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We use the AED Plus in our patrol cars on the PD and Zoll E-Series in our ambulances. In the 3 years they have been in service we have used them a total of 5 times, with 3 successful resuscitations. The units have some nice features, they are capable of storing the rythm information and our...

Hmmm Funny... The technical Latin definition of this is really: "for the thing born". Its amazing how things develop into other definitions.

I was reading this article and it got me thinking.... What style, in your opinion, would be better for the patients? I would like to hear what you all have to say. Oh...and if we could try and stay on topic with this one...lol...

Try this one: I know several people who like to stick their pens in their mouths....don't. If you touched the pt with your glove and now you put the pen in your mouth, it like you just licked your glove.....you might as well forget the PPE.

Our service used to issue equipment to member without signing any paperwork regarding the rules if damaged/lost, etc. Once several items went "missing" that changed, now every member that is personally issued equipment (radios, pagers, etc.) are required to sign a for stating that they are...

If we have a full crew (two EMTs and a driver), if there is the time, or we might ask one of the officers of FF to snap a photo or two of the car itself that our pt is coming out of and one of the scene, our ER docs have requested these if possible so that they might have a better understanding...

Vent, I agree with you, the officer should have left it alone after the ticket was issued, but this whole situation got dragged into the media, if it was an ordinary Joe Schmo the media probably wouldn't have given it a second thought, but I feel that because this was a "football player" this...

OK...... Since I am a COP first and an EMT second, I feel that I get a say in this. First, no one including myself is above the law, what the football player did was wrong, he had ABSOLUTELY no right to break the law, failure to stop at a stop sign or light is still breaking the law, your...

Rid we have the same here, and this is what our law states: 147A.11 Prohibited acts. 1. Any person not certified as required by this subchapter who claims to be an emergency medical care provider, or who uses any other term to indicate or imply that the person is an emergency medical care...

I was e-mailed notice from our Dept. of Public Health about it, here is the email: FYI! Person Down in Auto/New way to commit suicide Recently a new way to commit suicide has been discovered by mixing two chemicals that can be bought over the counter at local stores. They are Bonide - a...

I would have to disagree, but I am not looking to go head to head against you Vent, just want my opinion heard. Be it some departments probably do have policies, but most that I have seen, worked for and with, leave the discretion WHERE it should be, with the officer or the driver. Our FD in the...

Anyone notice that most of these L&S articles deal with EMS more than Fire or Law Enforcement? I would bet that if the people who wrote these would start attacking the other two emergency fields there would be a great uproar. Just my opinion.

I honestly would to, but it all falls under the Freedom of Information Act, and good luck getting that one changed.

Fiance` got this one stuck into my head again....sorry to all... but I shouldn't be the only one who suffers....lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNTxr2NJHa0

THis was close to all of the recordings I found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgS0KgT5APc