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Thanks! I appreciate the input. I will check with some of the active duty teams - they may have some good suggestions. As far as packing lists I would be open to suggestion! I am trying to keep the kit simple with the goal of being able to help as many as I can. I understand that...

I definately agree with the vest idea. I have utilized that in the past. Thanks for the other suggestions as well! The "first aid porn" comment I actually heard from an instructor of mine that had indicated that the natural tendency was to carry too much and not focus on what was really...

Not running down the guard BeforeI get flamed on I was not trying to imply that the Guard was not professional nor that the harships that some have endured are not real. Last annual training I had a chance to speak to a Major who was re-qualifying at the rifle range. I was basically acting...

Thanks! I guess what I was trying to day was that the Guard is not a full time deal.- more of one weekend a month and two weeks a year type of thing. So - no - not a professional soldier. (That doesn't mean that others have not been deployed for much longer times overseas in much harsher...

Sounds good. I was thinking the same thing in reference to the MRE's. The 4x4's cravats, saline, etc. All good calls. Anyone else?

OK. So I posted this thread on another first aid forum and I recieved some interesting answers to say the least. (Most not very helpful!) I am a combat lifesaver instructor attached to the national guard. I have the standard EMT B cert as well as the army training. I currently serve in a...

Response Good question. I was 200 miles out of my area and not in the county that I am registered as an EMT. I was at a wedding. I was not working. I was acting as a good samaritan.

All good Posts! I appreciate ther feedback, both positive and negative to my comments. I did, in fact, hand the phone to someone else. The problem I was having is that dispatch kept wanting to speak to me directly and as such it was a bit distracting. Now - I am not going to say that...

Has anyone responding as a Good Samaritan off-duty been asked twenty or more questions by dispatch? I had a situation at a wedding where I was asked to help with a 74 year old non-responsive choking victim that was cyanotic. Long story short, I was able to clear the mans airway and was...