Recent content by liftwithlegs

Post something that you learned about medicine today. Maybe a new way to do a procedure, something about a part of the human body, etc.

I see, makes sense! I also agree with you about the education part.

Just curious, but why not go straight for your paramedic insted of getting your EMT-I?

BossyCow, wouldn't that be illegal? She got in your way, and prevented you from providing care, which in my state is illegal.

We recently had a local supplier bring 5.11 EMS pants in to show us. They were awesome! Loops for scissors had a snap and velcro closure, the pants were soft but looked like they can take abuse. I will definatly be buying at least one pair.

Thanks for all the info! Quick question for the last poster....how are you dispatched? Are you called automatically, or do you recieve a page? This is one of the things that we are trying to figure out.

Ha I'm a male, but an underage one, so a soda will work for me. :P

I would probably have called 911 right off the bat, given them what I know, and let them trace around while I tried myself, and called them back with any other details I got. It looks like it all worked out for you in the end, so congrats on that, you acted well.

This subject has been beaten to death. People have strong feelings on both sides... A quick search turned up this, which may help you understand more: http://emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=8863&highlight=volunteers

My service is just starting up a fire rehab team to respond to prolonged fire incidents with our regular ambulance. We are in the very begining stages of planning, and I was curious as to what your service does for fire rehab, if anything?

1. Am I crazy…wait, don’t answer that one Yes, but that means you will fit right in. 2. Is my age a barrier Are you in good physical shape, can you lift 150lbs. unassisted? If so, then it should not be a problem. 3. What is the right way to “break in” into the field…I do need to draw an...

Just wanted to do a quick intro, since I will hopefully be around a lot. I am a former EMS explorer, did it for two years, and loved every second of it. I decided to join the ambulance as a full memeber, I trained and finally became a dispatcher. I will be starting my EMT class around May, but...