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I recently created a "Nationally Registered Taxi Driver" patch and am currently selling it online on Etsy. It is meant to be humor and not disrespetful. I just thought I would let you all know, you all have been extremely helpful throughout my career. It is meant to be a gag/joke. I would...

That's good to know, I was afraid it was a lot of volley like in Jersey.

I'm just wondering who handles ALS 911 in the Philly area, I know Philly FD handles the city but who handles all the burbs? And if you don't mind how much does a medic make average in the area. Thanks in advance

And this has nothing to do with the conversation, it was just pretty cool to see

I am not saying things were not done right, just my observations. Nothing that would keep me from doing it over again. Another thing with staying in the tents; it was also easier to stay in the rig for the middle of the night gas run or line move. It seemed like everytime I tried out a tent I...

By the time we would go to the tents they were claimed or the heat was out. We also spent some nights off Bennet. Sleeping in the rig wasn't all that bad really, just annoying the amount of time spent in them. You actually get use to it. As for the trucks, we hardly ever ran ours...here...

I was there at Floyd Bennet with you, from Vegas. It was a great experience, 20 days helped out financially. I will remember the deployment for all the good that was done. As to others who have asked about ups and downs...the biggest downside was having 375 ambulances staged in cold weather...

I do it anytime it is obviously indicated, anytime I start a line, and on all medical calls. BGL can be indicative for more then just mental status; people having MI's may not show on the ekg but a high BGL can be indicative. As the muscle tissue dies it releases glycogen stores which...

I know most people will disagree with this but I swear by it and I have been doing it for 9 months. Google "Chaos and Pain" and look for his Predator diet. I would only recommend this if you work out. It is a ton of protein shakes, but I can get protein shakes in anytime during my shift. I...

I can only speak for Vegas but tattoos are accepted and allowed. Both private companies, the 4 FD, and police allow visible ink. The only exceptions are if they are offensive they must be covered. And if a pt is not a fan and verbalizes it you must cover them. I personally prefer to keep my...

Stryker actually gave us different batteries, they aren't the Dewalt ones. Stryker is replacing them because they aren't lasting as stated.

The batteries for the power gurneys are lasting 3-5 calls after using them for coming on 2 years. As for the added weight of our pts and gurneys...maybe the problem is more with fitness of EMS. I personally love the power gurneys, anything to avoid having to continually adjust the gurnet, plus...

This is absolutely the answer, do exactly as Dubin says. Read the book twice.

I only made it on scene to 2020 so there goes 12, fire prob transported some of those, we get alot of drive by callers for sleeping bums, blood pressure checks, and who knows what else. If I remember correctly we only had 1 or 2 AMA's. We get alot of people transported to the jail by the...

Running 9000 calls is nothing. My busiest shift was a 12hr, we drove over 200 miles, dispatched to 32 calls, on scene to 20 and transported 5. I have had quite a few 12hr shifts that I have transported 9. I would say on my avg 12hr truck I do 12-15 calls and transport 5-6.

The statute of limitations on that has come and gone, LOL. Plus my partner has since left the company

Late one night, after a nice nap, we get a call for a motorcycle accident. We roll up and it is fairly obvious that the pt is 419. Completely zoned out I put the pulse ox on instead of the ekg. Luckily no one dogged me but my partner just said lets go ahead and print a strip for our...

Medic to RN bridge makes it a pretty quick and easy transition. More money, controlled environment, and a 3 day a week schedule. If I didn't mind cleaning pts or being in one spot for more than 10min I would do it.