Dr. Phil To Profile 911 Emergency Disaster Calls

Posted on December 10, 2008
Filed Under Personal protection devices, Safety Plan of Action, Stalking, Violence Against Women

Make a note to watch the Dr. Phil show on Friday, 12-12-08 where he will be profiling 911 Emergency Disaster Calls. We have all seen and heard incompetent "911 operator" audios and how they totally botch being able to deliver life-saving help to a victim. It’s disgraceful! Yet we all believe by calling 911 our lives are going to be saved by the police.

The truth is the police are over-worked, underpaid, and their response time depends upon where they are when they receive the 911 call. You might want to have a backup plan for your self-defense and protection while you are waiting for the police to show up. Don’t rely totally upon the 911 operator getting the police there within minutes. Hopefully, they will arrive in time, but what do you do in the meantime?

Last week I did an article about a violent stalker in San Mateo, California who ended up killing his victim while the police were outside of her house. Luckily while gunfire was going on between the perpetrator and the police she had the fortitude and courage to hand her two little babies out a front window to the safety of the police. In the end, the stalker ended up killing her and turning the gun on himself. (Coward!)

Dr. Phil’s 911 Emergency Disaster Call will also discuss the botched call on someone I did an article on a few months back - Olidia Kerr Day. Our sympathy goes out to her entire family. This was such a sad story!!

(Courtesy of Dr. Phil’s Show) Check your local station for exact time and channel in your area.

Friday - December 12, 2008 - Dr. Phil Profiles - 911 Nightmares!!

Imagine that you’ve fallen, had a terrible accident or been abducted, and your only lifeline is 911. What happens if you call and can’t get the help you need or emergency personnel are sent to the wrong address?America’s 911 system handles nearly 240 million calls per year, and the growing number of dispatch disasters can be a matter of life or death. Edward and Ada know about this pain firsthand. They lost their loved one, Olidia, to a murder-suicide in the parking lot of a police station after what they say was a botched 911 call. Edward says his mom’s death could have been prevented, and Ada believes the operator was rude to her sister in the final moments before her murder. Joining Dr. Phil to discuss the tragedy are Charlie Cullen from the National Emergency Number Association and Caroline Burau, a 911 dispatcher and author of Answering 911: Life in the Hot Seat. Find out the most important piece of information you need to know when calling for help. Then, Nathan’s wife, Denise Amber Lee, was abducted, and a series of 911 calls — even one placed by Denise herself — failed to save the young mom’s life. Jane, a witness to Denise’s abduction, was on the line with 911 for more than nine minutes … but police were never dispatched. Now Nathan says he’s angry with the system and has trouble explaining Denise’s death to their two young sons. What can the grieving father do to move past the pain? And, learn what constitutes a genuine emergency, and what to teach your kids about dialing those three important numbers.

What do you do in the interim while you have a crazed perpetrator trying to kill you and you’re waiting for 911 to arrive? When it may only take five minutes or so for the police to arrive, that can seem like an eternity for the woman who is being violently attacked.

If you are being stalked and are concerned for your life or you have had other personal security and safety issues that call for you to take dramatic measures, you may want to invest in and carry some type of non-lethal personal protection or a firearm. A firearm would be a drastic measure so be sure to make that decision carefully. Talk with others who know your situation and who can help you with your decision. You might even want to discuss this with your local police department. That will at least put them on notice in the event they should ever get a 911 call from you.

Ladies…(and men) make your personal security a priority. Have a solid plan of action and know what you will do to protect and defend yourself if confronted by a violent attacker. You may also want to consider having a backup plan and other options in place …just in case!

Remember, Stay Aware…Stay Alert…Stay Alive!!

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