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i just get so p.o.'d because people say "oh, there goes the ambulance driver!" that really gets me torqued because it does not come anyways near describing everything that responders do or all that they put up with. i have ranted and raved on that theory for the past 2 years and have found more truth to it everyday. and, in response to your question, if someone asked me if i had oxygen in the truck (we refer to it as a bus where i'm from) i would gladly show it to them and give them a full speech and demonstration of its proper use and application (this would take forever, because i'm a really good public speaker) but they would now know that i have oxygen in my bus. however, if they were blue and passing out, i would skip the demonstration and get consent to begin BVM ventilation or call for an ALS unit to get an airway inserted.
this thread was about how an EMT or Medic in CA can get the required cert (in addition to medical certs) to drive the rig. How you can send this thread down the "I am not an ambulance driver" route is beyond me. If you have ever driven a rig... then yes, you are ALSO an ambulance driver. How do you think we get those shinny trucks to the scene?