Recent content by medicman90

After 2200 some of the guys get into pajamas...but we allow jumpsuits/coveralls with our logo/name and fire written on it. so..all they have to do is jump into their suits wearing gym shorts/t-shirts and zip their boots on. Also...where is 2 minutes "regulation?" I don't run to the rig...

Agreed. EMT -> EMT transfer is NOT abandonment. I do have a question though...if I arrive on scene with a paramedic and an ambulance. Like...dispatch sends Medic 1 and Ambulance 1 Medic 1 gets there before I do. Then Ambulance 1 (me) gets there. (Medic = EMT-P, Ambulance =...

Used to smoke. I quit for my health...but with my vollie service I was allowed to smoke. On the property, not in any buildings and without a doubt NOT in the apparatus. Occasionally in the bay, but...not really, and I only did when all the garage doors were opened up. We have *huge* bay...

Thanks :) Makes sense now!

I'm not trolling, I'm telling ya'll to stop whining about someone asking you to take a set of vitals, or being hesitant to help move a PT. Hospital workers don't get long breaks in between calls, ever. They are working non-stop most of the time with the same awful hours we have. But there...

Sounds like fun...

My god. I do not envy that one. What a smell that must have been...

I actually did that just the other week...

I'm with a vollie service.

IMHO: correct source: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ambulance Noun S: (n) ambulance (a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals)

How would I go about figuring out what the no-go conditions are for my area? I thought we just...kept going until we got stuck. During snowmageddon '10 in Northern Virginia we just plowed and used snow chains.

This time :P

CCT? IFT? I don't know what those are. Could you unpack those acronyms for me please?

I just do the work. What's wrong with a little sense of pride in what you're doing? Also...why don't they help lift? If you need help. Ask. It will come.

Agreed.