The American Red Cross says they will be there to help you when you need them.
They do not unless they can get TV time or there is a large number of people like a apartment fire and then very few services are provided.
We have given to the Red Cross for years and then one day we had a house fire.
The Red Cross was nowhere to be found, no one answered the phone and no one called back. This was in a Big city so it was not some small town out of they way of their offices.
Salvation Army showed up at the fire but only offered coffee and donuts to the firefighters. They did not offer us any and did not offer any help either so I put them in the same Catagory as the Red Cross.
The fire happened in the early morning and the house was a total loss. We were outside in our robes while we watched it burn.
We had no clothes, no money, we had to borrow some clolthes and some money from neighbors so we could even have something to wear. Red Cross never contacted us even after we tried to contact them.
Do not give to them. They will not be there when you need them. They pay large salaries to the executives and keep money that people send that was meant to help in a disaster.
I just saw an ad on TV that said they would be there to help when you need it.....It is a lie.
I had serious heat exhaustion & was DENIED am empty cot, & had to go by squad to ER. Cot could've served me as I was real weak from heat exhaustion. Incoming kid cot was reserved for wasn't there for quite a while, & I NEEDED the empty cot in my weakened condition. Another empty cot was offered by a lady in the other room, she said she didn't need it, but I was denied a cot, had to wait a very long time before squad was called.
below is a copy of my sad story I from my time of need:
First Aid Building at local fair DENIED severely heat exhausted person a bed during physical weakness
Beware if you have SERIOUS HEAT exhaustion (or other illness) that requires you to lay down. Be VERY WARY if you need a bed at a First Aid Building!
I should do the right thing and kindly alert those who are prone to problems requiring you to immediately lay down. BEWARE if you go to the First Aid Building at your local fair, or anywhere. Be VERY wary if you need a bed, and one's EMPTY, but you're denied in your time of immediate need. Cots should be first come first served (if someone says they NEED to lay down). If you need to lay down NOW in an emergency, someone who's "enroute" doesn't need the cot now if they're NOT there. First aid crews aren't serving those who need to lay down NOW.
Having someone enroute isn't helping someone who needs to lay down NOW in THEIR time of need. "We have someone coming" isn't helping someone who NEEDS a bed NOW!!!!! NOW is the time to help, NOT shove them aside to a chair and wait to call a squad. If the bed you're reserving for an incomer is needed by someone ELSE who needs to lay down NOW, then put THAT person down, and send the incoming person you were saving the cot for to the hospital if you're out of cots!!!!!
If I ever face another problem like I faced below, and no cot's open (or I'm denied one) I'll have first aid call a squad, and I'll lay in the ground outside the building until medics arrive. If the first aid crew is busy, I'll just call for the squad from my cell phone, and lay in a safe location until help arrives. If it comes to this, I'll send the (band-aid place) away, and wait for the squad.
If the First Aid Place can't even provide enough beds for the many like myself who needed one most during certain emergencies, they either need to get FAR MORE cots, or downsize and totally eliminate cots altogether; And start calling squads for those needing to lay down in certain emergencies like mine. If these crews can't provide enough beds for those who need them, maybe they shouldn't even be in operation, period! They know good and well that hot days cause a number of heat related illness, which is why they should be ashamed of themselves for denying a bed to ANY person who says they need to lay down!
I should share what happened to me that landed me in the ER of a local town I recently visited;
I had a recent severe heat exhaustion problem that caused me some SERIOUS issues, in fact I had two that day. Usually during heat related attacks, I know to lay down for rapid recovery, since blood flows evenly in a laying down position. When I lay down during a heat exhaustion incident, I prevent possibly passing out by laying right down if I feel dizzy or light-headed.
The second one was the absolute WORST. On the second one, I was VERY WEAK, (much weaker than the first attack). Weaknesses is the ONLY reason I EVER would've turned for help since I usually deal with heat related exhaustions on my own.
