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Hello all, I'm far from new, you might call me a dinosaur and you would be correct. I did 24 years on an ALS rig in Providence, RI, am very close to retiring, though some would say I've been gone for a long time. You may have heard of my books, Rescuing Providence and Responding. I just started...

Thanks everybody who responded here for the nice words, and I'm glad you liked the books, and/or blog. I know money is tight, especially for a lot of people in the EMS field, so a special thanks for those who bought the book or books. My blog, www.rescuingprovidence is still going, I have a lot...

Hello all, my book, Responding was released in the Kindle format last week, its available here, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FT2LASK for $7.99. The book is the sequel to Rescuing Providence but can stand on its own as well. Sorry to barge in on the forum, I haven't participated here as much as I...

I haven't been here in a while, just noticed that Island Medic used something I wrots as a quote at the end of one of his entries, though that was pretty awesome, prompted me to write this: http://rescuingprovidence.com/2013/10/dead-old-guys/ Thanks Island Medic!

I can't believe nobody mentioned Rescuing Providence. I''ve really got to leave my cave and do some promoting.

"Forum Probie Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 23 Training: Student "Our society once prided itself on rugged individualism, fairness and the ability to take care of ourselves, and our own. The tide has turned. People now expect to be taken care of." who wrote...

No worries Piranah, your assessment is sadly accurate.. I think I mentioned earlier on a different thread how the sop lately is cover your *** and get through the shift. Most people on the rescue division actually do care about patient care. There is zero support from administration, zero...

http://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_morse20_11-20-07_AL7LTKO_v26.2a7ab8c.html I wrote this a while ago. I'm about 1/2 a step away from turning in my rescue lt. bars and bidding a fire engine. Sucks, too because I'm a better EMT than I am a firefighter. It seems my department...

Because we are complicated people.

I don't really know the rules around here but I would hope the thread wouldn't be shut down because of some sarcasm. Anyway, it is my belief that the answers to everybody's questions will be answered eventually, and I for one am in no rush to find out. I don't think we are capable in our...

This conversation is evidence enough for me of a higher power. I think I'm going to like it here. "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." Dr. Wayne Dyer

4th of July weekend I did thirty-eight hours, thirty-three calls and one hour sleep. And that was hour thirty-seven -thirty-eight. Our department is set up, like most departments I suspect, to have adequet resourses to meet demand. EMS in the US, and from my friends overseas the UK as well is...

I try to keep in mind how I would want to be treated if my friend or family member were being treated. Chances are good that time is running out. There won't be a second chance, so my rules are flexible.

My beliefs are so strong they blend with my patients beliefs so that whatever happens in the back of my rescue is a highly emotionioal, spiritual moment for both, where both patient and provider are satisfied. It doesn't happen often, but when it does I feel the presence of god with us...

Thank you Maya, it must have been horrible. The boy's grandfather was a Rescue Captain in the city where the accident happened, (Warwick, RI) and the family well known and respected by the FD. It always amazes me how things work; I've been thinking about this nearly non-stop since it...

I actually encourage family to be present during resus attempts. My friend and co-worker, a Captain on the PFD lost his son on Tuesday. The car accident happened less than a mile from his home. The boy's cell phone landed on a neighbors lawn. He called my friend and told him his son was hurt...

Thanks, MrConspiricy. I don't intend to promote that here, I just enjoy these kind of things. Looking forward to the experience!

Thanks for the input. Our fire department operates the rescue division. Right now the city operates 14 engines, eight ladders and heavy rescue and 6 als units. The fire suppression side is understaffed, most trucks run with 3 firefighters, some with 4. The city wants the union to give the 4th...

Our shifts are long ones, two ten hour days followed by two fourteen hour nights. Due to shortages in the division we normally work the in betweens making for a thirty-four, twenty-four off then a thirty-eight. Normal call volume in that period is twenty-five to thirty five calls. I divided our...

Hello, I'm new here, been working EMS in Providence on what I think is a busy truck. We do about 5000 calls a year, als and bls, mostly bs to be quite honest. I know we do a lot of calls compared to the other cities around here. We have six rescues for a city of about 180,000, can never keep up...