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    Ford F450'S

    Anyone have a picture of the Dodge chassis for ambulances? I hear FDNY is speccing them out. BTW, the 08 FDNY ambulances have ZERO pick up everyone of em in our fleet has been out warantee at least once for radiator leaks.They are the F-450
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    Big Ambulance!

    Uhhm....WHy not just get a MERV?...
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    Treating hyperglycemia on a BLS level.

    Give o2 and transport....
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    Question about Refusing Care

    93 refuse all...
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    other than basic bls ambulance, what are some cool jobs to do as an EMT?

    The people you said had to "Approve" a 911 call...did they have any actual medical training?
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    Pediatric Immobilization

    Use a vest type immobilization device (KED)
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    NJ EMT-B..Question for those in NJ

    Shoulda went for the NYS Cert, better certification overall.
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    CPR on stretcher

    The newer stretchers have a metal surface under the mattress for this reason.
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    What does the term EMD mean?

    Emergency Medical Dispatcher...EMT-D was a acronym used before every EMT-B was AED trained.
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    AED on Wet Patient

    Yea...this dont sound right to me...
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    AED on Wet Patient

    This is why I put a towel in my tech kit over the summer.
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    New York's Poorest

    As an FDNY-EMS EMT-B...(whom btw HAS a college degree) They need to increase our salary...The training alone when compared to most 911 systems is far more involved, as is the hiring process. When you consider the fact that our civilian counterparts start off at $18 per hour...But then again, we...
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    Well Here It Goes

    Be nice RR.. Type how ya want, don't give a damn what people have to say. Just conduct yourself in a manner that represents yourself in a positive way..
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    I am doing a comedy show in NYC

    I might check this out.
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    Your First Call

    My first call was a guy with back pain.
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    NJ EMS is Awful, and Here's Why

    If they increase standards, they must then increase pay. Therefor, not gonna happen..
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    Sirennet.com

    Could have used this information before I started ordering from them! Those poor trees
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    NJ EMS is Awful, and Here's Why

    UNIONIZE! :excl:
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    NJ EMS is Awful, and Here's Why

    I have to agree, most of the students in my EMT-B course were high school dropouts. It truly is scary that these people who could probably not pass a HS English test are working to save lives. Now this is not to say that might not be good EMT's, it is just to say that, uhhm, how do I put this...
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    Soon to be a "B"

    Ahahahaha, I asked those exact questions...
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