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Just got out of a clinical, where I did my very first hep lock. This was my first, as my system doesn't permit them. It got me wondering... How many of your agencies out there do hep locks? They seem to be reasonably simple to do, and are fairly safe so long as basic precautions are taken...

Just wondering, for all you ALS/medics out there: When you were first getting out there in the ALS realm, and you were doing ALL the procedures during a case when riding with your proctor or working in an ER, did it ever start mess up your perceptions of the rest of the off-duty world? Today...

Yesterday, we had a 19 year old trainee with me and my partner, on her first shift after certification and on her way to release. We had 13 calls, and only two of them where of the BS "My foot hurts a little" variety. It started out simple enough. The previously mentioned "foot pain."...

Well, a small piece of it, anyway. I will preface this with a warning, that some people may find my gallows humor a bit of a put off and gross. But assuming we are all EMT's and Medics here, I think we should be ok. I also warn, however, that I ramble. I guess I feel like chatting. Got my...

...but did Nintendo just announce that they've invented the PulseOx? Link here I mean, taking your work home with you is one thing, but using it as entertainment is quite another.

Just thought I would put this out there for anyone who might know. My squad is looking to sell a squad support truck. Not an ambulance, mind you, but a big freaking truck loaded to the gills with equipment that is going with it. Some old, some new. Extrication tools, new turnout gear, and...

As the title implies, this was my first shift as a newly minted EMT here in Virginia two nights ago. I have trolled this site for a few months now, loved this section, thought it was time I shared one. Since it was my first shift, I figure it's a good omen to an interesting career. Got a...