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Does anyone know of any groups that regularly do trips overseas to provide medical aid to countries in need? I am an EMT-B looking to take a few trips out of the country to help those that are less fortunate. I have looked into a few programs in the DR and Haiti but all are generally...

My friend (an emt i work with) received a summary offense citation for underage drinking last weekend (equivalent to a speeding ticket legally). Our boss told him he has to report it to the DOH and that his ability to drive an ambulance will be suspended for 2 years. He's freaking out b/c he...

he was definitely altered, and it was probable that he had a LOC. hmm. i appreciate all the answers to my thread but i'm only about a year experienced and I'm confused as to why you would not backboard him just to be safe? thanks guys

Working event staff for a 46 hour long dance marathon where the dancers do not sit or sleep for 46 hours. At hour 45 a dancer collapses to the floor and is conscious but has a gcs of 3/4/4. The crowd is cheering so loud at the time that we can barely communicate with him however bystanders tell...

Looking to get some extra practice off the job. I've only been running with an ambulance company as an EMT-B for about a year now and we don't get a whole lot of calls and the ones we do are mostly drunks (college campus). Is there maybe a patient simulator or something someone knows about that...

http://www.personal.psu.edu/rem5257/blogs/english15/about.html sorry about the dp

here's my first entry check this out let me know what you guys think/what i should change

This is all really good advice. I'll probably post a link to the blog in the next few days so you guys can give advice if you want or just read and enjoy. At the beginning I plan on saying that all names, date's, and personal information have been changed b/c of HIPAA and for general respect of...

For EMT-B's, I'm pretty sure care can only be transfered parallel (to another EMT), or higher up the chain (i.e. medics nurses docs pa's). I know that with my company, transferring care to an EMR would be a breach of protocol. However responding to an emergency involving a fellow EMT without...

Hey guys I'm taking a class in English and the teach has us setting up blogs to write about a topic of our choice. I've been an EMT for almost a year now and I thought it would be exciting and interesting to write about what its like to be a new guy in EMS and throw in some tips and things to be...

Word. Still tweaking a little about the skiing portion though. Heading out to the mountain for the third time this week tomorrow for some extra practice. Good news is the mountain I will work at apparently is willing to compromise ski ability slightly for ems experience/emt cert. fingers crossed...

Just emailed a director of a mountain closer to my permanent address that exact question and his response was "OEC is OEC" howeve I can see how an organization would want to train/give favor to personal trained in-house.

Would love to see someone try that though lol

Apparently they want us to run some of the scenarios differently? I'm used to splinting injuries in the ambulance on the way to the hospital so it would be a little weird splinting something on scene (except sling & swath and backboarding of course) I'm just gonna ask the sp director on monday...

Where can I find the difference in protocols/scope of practice for EMT-B's vs OEC certs? Challenging the OEC exam so I've gotta get on my sh*t cuz its been awhile. Thanks