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From: Jack.O'keeffe@f26.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Jack O'keeffe)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Sign Word for Paramedic
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Date: 25 Jan 91 16:29:00 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

 RC> Suggestion 1:  Since all paramedics are EMTs, fingerspell the
 RC> initials                EMT.

Fingerspelling may be slow as you say.  But I can fingerspell EMT
faster than I can say it :-}

 RC> A "p" in the same place would NOT work in Pittsburgh

True.  It would be mistaken for "Pittsburgh" every time.

 RC> Suggestion 3:  3 line asterisk over sleeve, like hospital and
 RC> infirmary.

I think any of your three suggestions would probably be understood
in a situation involving a Paramedic.  But this is the exception that
proves the rule about fingerspelling being slower.  It would be almost
too fast.

... Live, from Beaver County, it's . . . .

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