester didn't move. Koko stood up and beat her chest and made several loud

> grunting noises that alerted the other zoo primates. Koko then kneeled at

> Lester's side and gently opened his airway with a modified

> heat-tilt/chin-lift maneuver. She noticed that he was not breathing and

> performed mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. Koko then felt for a pulse in

the

> neck and, finding none, began CPR. While Koko is among the smartest of the

> zoo's lowland gorilla population, she had not learned to count nor had she

> been formally trained in CPR. Regardless, instead of counting she began to

> sing " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " using the lyrics " A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

> A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

A-wimoweh,

> a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh,

a-wimoweh

> to time the compressions. Koko had read the literature about the new CPR

and

> limited Lester's breaths to 12 per minute. Within 12 minutes Lester was

> loaded into an ambulance and transported to Scripps's Memorial Hospital

> where he was pronounced dead.

>

> Alarmed, the animals met and decided to establish an animal staffed

> ambulance to help any humans who collapse at the zoo. An organization was

> established and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), a device that

> starts hearts, was purchased and all four-footed animals (except the

hyenas)

> have been trained in its use. Recently, an ambulance was donated and is

now

> in service. Three of the zoo's monitor lizards completed EMT training

> recently, but were hired by a private ambulance company and left the zoo.

> The Kookaburras have established a CISM team. The zebras and mountain

goats

> are practicing high-angle rescue (See fFigure 1). Several of the lower

> animals think the zoo should adopt a Public Utility Model system for the

zoo

> but were outvoted by the Simians. System Status Management was discussed

but

> not adopted because none of the animals could make a bit of sense out of

it.

> The ostriches and emus wanted to provide aerial rescue but were gently

> reminded they have not flown for 10,000 years. " Oh yeah, I forgot, " said

> the senior emu. Regardless, the system is progressive. Today, the

San

> Diego Zoo volunteer ambulance is the standard by which all zoos are

judged.

> Koko quietly reflected on the day she lost her beloved Lester and a tear

> rolled down her cheek. But we now know there will be no more deaths like

> Lester's.

>

> Figure 1. Hung Like a Mule! Zoo animals practice their rescue techniques

> (http://Z001.notlong.com)

>

> Figure 2. New Ambulance Tour. Human zoo visitors are given a chance to

> explore the San Diego Zoo's new volunteer animal staffed ambulance

> (http://Z002.notlong.com)

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Where do you come up with this stuff!!!

Zoo Animals Now Up to the Task

>

>

> San Diego, CA (AP) Following the death of a beloved attendant, animals at

> the world-renowned San Diego Zoo have established a volunteer human rescue

> ambulance. In January of this year, Lester , a 45-year zoo employee,

> collapsed while feeding the Zoo's popular lowland Gorilla " Koko " .

> Apparently, Koko immediately noticed something was wrong when a bowl of

> oranges and passion fruit rolled across the green lawn of her spacious

cage.

> Koko went to Lester's side and tried to arouse the beloved keeper. But,

> Lester didn't move. Koko stood up and beat her chest and made several loud

> grunting noises that alerted the other zoo primates. Koko then kneeled at

> Lester's side and gently opened his airway with a modified

> heat-tilt/chin-lift maneuver. She noticed that he was not breathing and

> performed mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. Koko then felt for a pulse in

the

> neck and, finding none, began CPR. While Koko is among the smartest of the

> zoo's lowland gorilla population, she had not learned to count nor had she

> been formally trained in CPR. Regardless, instead of counting she began to

> sing " The Lion Sleeps Tonight " using the lyrics " A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

> A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh,

A-wimoweh,

> a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a wimoweh, A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh, A-wimoweh,

a-wimoweh

> to time the compressions. Koko had read the literature about the new CPR

and

> limited Lester's breaths to 12 per minute. Within 12 minutes Lester was

> loaded into an ambulance and transported to Scripps's Memorial Hospital

> where he was pronounced dead.

>

> Alarmed, the animals met and decided to establish an animal staffed

> ambulance to help any humans who collapse at the zoo. An organization was

> established and an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), a device that

> starts hearts, was purchased and all four-footed animals (except the

hyenas)

> have been trained in its use. Recently, an ambulance was donated and is

now

> in service. Three of the zoo's monitor lizards completed EMT training

> recently, but were hired by a private ambulance company and left the zoo.

> The Kookaburras have established a CISM team. The zebras and mountain

goats

> are practicing high-angle rescue (See fFigure 1). Several of the lower

> animals think the zoo should adopt a Public Utility Model system for the

zoo

> but were outvoted by the Simians. System Status Management was discussed

but

> not adopted because none of the animals could make a bit of sense out of

it.

> The ostriches and emus wanted to provide aerial rescue but were gently

> reminded they have not flown for 10,000 years. " Oh yeah, I forgot, " said

> the senior emu. Regardless, the system is progressive. Today, the

San

> Diego Zoo volunteer ambulance is the standard by which all zoos are

judged.

