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Well see, this just proves that everyone has their own preference of what they like and want to do. Some jump in the fire, others put it out, and some go the behind the scenes route.

Agreed, and I wouldn't want to be doing that either. I would definitely be one of those EMT's.

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Ha ha:)

It's funny you should mention that, nailing jelly to trees is my favorite past time!

Thanks for the help. Does anyone know of waivers or whatever they're called from a doctor stating that she would be just fine? I think I should also read up on the exact criteria of getting your license also, at least, more then I already have.

My girlfriend has Diabetes, and is on an insulation pump. She's being told that, at least here in CA, she can't get her license for the Ambulance because she is on a pump. Is there any validity to this, and if there is, is there a way she can get around it by going out of state, or getting a doc...

I worked as a volunteer firefighter in 2005, and got placed on a State Engine, which ended up going from California to New Orleans to help with Katrina. So depending on where you are stationed as a volunteer and what you are willing to do, you can end up doing both. I ended up helping with...

Oh, of course, why didn't I see that. Geez. ha ha. I have no idea what the heck that is.

I don't see that causing her to get out of the vehicle and shutting the door. I would expect her to just open the door and reach down and pick it up. Though it could have landed under the vehicle, but I wouldn't think she'd close the door, also, if she dropped her card, I would think it...

I totally see that. When I studied psychology we went over the fact that correlation does NOT mean cause. Because people tend to see them being the same thing a lot. The same COULD be said about the vaccinations causing an increase in Autism. I think that after more people research it, it's...

I would imagine that if anyone on here is fire medic, they would be used to putting themselves in harms way for partners and strangers. The general mentality of the EMS is helping others at some cost to you. EMS employees tend to be kinda altruistic by nature. As for me, I would hope that if...

What kind of vehicle was it anyways? Because if it was a lifted truck or Hummer or something, that would be more understandable. Unlike a motorcycle...

My brother can't seem to pull up along the machines without hitting the post or the curb, so he always pulls close and opens the door, but never enough to where he is outside of the car and needs to close it. I agree, it's strange that it would be an issue.

So according to the Today Show, yesterday I think, studies have shown that Diet Sodas cause strokes. I know that this isn't a scientific forum and whatnot, but I was wondering if anyone had anything to say on how that's true, or their opinions on that statement. Maybe I don't know enough...

Yeah I can see that. It just happened to be a thought I had while sitting there in the ER. But I'm sure there are a lot of things that could be considered in the same way, something that would help some people sometimes, but not enough or in a way to make it protocol. I guess that's just how...

When I was asked to pull traction on the arm with this patient, she reacted just as if it was a femur break, saying she felt some relief as I held her arm in traction. The doctor then went on to tell me that it was similar to the femur situation, where the larger muscles are pulling the arm in...

It was intense, and of course, we got called out at 2130, and ran the call for about an hour and a half (by the time we finished at the hospital), so needless to say, as a rookie, I didn't sleep that night.

Well when you hold traction, for both the Femur and the upper extremities (when the situations are as I've stated before) it relieves a lot of the pain for the patient. It wasn't something that I thought could save lives, it was more a thought of making the patient more comfortable, and...

My first call was a truck rollover. We rolled up in the engine as the RP was flashing us down. The truck was on it's wheels in the center of a field, with who I suspected was the pt lying just outside of the truck. I thought it was great he self extricated. The ambulance was right behinde us, so...

I've found that it's not getting consent that's the big problem, it's figuring out what's wrong. I had a car accident happen outside my house, involving a car with three non-english speaking pt's, and a english trucker. Of course I was the first on scene. The car was torn a part pretty good, and...