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I'm in total agreement with using many of the new materials for moulage. I, myself do MANY, MANY moulages throughout the year (it's what I do) for EMS training, MCI's, even Motion Pictures. Heck, I even started a web site dedicated to materials for EMS moulage. The point is: You can TELL a...

MedicSetla wrote: I fell into filmmaking and it is my goal to improve the industry with the tools and skills I have learned over the years. EMS deserves the respect and the press that is usually given to other areas of the EMS field... May we all learn from each other in this forum... I've been...

Everybody has good points! This discussion is not about what's right or wrong, just what do you prefer. There are some views that I disagree with however. You can certainly use tags during an MCI drill to learn the procedure, but little else. Nothing wrong with that if you're just testing...

It's going to work out. As an EMS Director, I didn't let medics out on their own with just one partner for a minimum of 6 months. They are assigned to various crews with varied levels of experience until they get the experience THEY need. Then they had to be "signed off" by their FTO at the end...

Go with nursing if you can. The Baby Boomers are getting older every day, and there's allot of them! They're going to need nurses. Check out the future of the job market for all professions and you'll see health care (nursing) ranks right up there. And there are other options available as a...

....sorry about posting my email address in this thread. I didn't realize you couldn't do that - guess I should go back and re-read the rules!

I remember when our State Trauma Association held a training seminar for physicians. The "victim" was supposed to be in shock as part of the scenario. The staff putting on the scenario painted the guy's face with clown white makeup (it wasn't caked on, but way too much was added and you could...

I have a question for the membership of this forum. How realistic were/are your training scenarios? I mean, did the scene look "real"? You know - did the car you extricated your "patient" from looked as though it had really been in an accident? If you did a disaster drill, was the scene really...

How about Facebook? It sounds like allot of you like it. I just signed up a month ago, and so far it's been interesting. I'm still not sure about it. This forum is where I'd rather keep up with all of you. Maybe someone could start a thread for Facebook members so we could get together that way...

The best way to get up an 80 foot ladder (and I do it all the time) is easy! Don't look down. Bob

I'd like to stick to the subject too if we could. It's a great thread. I, myself, am a full-time, paid, career City Firefighter/EMT-I. That doesn't make me better, it just means they pay me every two weeks for something I love to do. They compensate in the form of a salary for all my...

I would stay even if you run for election. EMS has so little influence in political decision making, that we need all the voices we can. People in communities need to be informed as to what we do, why we do it and how we do it. Funding will always be an issue, but going from part-paid to full...

Welcome! I'm brand new here also. Sounds like you have allot to offer everybody on the forum - I look forward to your posts! Bob

Just thought I'd introduce myself - I've been in EMS for 25 years, career firefighter for 17, instructor for nearly 20, EMS director for 11. I think that makes me about 110 years old! Anyway, great to be here. There seems to be allot of really good people here along with interesting discussions...

I've taught a number of EMT-B courses over the years. I'm currently teaching one right now and we're at the half way point. I pretty much stick with your standard testing scenarios during the final, but during the actual course I have the students go into scenarios where the patient may have...