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Cap'n'Panic: I have to respond to this because I feel chastised. I am trying to keep my responses clean but telling me that I can make a "better decision" is not the appropriate comment, I'm afraid. I have made the appropriate decision, FOR ME. If you dont like it, then make a different one...

Jon: The FFs may not have grown a beard after they were hired, it may have been a new policy instituted by the dept. Happened the same way here, the dept just arbitrarily decided one day to make this medic shave. He said no and the argument ensued. Good for these guys for sticking up for...

you're welcome ffemt :D And before I go to bed let me first respond to Cap'n'Panic: I am not advocating the use of the knife I carry on my person. A knife which I use for much more purposeful things (like a screwdriver, and mostly cutting the paper sheath of an empty o2 bottle) What I am...

I read it...and this is why an opinion is what it is. I certainly have no basis to contradict the DOJ or the Supreme Court for that matter. But I do believe that we are trying to make a document with antiquated definitions applicable to modern society. Times have changed, to be cliche'. The...

Well, reading the banter back and forth certainly is interesting to say the least. Small example that I think may be of some relevance: Got involved in a foot pursuit at the ER of a suspect that had somehow managed to sneak past the officers that were there to babysit him. My partner and I...

Definitely NOT the same peice of equipment Jon, I guess Zoll is just on their game with these little machines!!! They did a demo at Duke around February, if I remember correctly. Luno: We've used Polyheme here twice, and it has had good results. So much so that staff in the ED did not...

I work with a muslim guy who is devout and does not shave his beard...there are other peices of equipment that can be purchased that keep him from, what was it that someone said?? Oh yeah..."riding a desk" Hes a great medic, our service would be of less calibre without him. PC has its place...

had to make sure....;)

LUNO: I stick with riding the fence on the gun argument, but I think I posted earlier in this particular forum stating that I would do whatever I have to do to someone else if they have me backed in a corner, to get home. I, like you, have been shot AT, assaulted, threatened. Most of us here...

I guess, see the other post where I tell you all how important you are to me and how much Ive missed you :D I think the update is in there....

Even paid providers take a hit... Once I went into a gas station and thanked the lady behind the counter because usually we get free coffee there, she actually had the balls to say: "YOU people dont deserve free coffee, because you dont do sh*t, the cops work, thats why they get their coffee...

got a medic here with DITCH DOC mine is RESQJEW

and PLEEEAAASEEE, no references to Vanilla ICE

Duke had a presentation on a new "CPR backboard" that Zoll is coming out with that does a circumferential chest compression. It has 12 lead, 4lead and TCP capability. It looked pretty cool, but it is brand new so I dont know when they will start trials with it...

Oddly enough, I think facial piercings are bad news, I think it makes people look unprofessional and for lack of a better word, "tainted". BUT, I am not offended by tats, no matter how crazy they are, excluding of course, religiously offensive ones...weird huh?

I'm certainly not knocking CNAs, I WAS one for 4 years, BUT I never treated anyone with disrespect, malice or cruelty. We all get busy, but damn, thats no excuse to abuse the elderly, because it IS abuse. Being a CNA defined my career for me, and elder abuse, for whatever reason, is something...

Ahhh, the PA, my favorite peice of equipment next to the air horn. Although, there was that one time the rookie went to pick up the PA and shouted: "Get out of the way dumba**!" and when communications said "10-9?", our little rookie got into a big pile'o'trouble...!!! The dummy had picked...

can I get a AMEN!!! lifetime....blech. LOL

I have 8 tattoos total, and 2 are visible while I am in uniform, though I got these tats before I started working in EMS. Our policy is no visible tats below the shirtline IF they are considered offensive, which then changed to ALL visible tats must be covered and now I think its back to the...

Hey Chimp...you said you wanted HONEST....jeesh! :P