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two questions: Is an employer required to pay for a re-certification class that is required for your job? (PALS, PHTLS, etc. not including EMT or Paramedic recert) Is an employer required to pay you your regular hourly pay while you take a re-cert class mentioned in the above question...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/22/california.toddler.heroine/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/patient-handling/articles/852643-Tenn-firefighter-medic-fends-off-pit-bulls-with-spine-board/ I strongly believe it be required that people be licensed to own, care for, sell, or breed pit bulls. They are incredibly dangerous and incredibly trendy among...

http://www.ems1.com/search-rescue/articles/816190-Calif-medic-instructor-wades-through-snakes-to-reach-crash-victim/ The only thing that would have made the story "better" is if it was man-eating pirahnas instead of (or in addition to) snakes. Cue Indiana Jones music.

Check out this socialist propaganda *sarcasm* http://www.firestormmovie.com/

http://www.ems1.com/ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/804297-Car-with-man-on-hood-collides-with-ambulance-in-Pa/ Just so weird I had to post.

Does anyone know of any companies or hospitals that will allow EMTs to be a student observer for their operations? I'm not currently a flight paramedic student, just an EMT-B who is curious as to what the day to day is for a FL-P. And I REALLY like aviation!

I've been a bit surprised on the lack of debate in this forum about Healtcare reform considering it rages everywhere else and the fact it will effect your job. I understand the issue was brought up before and the thread was closed due to heated debate (and I don't believe in Godwin's law...

In my state we use the Combi-Tube so I'm not familiar with the King LT. If you insert the tube in the esophagus how do you manage to get air where it belongs? The Combi is a dual-lumen so you just switch the bag to the other external lumen but I noticed the King only has one lumen. :unsure:

http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=97126&provider=top I am confused why a first responder/FD wasn't dispatched. Or if they were dispatched, why couldn't they move the patient to the chopper instead of waiting for ALS? --or at least package the pt. Why did it take 30 minutes...

Could someone help out with a question: Got into a disagreement with "friend" about stress being in and of itself sufficient to cause an AMI. I thought not possible...there has to be medical condition along with stress like some sort of cardiomyopathy, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, or some...

http://cbs4denver.com/investigates/denver.police.suspension.2.1049330.html I'm not sure whether to laugh, cry, or throw something in anger... but whatever the case I hope this guy doesn't breed.

I'm new to EMS so I'm sure how it works. If your fire department runs EMS is it paid for by taxes or do they bill patients? Just wondering because my Ambulance Service (paid for by non-profit hospital) said we loose money every year ever since they took over EMS from the local Fire...