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We just purchased 6 H900 Heater/Humidifiers to go with our Hamilton T-1's to provide HFNC instead of the AIRVO2 that we are currently using. If your agency is carrying it, how are you storing it, what are your PAR stocking levels, and what pearls do you have to share...

Does anyone have any experience with the Technimount Safety Arm 500's? https://www.technimount.com/our-products/stretcher-safety-arm-500/ We are looking at them for our Critical Care Trucks and only one agency in our area is using them, so I'd like to garner some thoughts on them. On paper...

distanceCME is going to have a test prep course going live in about two weeks.

I like to think of my hot breath as a final autoclave cycle. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah, pay scales are very similar. Hennepin and Allina health are union. North and Allina health have a great dichotomy of urban and rural even in their metro service area. All three have great equipment and vehicles. Hennepin has the police and fire pension which is probably the biggest...

We have three medics attached to the Minnesota US&R Task Force 1 (not a FEMA team), of which I am one. No tactical medicine stuff, but we do have a volunteer CSO/Paramedic program with one of the rural sheriff's offices that our medical director is a part time and fully licensed deputy. MN...

In Minnesota, Community Paramedic is a recognized and required certification level. There are two programs in Minnesota. Tuition reimbursement is$3500/year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We run dual paramedic units as mandated by Hennepin county ordinance. We employ basics in our communication center and also we use them to staff special events at US Bank Stadium. we don't do and interfacility work, so no BLS units Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

@VentMonkey wages are set in stone due to being union. shift diff for nights and weekends / FTO pay, student pay, etc. like hospital times? 15-20 minutes to complete chart and clear. typical 12 hour shift is 8ish transports, usually about 45 minutes start to finish.

Easy Cheesy. our EMSRB allows full national reciprocity, no charge for your credential. occasionally Lauren takes a couple days to get back to you, but otherwise it is easy. @EpiEMS No 4x4 or chains. We do just fine. He have grain transfer shovel and a coffee can full of salt and sand. Winter...

sure *shrug*. SSM and its variations are a lot like Arby's sandwiches. Pretty much the same thing, just a different bun.

The community paramedic aspect of my job is probably one of the more satisfying things I do. You won't regret it. Yeah, I've been a community paramedic for 4 years now and love it. I actually had the opportunity to drive the pilot program here and also got some really cool projects started...

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It's full system status management style deployment. All posts are physical locations you can go into. Cable, recliners, microwave, and usually an actual garage at most. Most are at fire or police stations. Central reporting point at the hospital downtown. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hennepin EMS Community Paramedic here indeed (at least for the next 3 weeks). Hennepin is a great place to work. Minneapolis is a great place to practice, as well as live. We have a very aggressive wage scale ($21 to ~$34 after 15 years, plenty of overtime if that is your thing (not mandated to...