I mentioned this in another thread but I think it should have it's own. There are cell phone apps that are in use in some places that notify anybody with it installed of cardiac arrests near them so they can beat Fire/EMS to the scene and start CPR. In some ways it is a more modern approach to...
Talk about a frequent flyer...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-womans-number-of-911-calls-prompt-city-to-request-that-she-be-given-a-guardian/2013/11/08/85f9d428-4897-11e3-bf0c-cebf37c6f484_story.html
http://teespring.com/streetEMS
There is no substitute for experience
Anybody need a new sweatshirt? $25 is a good price for a sweatshirt, I'm selling these to fund training, minimum goal is 25 orders.
Anybody know anything about Rhode Island transitioning to the National Scope of Practice? From what I gather they are introducing AEMT and adding additional training to bring it back up to the Cardiac level adding the additional drugs and skills.
It's been a long time coming, I finished my EMT class last summer, and passed the Mass state exam last fall, and will be taking the NREMT some time this fall. Does anybody have advice for preparing for it this far from the end of class? Most of my experience is in trauma, so I know I need to...
I work seasonal jobs, and between jobs I come back to Rhode Island and volunteer on an Ambulance. I am licensed as an EMT in a few other states where I work, but in RI I don't currently have a license so I act as a driver. We are an EMS only service and a volunteer fire department in our...
Apparently the Red Ranger from the original Power Rangers is now a paramedic in DC.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-that-will-make-you-feel-really-old
Anybody know what this involves? From the description it sounds like part of the ski patrol, requires OEC but doesn't list patient care as a function, and is described as an entry level position so I'm not sure if it does or not...
Do any of you know about any Lifeguarding classes going on in either Rhode Island, Massachusetts or Vermont starting between April 21 and finishing no later than May 31st? I need a lifeguard cert for my guide job, thank you in advance.