Not knowing if I'd even make it to the first aid building, I took it very slowly, hoping to still be conscious, and thankfully, I was. I entered the room, only to be denied a well needed bed on the second visit. The first visit was ok, both beds were free. The first time I recovered fast laying down, and was well on my way. I felt ok, thought I'd be ok, even overlooked an unseen oncoming second problem when someone noticed I was breathing very heavy. I never ran into this before, so I didn't know the warning signs of a second, more serious, oncoming attack. Little did I know, a second heat related attack was lurking, ready to strike. The second heat exhaustion turned out to be far worse than the first, and that's when trouble hit.
Well, I barely made it to the building, only to be denied a crash cot that I should've had. The free cot could've been lent to me, while the other person who didn't show for quite a while was still on the way, and the OTHER cot was really available, too, since some lady in that other room (sitting on a chair) stated to a worker that she didn't need her cot). What could've been done is I could've been lent the one free cot and the workers could've prepared the other room so the kid enroute could've had the other cot if no one else came in needing it. Heat exhaustion hits people differently, some more severe than others.
I happen to be one of the more seriously hit, (but I normally don't get help unless its so bad that I get weak, and must lay down, which was really the case). Turning for medical help is well outside my usual norm, since I usually avoid it if possible. However, I had no choice this one day when things got real bad; ESPECIALLY the second time when I needed a cot, but was denied. I kept telling the workers in front of everyone that I really needed to lay down, that I just wasn't feeling good. It wasn't until quite a while later that I finally ended up having to use the squad service and go to the ER. That's how I found the first aid workers to be very negligent in my case. Once I laid down in the squad, I started feeling some immediate relief.
In the ER, the automatic BP Cuff that usually only comes up once, suddenly came right back up a second time. According to the attending ER nurse, this happens with elevated BP readings. I've had weak spells before, but none this bad. I usually treat myself without medical intervention when possible, but this one day it was just too bad to handle by myself.
As a result of being ignored by the first aid workers over a rightfully free cot that I rightfully needed, I had to go to the ER.
WHAT IF that would've been a heart attack, & I or someone else was DENIED A BED? Reader, I hope you wise up; This can VERY EASILY happen to YOU! Had that been a heart attack patient being denied a bed as well as someone very weak from heat exhaustion, WHAT NEXT? I'm NOT likely take that chance, & others should BEWARE, & just call the squad & go to the ER; Just bypass the first aid station altogether, AVOID using their service. I'm NOTwilling to risk the chance I could have a heart attack & be denied a bed.
If they denied me a bed during a serious heat related emergency, they can easily do it to others, and I'm not a bit surprised if they already have. I know they mean well in trying to help, but they're well UNDER-equipped, and they need MORE crash cots than just two. It's WRONG to deny an ailing person a bed when they're right there needing it NOW, when the incoming person won't be there for a while, and ANOTHER cot is rightfully FREE, and a person in the OTHER room admits NOT needing it.
I sure hope I never again have another heat related emergency as I had. Sadly, with the very rare overheating disorder accompanied with hyperhydrosis, this problem could be lurking to strike again sometime down the road. I'm among only 1% of people who have hyperhydrosis, and I'm among the very few with the full body type. When you sweat out everything you drink, you just don't urinate as long as you're overheated. Only when you cool down does your body return to normal, and urination is restored. When a very overheated person with hyperhydrosis overheats, it feels like you're really burning up at the same time hot sweat is POURING from the body, sometimes causing dizziness and lightheadedness.
Each summer I experience appetite loss, but I also lose my appetite anytime I overheat. Heat related illness is a very nasty experience, which is why First Aid Stations that accommodate those who need to lay down really need MORE cots, or they need to IMMEDIATELY send those people to the hospital, NOT MAKE THEM WAIT A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO CALL A SQUAD; KNOWING THEY'RE NOT FEELING WELL !!!!! I hope you're as outraged as I am, and I hope everyone puts the heat on anywhere a similar problem arises. Don't back down if anything becomes familiar, FIRMLY stand your ground and NOT give up until positive results happen.
