Recent content by Kentia

Are EMT's there not allowed to do 4 lead or even 12 leads? it is standard practice here, whether ALS is there or not (most often they are though). If ALS is not able to come, we still attach a 12 and send it from the montior (heartstart MRX which has wireless capabilitys) to the recieving...

Not all ems (but has some good insights of when many fire departments first started doing ems work)that i am sure many have read "working Fire"

It does have good results it seems. Theres two sides to this though.. On one hand, as stated in the article, of those treated using this 'new protocol' they have a much lower mortality rate than before. on the other hand, IMHO it goes along with people thinking that paramedics are just there to...

When were you a ranger out a philmont? I had a blast doing that; Were you actually a ranger(guide) or posted somewhere? or better yet one of the medics?

Well, If you dont mind the mid-west, Johnson County (Iowa) ambulance pays excellent compared to most, decent scheduling, a good mix of rural and urban ems (they are located i n iowa city and handle its 911 responce, as well as tier with first responders in all the small towns of johnson county...