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Michigan recently re vamped many of their protocols including AED placement and dual sequential shocking. I did a search and found some older threads on the topic, but I'm interested to see if anyone else's MCA has adopted it, in addition to that, they also want anterior posterior placement for...

We've always been required to have our dept do it, however, we now have an EMS IC who is the AC so that helps, at the time our IC didn't work in the Summer, because he would be out sailing 🤬 when I tried arguing the whole "alert" thing, it was during the beginning of coivd, so no one was working...

Never been audited, but my department failed to submit my CE’s one year, at the time, (We were told by our chief that everything was to be mailed to the dept), and it was missed or whatever, I got a 2 day suspension on my permeant record, called the state, explained the situation, but they...

yes that was it! so we printed out the event Log sheet and It was accidentally turned on. thank you

this was a first one for me on our lifepak 15, both the Pulse ox and Spo2 were flashing red and had an audible alarm, just wondering what that means.

I’m pretty sure demedic was an moderator, I vaguely recall her giving me an infraction or citation or whatever it was/ is called. there was also jpinv, Sasha, big bald guy, angel, either tigger or trigger?? thats about all I remember

That’s too bad, probably the whole “infraction“ thing made people not want to be here

Anyone still on this site?

There’s a thread about It on EMT life... https://www.emtlife.com/threads/lights-sirens.48887/

good thing you’re getting a tractor to clear the snow...

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/26/paramedic-year-accused-helping-steal-vaccine/115365952/?fbclid=IwAR07PRYwSSG8b7Zh51s-HD4vjd2SUBFK9yQnxiNw66BG_D3N-hgFZFeS8Ts

Hopefully it wasn‘t someone with situs inversus...

Yes in general it’s easier to get into med school in the Caribbean and sometimes other countries. in the end, I don’t care where the doctor at the ED got his degree from, nor my Personal GP, just as your patients don’t ask wher you went to EMT school at, it’s just a piece of paper, it’s the...

agreed! as a fellow FF/EMT I’m ashamed that a brother FF flew United airlines, clearly Delta would’ve been a better choice...

Used to plow with a crapsman garden tractor, and it did alright if you kept up with the snow, sucked driving around in the snow. you‘ll want to get tire chains and weights (So plan on scratches and marks on your drive come spring. not sure how those blowers do, however the direct pto ones Are...