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Hey everyone! I am currently spending some time in Iclenad and am wondering if anybody knows a thing or two about Icelandic EMS or if one of you serves in EMS here?

A blast from the past. Not long ago as I was sitting in my dorm in Haifa, Israel, I remembered this show I had watched back in the '90s, Rescue 911. I did some looking around and found out that there are hundreds of old episodes on Youtube. Watching these episodes I can see clearly what has...

I had a patient today who called campus EMS because of right side abdominal pain. On arrival the patient was conscious and alert and it seemed like the only problem was the pain which was seemingly very extreme. We took vitals and tried to talk the patient into going on an ambulance (protocol...

Are there a daily set of exercises that EMTs usually perform?

This isn't really a funny story, in fact, it is rather stupid but I figured I would throw it out there as one of those calls that you just can't get over. So I am walking to get dinner with my girlfriend at the University Center, just as I am about to get into the cafeteria my radio goes off...

My first call since getting back to school was not too interesting. I was toned out at 7am for a patient complaining of a dislocated shoulder. We arrived on scene and began taking vitals and sample history. EMTs soon came on scene and we did the sling and swathe to keep his arm stable. What...

Responded to a call where someone had a ring stuck on their finger. We tried vaseline and an ice pack to reduce the swelling but nothing worked. I am part of a college EMS team so we weren't carrying anything to really deal with this type of a situation...but any suggestions for the future just...

I just joined the EMS crew on my University Campus as a First Responder. So I immediately took the first available shift with a friend and the whole night was quiet. Until at around 0100 radio goes off and the dispatcher says that someone just cut themselves (oh great a suicide attempt), then...