Report 1 # ccL-13-09-0071 0864 closed by Wooster Red Cross.
Regional won't say how changes are being made, but that I "won't have the problem (of cot denial) again." Sounded VERY suspicious they won't say what I can expect if I fall ill, but I need NOT be forced to go to the ER if all I need is a cot to lay down for a bit when I fall ill. If I'm that ill again, i'll just take an open cot despite what they say, or drop down if my way/access is blocked; What else can I do? Nothing if I'm that weak.
I learned my Report 1 # ccL-13-09-0071 0864 was closed by Wooster Oh Red Cross. When I pinned them down on what they're doing to prevent prevent what they did to me from happening again, the lady immediately dodged answering my question & hung up.
I’m a 46-year-old homemaker and writer living in Ashland, Ohio leading an online campaign for more cots at the First Aid building at Wooster Ohio's fairgrounds. The Wooster Ohio Red Cross has only two cots for 50 people during fair week. People who are prone to heat illness really need more cots. I'm angry with the Wooster Ohio Red Cross for denying me an open cot when I fell ill on 9-10-13. Despite repeatedly begging to lay down, I was denied two free cots when I most needed one. Cot mismanagement risks lives, and I could've died with 11 symptoms. I drive long distance to visit Wayne County's fair, and I just need a fair break. I think my campaign could be a great story that puts a personal face on the issue of cot mismanagement.
We need not be forced to go to the emergency room when we can easily be treated for free. Cot mismanagement puts lives at risk. My aim is to prevent what happened to me from ever again happening to me or anyone else.
You can call the CCL (Concern Connection Line) of the Red Cross to report a concern or complaint regarding the Red Cross. The phone number is 1-888-309-9679. It's toll free, confidential and open 24 hours. The Red Cross also has a Ombudsman office which provides neutral, impartial dispute resolution. There is a Contact Us link for the Ombudsman's office here: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/governance/corporate-ombudsman
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The American Red Cross says they will be there to help you when you need them.
They do not unless they can get TV time or there is a large number of people like a apartment fire and then very few services are provided.
We have given to the Red Cross for years and then one day we had a house fire.
The Red Cross was nowhere to be found, no one answered the phone and no one called back. This was in a Big city so it was not some small town out of they way of their offices.
Salvation Army showed up at the fire but only offered coffee and donuts to the firefighters. They did not offer us any and did not offer any help either so I put them in the same Catagory as the Red Cross.
The fire happened in the early morning and the house was a total loss. We were outside in our robes while we watched it burn.
We had no clothes, no money, we had to borrow some clolthes and some money from neighbors so we could even have something to wear. Red Cross never contacted us even after we tried to contact them.
Do not give to them. They will not be there when you need them. They pay large salaries to the executives and keep money that people send that was meant to help in a disaster.
I just saw an ad on TV that said they would be there to help when you need it.....It is a lie.
I had serious heat exhaustion & was DENIED am empty cot, & had to go by squad to ER. Cot could've served me as I was real weak from heat exhaustion. Incoming kid cot was reserved for wasn't there for quite a while, & I NEEDED the empty cot in my weakened condition. Another empty cot was offered by a lady in the other room, she said she didn't need it, but I was denied a cot, had to wait a very long time before squad was called.
below is a copy of my sad story I from my time of need:
First Aid Building at local fair DENIED severely heat exhausted person a bed during physical weakness
Beware if you have SERIOUS HEAT exhaustion (or other illness) that requires you to lay down. Be VERY WARY if you need a bed at a First Aid Building!
I should do the right thing and kindly alert those who are prone to problems requiring you to immediately lay down. BEWARE if you go to the First Aid Building at your local fair, or anywhere. Be VERY wary if you need a bed, and one's EMPTY, but you're denied in your time of immediate need. Cots should be first come first served (if someone says they NEED to lay down). If you need to lay down NOW in an emergency, someone who's "enroute" doesn't need the cot now if they're NOT there. First aid crews aren't serving those who need to lay down NOW.
