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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETkrxfYoQtc Radio Audio from the Scene. working on a transcript but this is very hard to listen to.

I don't ever want to have to handle a MCI scene where the mass is children. I am praying for everyone there. Sending strength to everyone on scene and all the families in the community and school.

We watch this in my core 13 yesterday (or whatever we are supposed to call it now) and now I can't stop watching it. :rofl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnCGZhvSRj0

:rofl: that actually is great advice.

I can't sleep =[ this really stinks.

Hopefully I can post this here not sure if it deserves its own thread. So I can't sleep and went on one of my late night random youtube sprees and looked up stuff about Bath Salts and I found something really scary (besides the effects of bath salts). A lot of these people when taken by EMS for...

Oh I know. Just good to remind myself of my goal to get through some of the hard stuff ya know. Right now i'm going in to my last batch of Pre-reqs before heading to the nursing program (duel admission with a community college to save some money) so I still have a long way to go. And I will...

I just say critical care nursing because I wanna work in a trauma/ICU environment also would love to work with Air Medical. When I went for my interview for my nursing school that is what they called it when I told them where I would like to work after I graduate. For some reason it also says it...

Basically grew up around EMS. Started riding as a cadet at 16. Certified as EMT-B at 17. NJ doesn't have EMT-I and stuff anymore. Currently at 19 going to school for critical care nursing. Goal is to became an NP in critical care and trauma.

Oh great thread. Righting some of these tips down to try. Thank You guys!

You guys keep mentioning an issue with a uniforms and volunteers and them not being in it. I know at my station you don't get near the truck unless you have boots, ems pants, and proper shirt. Same goes many times for 3rd rig jobs/all calls. Is it really bad in some areas? If so is it okay if I...

Disclaimer: I have been EMS for only 3 years. I can only give an opinion based on my short experience as a volunteer. As a volunteer I can't stand ones that use "its okay we are only volunteers" as an excuse to not do a job correctly. I will admit in my little experience this is a problem I...

Training don't mean jack if you don't get out on the street use it. I am a volunteer and have a lot of respect for the paid people in my department (I belong to a half and half department). They deal with a lot of good calls but also have to deal with a lot of B.S. during the day like we do at...

Young EMT so enter into a squad that only used EMScharts electronic system. I often get really annoyed with it though. Mostly because our most common and basic things are not options in it. Most annoying thing is trying to document Anatomy of Injury because you have to go through things like...

I honestly agree 100% with number 4 about the abuse of the system.