Jonathan Beyer

I have like four jobs because it doesn't everyone. And I'm like, right now I'm at the Berrien County Health Department.

I have like four jobs because it doesn't everyone. And I'm like, right now I'm at the Berrien County Health Department.

I am not speaking on behalf of the Berrien County Health Department.

I am not speaking on behalf of the Berrien County Health Department.

There is no evidence that lights and sirens helps anybody. There's plenty of evidence that it hurts people.

There is no evidence that lights and sirens helps anybody. There's plenty of evidence that it hurts people.

I started life as a paramedic before I got demoted to doctor. I was a paramedic for 11 years. And when I was a paramedic in the Philadelphia area, we responded lights and sirens to everything. Like, you called 911, we just left. You know, there we go. When I got here to Michigan, they had two sets of priorities, priority one and priority two.

I started life as a paramedic before I got demoted to doctor. I was a paramedic for 11 years. And when I was a paramedic in the Philadelphia area, we responded lights and sirens to everything. Like, you called 911, we just left. You know, there we go. When I got here to Michigan, they had two sets of priorities, priority one and priority two.

There are more calls for service than there are ambulances. So we have to find some way to prioritize that.

There are more calls for service than there are ambulances. So we have to find some way to prioritize that.

And a lot of these triggers for things were like, if you ever complained of shortness of breath in any way, shape, or form, it made it a priority one. The problem is shortness of breath, or do you feel like you're having trouble breathing, an incredibly subjective question. And so the medics were coming to me complaining, it's like, why are we getting priority one dental pain?

And a lot of these triggers for things were like, if you ever complained of shortness of breath in any way, shape, or form, it made it a priority one. The problem is shortness of breath, or do you feel like you're having trouble breathing, an incredibly subjective question. And so the medics were coming to me complaining, it's like, why are we getting priority one dental pain?

Because the person's like, I have a tooth pain. Oh yeah, it's making it hard to breathe. We were about 50-50 for priority ones, which were lights and sirens, and priority twos, which were not lights and sirens, speed of traffic.

Because the person's like, I have a tooth pain. Oh yeah, it's making it hard to breathe. We were about 50-50 for priority ones, which were lights and sirens, and priority twos, which were not lights and sirens, speed of traffic.

So when you drive your car, you're used to things like red lights, everyone's going to stop. Once something interferes with that, the chances of an accident increase.

So when you drive your car, you're used to things like red lights, everyone's going to stop. Once something interferes with that, the chances of an accident increase.

I started going, why are we responding to dental pain priority one? So myself and I have a residency program here and I had a couple of my high-performing medics and another EMS physician and myself, we spent a couple of weeks going through hundreds of these determinant codes going, does that really need priority one?

I started going, why are we responding to dental pain priority one? So myself and I have a residency program here and I had a couple of my high-performing medics and another EMS physician and myself, we spent a couple of weeks going through hundreds of these determinant codes going, does that really need priority one?

Yes, it's about 45 seconds to three minutes.

Yes, it's about 45 seconds to three minutes.