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From: gordonl@microsoft.UUCP (Gordon LETWIN)
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Subject: Re: Enhanced 911
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Date: 22 Mar 90 02:31:10 GMT
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In article <5143@accuvax.nwu.edu>, davidb@pacer.com (David Barts) writes:
> Monday (12 March) an article appeared in the [Seattle Times] about the
> impact of PBX's on Enhanced 911.  
 
> Basically, a six-year-old child called 911 for a medical emergency (I
> believe his/her mother was choking).  

The actual story was that the mother had the flu and felt "short of
breath".  Presumably she had the kid call 911.

So folks, don't wait for an emergency, if you get a splinter in your
finger, call 911!  After all, they won't charge *you*, and you'll get
all that free attention!  Heck, it's more fun then watching soap
operas.

	Gordon Letwin


[Moderator's Note: Far be it from me to promote the abuse of 911, and
in fact I teach that 911 should only be used in dire emergency, when 
intervention by the police, fire or medical personnel is needed
immediatly. But let's not second-guess what 'shortness of breath' means.
In Chicago not long ago, a grandmother had a heart attack; her five year
old grandson called 911 to report 'gramma is breathing funny'.  PT]