Having someone enroute isn't helping someone who needs to lay down NOW in THEIR time of need. "We have someone coming" isn't helping someone who NEEDS a bed NOW!!!!! NOW is the time to help, NOT shove them aside to a chair and wait to call a squad. If the bed you're reserving for an incomer is needed by someone ELSE who needs to lay down NOW, then put THAT person down, and send the incoming person you were saving the cot for to the hospital if you're out of cots!!!!!
If I ever face another problem like I faced below, and no cot's open (or I'm denied one) I'll have first aid call a squad, and I'll lay in the ground outside the building until medics arrive. If the first aid crew is busy, I'll just call for the squad from my cell phone, and lay in a safe location until help arrives. If it comes to this, I'll send the (band-aid place) away, and wait for the squad.
If the First Aid Place can't even provide enough beds for the many like myself who needed one most during certain emergencies, they either need to get FAR MORE cots, or downsize and totally eliminate cots altogether; And start calling squads for those needing to lay down in certain emergencies like mine. If these crews can't provide enough beds for those who need them, maybe they shouldn't even be in operation, period! They know good and well that hot days cause a number of heat related illness, which is why they should be ashamed of themselves for denying a bed to ANY person who says they need to lay down!
I should share what happened to me that landed me in the ER of a local town I recently visited;
I had a recent severe heat exhaustion problem that caused me some SERIOUS issues, in fact I had two that day. Usually during heat related attacks, I know to lay down for rapid recovery, since blood flows evenly in a laying down position. When I lay down during a heat exhaustion incident, I prevent possibly passing out by laying right down if I feel dizzy or light-headed.
The second one was the absolute WORST. On the second one, I was VERY WEAK, (much weaker than the first attack). Weaknesses is the ONLY reason I EVER would've turned for help since I usually deal with heat related exhaustions on my own.
Not knowing if I'd even make it to the first aid building, I took it very slowly, hoping to still be conscious, and thankfully, I was. I entered the room, only to be denied a well needed bed on the second visit. The first visit was ok, both beds were free. The first time I recovered fast laying down, and was well on my way. I felt ok, thought I'd be ok, even overlooked an unseen oncoming second problem when someone noticed I was breathing very heavy. I never ran into this before, so I didn't know the warning signs of a second, more serious, oncoming attack. Little did I know, a second heat related attack was lurking, ready to strike. The second heat exhaustion turned out to be far worse than the first, and that's when trouble hit.
Well, I barely made it to the building, only to be denied a crash cot that I should've had. The free cot could've been lent to me, while the other person who didn't show for quite a while was still on the way, and the OTHER cot was really available, too, since some lady in that other room (sitting on a chair) stated to a worker that she didn't need her cot). What could've been done is I could've been lent the one free cot and the workers could've prepared the other room so the kid enroute could've had the other cot if no one else came in needing it. Heat exhaustion hits people differently, some more severe than others.
I happen to be one of the more seriously hit, (but I normally don't get help unless its so bad that I get weak, and must lay down, which was really the case). Turning for medical help is well outside my usual norm, since I usually avoid it if possible. However, I had no choice this one day when things got real bad; ESPECIALLY the second time when I needed a cot, but was denied. I kept telling the workers in front of everyone that I really needed to lay down, that I just wasn't feeling good. It wasn't until quite a while later that I finally ended up having to use the squad service and go to the ER. That's how I found the first aid workers to be very negligent in my case. Once I laid down in the squad, I started feeling some immediate relief.
In the ER, the automatic BP Cuff that usually only comes up once, suddenly came right back up a second time. According to the attending ER nurse, this happens with elevated BP readings. I've had weak spells before, but none this bad. I usually treat myself without medical intervention when possible, but this one day it was just too bad to handle by myself.
As a result of being ignored by the first aid workers over a rightfully free cot that I rightfully needed, I had to go to the ER.
