Right now I am torn about what to do with a promotional opportunity. I am currently a 2 year Fire medic with a small fire district. We have 2 eng co's, 1 lad co and a squad co. along with 7 ALS rescue ambulances.
My current rotation is around 50% engine time and 50% rescue time.
We are...
At approx 2300 hrs we are dispatched to a siezure call. Gt on scene find a 26 yr old male face down on the floor. He fell down when he had a siezure. Small bump on left forehead, pain on his sternum from the fall. No other complaint. Suffered a TBI in the army and has reoccuring siezures since...
with extrication and fire. First dispatched to a 962(MVA w/injuries) extrication with 4-6 patients 2 entrapped in a white SUV. Get on scene and begin triage and setting up to cut...........and Kaboom Big rig reaerends a mini-van and the both explode like the movies. about a 1/4 west of our...
Dispatch
962 (MVA) Motorcycle.
57 yr old Male
Unconscious, snoring resperations.
Approx 8.7 miles away, a man on a dirtbike will guide you in.
You are on the first arriving unit an ambo with 1 emt and 1 medic.
The next arriving units are 5-10 miles behind you and will most likely...
So I want to tell a story about what happened on shift yesterday. Here's the background, I work for a Rural/Urban interfaced Fire district, We cover about 200sq miles for fire coverage and 600+ sq miles for ems transport coverage with our rescues. We respond at the same time and are special...