Recent content by Scriptor

Any paramedics out there, i'm looking at schools for a paramedic program. I am wondering if it is worth it to go for the extra months for the degree or to just deal with the certificate program? I already have an associates degree in liberal arts and sciences, but I really want to get the BA...

Agreed Unfortunately the chief isn't one for discipline. Even the leutenant doesn't do much to keep things in check. It is terribly unfortunate...

What is DOT's influence over EMS other than we are a branch off of them? Do they have any governing powers? Reason I ask is that there's a woman I work with who is newer to the world of EMS than I am, and thinks that she is everyone's boss. She even tries to correct the guys who have been...

Trauma? Just watch Trauma, thats all you need to know about being a medic for SFFD. And if you see Rabbit shake his hand for me.

Send some my way North Brookfield and Warren (little towns in central MA) are going bankrupt because our call volume is so low. I guess if you want a vacation I would suggest coming here for a while.

I was wondering where I can get very specific answers for very specific questions about CC/DNR orders. There are probably plenty of Q and A on this site, but to be completely honest I didn't bother searching because I've been searching everywhere else all night. Let me know, thanks!

Becoming an Intermediate What is involved, exactlly? See in MA we run a little slow on the medical track. Where Im going, TN, a basic is pretty much an intermediate to MA. So I am seriously considering getting my EMTI asap. However, what does that entail? Is there a wait period for...

Worried about infection? Check this out:http://myclyns.com/ Got two, one I carry with me and the other I keep in my personal kit. It's worth the price tag if it stops an infection.

I suggest writing down vitals first, so as to not forget them. All the technical stuff (service, truck number, date, EMT name & No.) can wait to be done at the end. No sense wasting memory on stuff like that when you have to be as accurate as possible on the important stuff (vitals, the...

Animals and zombies are why EMTs should be allowed to carry.

Best skill we have is creating anything at all out of cravats. Cravats and duct tape will save humanity.

~50yo MVA victim We were dispatched to tx a 50 something year old male from local hospital to a larger hospital in the city. Nurses at local hospital reported he had several fractured ribs, and a punctured spleen, resulting in a hemothorax and severe pain. The medic I was working with was...

Im the youngest guy in the company, and Im only 21. I get ragged on by some of the senior members for being helpless or whatever. Its good fun. I usually crack back by saying Im taking their job. 18-19 year olds working together in one crew sounds risky, if only because the age group is...

Seems like it's a tactical decision then... I guess it could require some attention during scene size up. Like one said, the MVA with the individual carrying, I'd disarm and keep aside in a bag for PD. If it's on the counter in a home where a man has just coded, I'd let PD know about it just...

I've asked several people about this (my EMT instructor, fellow EMT's) and they all seem to think it's beyond our job description. But for the sake of scene safety, if there is a firearm laying out (safely out of any PT or bystander's reach) wouldn't it be wise for a knowledgable EMT (or first...