WHAT IF that would've been a heart attack, & I or someone else was DENIED A BED? Reader, I hope you wise up; This can VERY EASILY happen to YOU! Had that been a heart attack patient being denied a bed as well as someone very weak from heat exhaustion, WHAT NEXT? I'm NOT likely take that chance, & others should BEWARE, & just call the squad & go to the ER; Just bypass the first aid station altogether, AVOID using their service. I'm NOTwilling to risk the chance I could have a heart attack & be denied a bed.
If they denied me a bed during a serious heat related emergency, they can easily do it to others, and I'm not a bit surprised if they already have. I know they mean well in trying to help, but they're well UNDER-equipped, and they need MORE crash cots than just two. It's WRONG to deny an ailing person a bed when they're right there needing it NOW, when the incoming person won't be there for a while, and ANOTHER cot is rightfully FREE, and a person in the OTHER room admits NOT needing it.
I sure hope I never again have another heat related emergency as I had. Sadly, with the very rare overheating disorder accompanied with hyperhydrosis, this problem could be lurking to strike again sometime down the road. I'm among only 1% of people who have hyperhydrosis, and I'm among the very few with the full body type. When you sweat out everything you drink, you just don't urinate as long as you're overheated. Only when you cool down does your body return to normal, and urination is restored. When a very overheated person with hyperhydrosis overheats, it feels like you're really burning up at the same time hot sweat is POURING from the body, sometimes causing dizziness and lightheadedness.
Each summer I experience appetite loss, but I also lose my appetite anytime I overheat. Heat related illness is a very nasty experience, which is why First Aid Stations that accommodate those who need to lay down really need MORE cots, or they need to IMMEDIATELY send those people to the hospital, NOT MAKE THEM WAIT A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIME TO CALL A SQUAD; KNOWING THEY'RE NOT FEELING WELL !!!!! I hope you're as outraged as I am, and I hope everyone puts the heat on anywhere a similar problem arises. Don't back down if anything becomes familiar, FIRMLY stand your ground and NOT give up until positive results happen.
Report 1 # ccL-13-09-0071 0864 closed by Wooster Red Cross.
Regional won't say how changes are being made, but that I "won't have the problem (of cot denial) again." Sounded VERY suspicious they won't say what I can expect if I fall ill, but I need NOT be forced to go to the ER if all I need is a cot to lay down for a bit when I fall ill. If I'm that ill again, i'll just take an open cot despite what they say, or drop down if my way/access is blocked; What else can I do? Nothing if I'm that weak.
I learned my Report 1 # ccL-13-09-0071 0864 was closed by Wooster Oh Red Cross. When I pinned them down on what they're doing to prevent prevent what they did to me from happening again, the lady immediately dodged answering my question & hung up.
I’m a 46-year-old homemaker and writer living in Ashland, Ohio leading an online campaign for more cots at the First Aid building at Wooster Ohio's fairgrounds. The Wooster Ohio Red Cross has only two cots for 50 people during fair week. People who are prone to heat illness really need more cots. I'm angry with the Wooster Ohio Red Cross for denying me an open cot when I fell ill on 9-10-13. Despite repeatedly begging to lay down, I was denied two free cots when I most needed one. Cot mismanagement risks lives, and I could've died with 11 symptoms. I drive long distance to visit Wayne County's fair, and I just need a fair break. I think my campaign could be a great story that puts a personal face on the issue of cot mismanagement.
https://www.change.org/petitions/wooster-ohio-red-cross
We need not be forced to go to the emergency room when we can easily be treated for free. Cot mismanagement puts lives at risk. My aim is to prevent what happened to me from ever again happening to me or anyone else.
Mary Alice Frank
OH Regional Red Cross CEO Mary Alice Frank
216-431-3047
[email protected]
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You can call the CCL (Concern Connection Line) of the Red Cross to report a concern or complaint regarding the Red Cross. The phone number is 1-888-309-9679. It's toll free, confidential and open 24 hours. The Red Cross also has a Ombudsman office which provides neutral, impartial dispute resolution. There is a Contact Us link for the Ombudsman's office here: http://www.redcross.org/about-us/governance/corporate-ombudsman
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