Rescue 911 - Episode 302 - "Civil War" (Part 1 of 2)

[LifeisDeep00]

Oh Boy

[LifeisDeep00]

Well This is just damn typical

[alsdwr]

Hello

[vickiormindyb]

When I became a paramedic, I was unaware I was going to learn the names of so many firearms.

In the past six months, I've been reacquainted with what a .357 Magnum looks like, I've learned what a Tech 9 and .9 mm pistol are and can identify each. I've even seen some type of military weapon, tho I can't recall its name.

Police always have the weapons in custody before we arrive, but not always hidden away, and they tell us what the gun is. We have to know so we can effectively treat the patient.

[WPUpioneer]

vikiormindyb. they do- but mostly up here in NJ, and usually only once a year.

[Fartingbellybutton]

Happy Memorial Day!

[vickiormindyb]

I wonder why they don't do Revolutionary War reenactments.

[legosrcool555]

they do like 1 time a year.

[mmmfloorpie]

The south still likes to rebel against the north and this is the only way those hillbillies can do it...

[OneSkiWonder]

I am from Wisconsin and I am a Confederate Civil War Re-enactor. Rebelling has nothing to do with what sides we choose. It's about bringing history alive and showing people what it was like.

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

Seeing the Soldiers reminds me of F Troop.

[legoking58]

and thats why we have traned emts at any civil war reenactment and a lot of med staff ppl

[vickiormindyb]

My husband used to watch Civil War reenactments at Gettysburg. I would always go with him, but I didn't like it.

After being held at gunpoint during a robbery, I dislike watching mock-or ANY- shootings.

Yesterday, we treated a patient who'd been shot with a Tech 9. The police had the weapon in custody when we arrived.

I took one look at it and thought, No way in hell does anyone use THAT to kill game. (The usual defense people give for needing a gun.)

That thing looked like a military weapon.

[OneSkiWonder]

Sorry you didn't like it, I was at Gettysburg, PA this year for their reenactment. But I wasn't watching, I was in it. It's a thrill and it feels like I'm time traveling. Reenacting is the only reason I own a gun, and for safety I make sure the real rounds and my reenacting stuff stay away from each other. The yanks have the worst sense of humor when it comes to round balls flying at them. ;)

[tpajason]

I can understand your dislike of firearms, but the reason people need weapons like that is to defend against tyranny. That's the purpose of the 2nd Amendment. It's to make sure that when we have to fight the next Revolution, we're armed. The problem is the moral degradation in this society where we have lost a total respect for a human life. Guns don't kill people. That's like saying pencils misspell words. I hope you don't think all gun owners are like the shooter from your story.

[PredatorBrendan]

A 911 reenactment that involves civil war reenactment. whoa.

[nomadcowatbk]

a reenactment of a civil war reenactment

[chrismollcdx1012]

LOL, medics come in full civil war gear and wipe out their heart equipment! lol

[OneSkiWonder]

If you go to a big reenactment and you see people walking around on the field as field medics or people in period correct clothes and a pale with water, those are the first aid crew, the EMT basics, paramedics and even military combat medics. They give water to soldiers but when things go wrong, they jump into action and can be the difference between life and death.

[HewieOfHG]

if only they had this kind of medic back in the real civil war

[the7thsix]

why the hell would people want to do a re-enactment of a war? a war? they might as well do all the wars all over again for real. war-loving assholes :|

probably the same people that hunt for fun.

[WPUpioneer]

actually, no. they DO NOT use actual musket balls. the rounds the re-enactors fire are BLANKS

[DorvellTStewart]

I guess there are some downsides to being well-built. When someone is doing cpr on you, they don't have that good a chance of being successful, LOL! Well, not really. This isn't a laughing matter.

[Melmonkey89]

I wonder how they did the fake shotting. I know its not real.

[ExperimentalArmy]

there is a round thats built for every single gun in the world called a "Movie Blank" it contains gun powder but not the actual round.

[meggiemeg86]

So how do they know when they are "shot?"

