Recent content by Medic9

First, are you married? Children? If so be prepared to not see them for very very long periods of time. The Army has a great medical training program but I may be a little biased (spouse for 18 yrs). Not all recruiters are dirtbags. Be very specific in what YOU want out of the service and what...

The squad is the building, a rig, bus, truck or ambulance is the vehicle.

You are right, it is meant to be a joke. I don't remember saying that this would be in an ambulance. Haven't any of you ever gone to a banquet that has presented someone with a joke award? Humor in EMS can save our sanity and thats what this was meant to be.

please go back to the original post and see that I said trial size. Ever see the small "airplane" bottles of booze??? Why doesn't it surprise me that a certain poster would start with the legal stuff. I have looked for candy cigarettes, they don't make them anymore. They encourage kids to...

I have joked for awhile now about putting together a "survival kit" to be presented at the annual banquet. Well, I am the banquet committee chairman again so I am going to make a kit to keep in the squad to pass to the person having "one of those days". So far I have come up with a few items...

I have a Game job shirt and it has held up very well, with minimal fading of the collar and patches. My only complaint is the cuffs fray and seperate.

What an amazing outpouring or respect and love for Mark today. I was on duty and unable to attend the funeral but watched it live unil we were called out. I have been told there were 182 pieces of apparatus in the processional. I hope that my DVR recorded all of it. He was a very loved and...

This was a very sad day for the emergency responders in our area. My heart goes out to his family and friends. There are links to a tribute page on this site. www.newzjunky.com

Since working full time in EMS I have slowly put on a [I]few[I] pounds. I have found it very hard to eat regularly and healthy. Yesterday my day started with an interfacility txp at 5 am. On the way back I grabbed a med coffee and two donuts from Dunkin Donuts. I didn't get to eat again until...

Not sure about other states but the one I work in has made EMS mandated reporters of child and elder abuse. A few days ago I was dispatched to an accidental overdose call. While in route the dispatcher said it may also be an allergic reaction. OK, I guess I'll figure it out when I get there...

You can't think about the crime, just the patient. You treat them to the best of your ability, get them to a higher level of care and blot out the memory.

I hate that question and usually try to avoid it unless an EMT student asks. Then I tell them about a pt that had cancer and vomited all his insides out and bled out. I avoid most of the details, they usually get the picture and drop the conversation.

Yes it is confusing. New York has too many levels of care and at times it can cause problems if you don't know what the provider can do at that level. EMT- First Responder EMT-Basic EMT-Intermediate AEMT-Critical Care AEMT-Paramedic I have thought about going back to school to get my...

In NY there are several levels of certification and of course with those levels come different things that can be done. I am an Advanced EMT- Critical Care, that is below a paramedic but above an EMT-B. I can do many of the same things a paramedic can do, some they have a standing order for and...

What kills me is there is no AEMT-CC. We all start as EMTs but there are levels of care between EMT and EMTP;)