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    Intoxicated refusals w/ trauma

    I recently had a scenario similar to this so I know the thought process. Personally in my opinion, refusals suck. Many people seem to glamorize them as easier to do opposed to having to transport but I see them as just as much work, if more, from a documentation standpoint. You have to be sure...
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    Can a trespassing ticket cause a certification revoke?

    Hey everyone, I've been curious about this question for awhile now and figure after recently finding this forum I'd ask. For many years now back to before I was an EMT I did photography as a hobby. While some of my normal subjects were landscapes and cars at car shows, my third, inherently more...
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    Stopping at an MVA out of response area?

    Many months back when I was working for my old company we were coming back from a hospital on a highway, this territory is covered by the city paramedics. It was rainy out and we hit loads of unusual traffic. We finally followed traffic up until what was causing in. A cement truck was laying on...
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    19 day EMT course?

    Wow seeing everyone else's stories I feel as though I had the longest course haha. Mine was 6 months. Granted we only met on Mondays and Wednesdays with varying Saturdays.
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    False Medical Complaints to Dispatch

    Hey everyone, So I was told a story yesterday which has me curious about the opinions of others. Let me first start by stating this wasn't my call and I've never responded to this patient before nor do I intend on acting on anything as, well, it wasn't my call haha. I will also start by...
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    Advice on a call

    Hello everyone. First post here so if this is the wrong section or I am not allowed to post topics like this please let me know! I want some advice on a call that's been bothering me. I am an EMT on an ALS truck from a 911 company in Pennsylvania. The other day we responded to a MVA with rescue...
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