> Koko quietly reflected on the day she lost her beloved Lester and a tear

> rolled down her cheek. But we now know there will be no more deaths like

> Lester's.

>

> Figure 1. Hung Like a Mule! Zoo animals practice their rescue techniques

> (http://Z001.notlong.com)

>

> Figure 2. New Ambulance Tour. Human zoo visitors are given a chance to

> explore the San Diego Zoo's new volunteer animal staffed ambulance

> (http://Z002.notlong.com)

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sleep deprivation...must be, hallucinations and all....

Mike

> Where do you come up with this stuff!!!

[Guest guest]

Sleep deprivation...must be, hallucinations and all....

Mike

> Where do you come up with this stuff!!!

[Guest guest]

I would have to imagine that the monitor lizards excelled at ACLS and rhythm

interpretation which made them marketable. This is probably the reason for

their leaving the service. Fairly common practice in EMS.

Mike

Re: Zoo Animals Now Up to the Task

As a lawyer, I have the following questions about the Zoo Human Rescue

Ambulance and its attendants:

1. Are these animals certified/licensed by the State of California?

2. Do each of them possess current BCLS/ACLS cards?

3. Have any of them attended HCLS and HPHTLS classes?

4. Who is the medical director of the service?

5. Has the provider received a Provider License under California Code

Sections 666-784?

6. Does the service carry malpractice insurance in a minimum of $1,000,000

per person and $3,000.000 in the aggregate?

7. Is the policy a " Claims made " or " Incident " policy?

8. Are the animals, when animaling and driving the ambulance, covered by

motor vehicle liability insurance?

9. Is the ambulance in conformance with KKK-1982 requirements?

10. Have there been any research studies published in peer reviewed

journals

which demonstrate the efficacy of animal provided basic life support?

11. Is the provision of emergency care by animals supported by ANY medical

research?

12. What is the Standard of Care for animal/based emergency care?

13. Have the animals attended approved initial EMS courses?

14. Have the animals passed the NREMT examinations?

15. What equipment and supplies are carried on the ambulance?

16. Are the animals allowed to employ standard airway adjuncts such as

oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, the Endotracheal CombiTube, or the

FastTrach Intubating LMA?

17. Who is the registered agent for process of the service?

18. What is the QA/QI process employed by the service?

19. Does the service have written policies and procedures?

20. Have all members of the service been oriented to HIPAA?

21. What are the mean response times from time of event to initiation of

onscene at-patient-side care?

22. Are there an adequate number of members to staff the ambulance at all

times?

24. Does the service discriminate against humans seeking employment?

25. Does the service pay minimum wage to the animals who staff the

ambulance/s?

Please reply in detail. Investigation will continue.

Bart P. Pharquhar, PHd, JD, LP, MD, CD

[Guest guest]

I would have to imagine that the monitor lizards excelled at ACLS and rhythm

interpretation which made them marketable. This is probably the reason for

their leaving the service. Fairly common practice in EMS.

Mike

Re: Zoo Animals Now Up to the Task

As a lawyer, I have the following questions about the Zoo Human Rescue

Ambulance and its attendants:

1. Are these animals certified/licensed by the State of California?

2. Do each of them possess current BCLS/ACLS cards?

3. Have any of them attended HCLS and HPHTLS classes?

4. Who is the medical director of the service?

5. Has the provider received a Provider License under California Code

Sections 666-784?

6. Does the service carry malpractice insurance in a minimum of $1,000,000

per person and $3,000.000 in the aggregate?

7. Is the policy a " Claims made " or " Incident " policy?

8. Are the animals, when animaling and driving the ambulance, covered by

motor vehicle liability insurance?

9. Is the ambulance in conformance with KKK-1982 requirements?

10. Have there been any research studies published in peer reviewed

journals

which demonstrate the efficacy of animal provided basic life support?

11. Is the provision of emergency care by animals supported by ANY medical

research?

12. What is the Standard of Care for animal/based emergency care?

13. Have the animals attended approved initial EMS courses?

14. Have the animals passed the NREMT examinations?

15. What equipment and supplies are carried on the ambulance?

16. Are the animals allowed to employ standard airway adjuncts such as

oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways, the Endotracheal CombiTube, or the

FastTrach Intubating LMA?

17. Who is the registered agent for process of the service?

18. What is the QA/QI process employed by the service?

19. Does the service have written policies and procedures?

20. Have all members of the service been oriented to HIPAA?

21. What are the mean response times from time of event to initiation of

onscene at-patient-side care?

22. Are there an adequate number of members to staff the ambulance at all

times?

24. Does the service discriminate against humans seeking employment?

25. Does the service pay minimum wage to the animals who staff the

ambulance/s?

Please reply in detail. Investigation will continue.

Bart P. Pharquhar, PHd, JD, LP, MD, CD