[Aggiesgigem]

You just fall when ever I think. They know who wins the battles already :P

[cptlenard]

That is actually a misconception. The events that are held in the original states are usually a lot bigger, but they happen all over the US and even world. I reenact in Oregon and Washinton. I also know of groups in Nevada and Arizona.

[nomadcowatbk]

Any in Alaska or Hawaii?

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

Yes, in Alaska the Runaway dog sled and in Hawaii, A Girl and her father were in a Car accident.

[allgood2000]

Alaska:

-315 - "RN Rough River"

-327 - "Runaway Dog Sled" (Uploaded)

-404H - "ATV Big Brother"

-620 - Barnes Lake whale rescue (Uploaded)

Hawaii:

-417 - "Maui Sand Trap"

-524 - "Kapiolani Children's Hospital Doctor"

-624 - Hang glider hits guard rail

[cptlenard]

As somebody who like to do both CW reenactment and has an interest in medicine, this show hit both worlds. In my time as a reeanctor the main thing I have seen people be taken in for is heat exposure, although I also remember a Cavalry man taken in because he got knocked unconscious by a low hanging tree branch.

[mcklinyofscotland]

civil war reenacting has been a round since the 1960's

[hollywoodwerewolf]

Wow. It's a reenactment of a reenactment.

[chellycat14]

lol!!!

[happy7117]

Sorry, but you probably missed my earlier comment above because I pointed that out.

No problem though.

[happy7117]

What is a flanking movement?

What is a sweep?

[Glasschicky]

That looks like fun! Would be cool to do that!

[OneSkiWonder]

It's a blast... lol literally, I've been doing it for 2 years and this year I'm going to Gettysburg this year.

[OneSkiWonder]

Oops, remove that last "this year".

[kidkong584]

gettysburg is fun oneskiwonder, maybe i'll see you on the battlefield, lol

[OneSkiWonder]

What unit are you with?

I'm in the 2nd Virginia Infantry Division.

[happy7117]

Did anyone realize this is a re-enactment in a re-enactment?

[shaneissohot]

Haha. Very true.

[s172mch]

nice

[happy7117]

To clarify what my comment said, this segment is a re-enactment of Bert having his heart attack right after a re-enactment of the Civil War!!

[bellybutton4]

Are there real Bullets in the Guns when they have those shows?

[FF7103]

NO!

[happy7117]

If there were real bullets, they all would be dead for real including Bert.

[bellybutton4]

I got that Question from a WWE Wrestling Magazine about the Smoking Gunns.

[niuchemist]

Yes, they use actual minie balls and Enfield muskets. The Doctors in the nearby hospitals complain each year about the number of amputations they have to perform after each reenactment due to the shattered limbs from the bullets. The reenactors are all in favor of nationalized healthcare, too, because it'll cut down on their health insurance premiums.

[happy7117]

A good segment like this is Tim the shrine clown who goes down after a circus performer.

[travelplus1]

I live 30 minutes from Felton. Felton is close to Santa Cruz over the hill from Los Gatos CA

[NDW85]

Reenactments of famous events are pretty cool. In October every year, in Metropolis, IL, the Fort Massac Encampment takes place and they do a reenactment of the French and Indian war.

[gregorkrause]

if anyone wants to see the movie preview for the birth of a nation 1915 it's on here.

[gregorkrause]

D.W. Griffith Meets William Shatner LOL.

[davinp]

My father passed away from a Heart Attack. He collapsed at the restroom at work. I don't know how long he was their until someone found him. They revived him, but once he got to the hospital, he stop breathing and they were unable to revive him again. He was diagnostic with Heart diease

[bellybutton4]

I attended a Somerset Patriots Baseball game and The manager of their opponents had a heart attack at the end of the game.

[davinp]

Did he survive?

[bellybutton4]

Yes.

[GarfieldVsSnoopy]

I read about that in the Paper, he survived in time for his team to win the championship.

[allgood2000]

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[1nm1]

Thanks for letting us know about these other episodes. Excellent work as always. :-)