Recent content by med51fl

It is the opposite here, the "belt wearers" are the dorky ones. Of course we are fire based and the strap is very handy for going over turnouts.

I have been attacked a few times during my career. I have been shot at once (luckily we could get behind the ambulance until PD "neutralized" the shooter), had a gun pulled on me twice that we were able to talk our way away from. I have been hit, punched, and bitten on several occassions. The...

8 week recruit academy during which you get 40 hours of EMS orientation (this is for already certified FF / Paramedics). Then out to the field for 1 year probation with daily evaluations by Company officer and quarterly fire skills testing along with a workbook that has to have EMS and fire...

You know that moment when you are trying to explain to a "paramedic" why they should not be giving aspirin to a 17 yo female who is 3 months pregnant c/o chest pain after coughing all week and their reason is "because the protocol says all chest pains get aspirin"...I just had that moment...

Why do stormtroopers wear so much body armor? It doesn't protect them from laser guns or lightsabers. What's the point?:unsure:

Ok so here it is: Place #1-County-wide fire based EMS 24 / 48 shifts -3 paramedics on the ambulance (all ALS) -All 911 ALS transport, no IFT -4 people on the fire truck (ALS), minimum of 2 paramedics, the others EMTs -Ambulance first out to high accuity calls, fire truck out if ambulance...

Spent my off day rebuilding my front porch in 84 degree weather. Got to love winter in Florida:cool:

I would like to know so I can take over their contracts. Once I finish that, I will complete the building of my Death Star and then comes the Alan Parson's Project:rofl:

I used to have a F-150 too. Just like you, the price of gas was killing me so I traded it in for a Focus. Now that is a fancy, stylish touring sedan there!:P The good news is it gets 40 mpg and since I commute 120 miles to work, that is good. Granted, I look like a circus bear driving a...

Beer, always go with beer. Civilization is over-rated.:beerchug:

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I think the underlying issue here is have we lost the original intent of paramedics? The original paramedics were brought into being with the idea of providing immediate "life saving" interventions and rapid transport to the ER. Much of what todays EMTs do (AED, epi-pen, LMAs) is what the...

Sounds like you need to join a different department.

That has to be the Country of Miami (Florida). That would be a definite thing you would see there.

Rural-Metro in Central Florida just posted an opening for a full time paramedic in case you are interested.