Recent content by Anu

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    ratted out partner

    I would think (and hope) that of all people an ambulance driver would have the common sense to know better than to text and drive.
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    Impact of Legalized Recreational Marijuana on EMS?

    No, it's not. And yes, it is.
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    Identifying yourself as an EMT in Spanish

    EMT in Spanish :glare:Hello! If you were to respond to your patient as 'EMT', no, they would most likely not understand you. You would have to respond by saying either 'Paramedico' for Paramedic, or 'Tecnologo de Urgencias (Medicas)' for EMT. I'm sure there is an abbreviated form that you...
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    There's someone in the back of our unit!

    I would've pressed charges on the woman for getting into the back of the ambulance. It has more of a suspicious character than the drunk guy coming straight at you. I can see why you wouldn't want to bother with the drunk. But seriously you shouldn't put up with that kind of behavior if...
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    the 100% directionless thread

    I just wanted to stay how amazed I am at how time just flies. I joined this forum five years ago already. It seems those years couldn't have gone by any faster than they have.
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    ems ghost stories??!!

    anything??
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    The Biggest Questions: A Poll

    When speaking of EMS as a lifestyle, does it include the possibility of 'advancing' into other positions within the healthcare system, or is this exclusively referring to maintaining the role of a pre-hospital care provider?
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    Flight Paramedic observation/shadowing

    Safety Hazard 1-Resistance from the industry to abide by true medical necessity as a standard for flights 2-Resistance from the industry to install terrain avoidance equipment on their helicopters ($$) 3-FAA refusing to force them to do #2 4-Pressure (direct or implied) on pilots to fly in...
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    First night!

    He was alive when he got airlifted out of scene? Do you know if he ultimately survived?
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    EMS While PreMed

    (ignore this post.)
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    EMS While PreMed

    In the total 5 volume set of Brady's Paramedic care (the largest in volume of US EMS text, index included cause I am lazy), there are 3003 pages of 10th grade reading level material. 10th grade reading level including terminology and anatomy/physiology?
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    [April Fools] EMTLife's Newest Community Leader: MMiz!

    Is this serious or a joke ? Just wondering..
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    EMS in the Middle East

    How do you find work in a foreign country as an EMT trained in the US? Do you have to join the Armed Forces?
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    Am I foolin myself

    This has been an extremely illuminating discourse. I now know for sure to never mess around on the road.
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