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Does this happen anywhere else, Just noticed it with a new paramedic joined. Seem to be some serious butt slapping and sneak kissing going on. Fine with me, I haven't had sex in sometime, get it while it's hot! EMS is strange sometimes.

Is there anyone here whose company doesn't do transfers? Our company says it is wrong to allow another agency to take a transfer at anytime. Example all crews are on calls, transfer comes in, all crews are on another round of calls. Hospital calls wanting a eta, you to tell them 10 minuets...

Has anyone else noticed a steep rise in suicidal pt's on the rise, we are averaging about 4 a day, being transferred to a local mental hospitals and 5th floors. a few years ago it was far less. It's sad to think the mental problems are rising.

I felt like being classy today and stopped for some Starbucks. Whats your coffee spot?

25 year old male, presents with headache in top of head, body chills, flushed face, nausea/ vomiting and swollen neck. Bp 190/90 hr 85, temp. 94.7, shortness of breather, eyes buggy. Meningitis? or sever flu

I am suffering from sever GI problems, carrying around a vomit bad in my cargo pocket 24/7, feeling ill constantly and or constant running to the bathroom 6 7 times a shift. I'v gone from 290 down to 150 and I have gotten very weak in my strength. Can a company fire me for being a liability?

In recent months, our ems company as purchased and trained with EBOLA PPE kits. Then suddenly no one was talking about Ebola. Has this disease vanished from the states?

I have decided to become an nurse. GO!

Well we where taught, a potentially aggressive sign. Could be tattoos on the face neck or hands. Any one else taught this.

Statistics say that 10 fingers are injured a day by table saws. That said EMS will without a doubt have a victim at some point . So who where has had one, what was your treatment? Here is an amazing new invention I found. I feel law should force these to be put on all saws.

In talking to a WW2 veteran. He said that your battle field medics of the day where actually, what we would call EMT's today. He went on to say a Paramedic would be thought of as a doctor and the term paramedic was unheard of. That was interesting to me ; medic = EMT paramedic = doctor? What is...

How exactly do I renew my NREMT? I know the links and all; but any one have any real experience advice?

Well I'v been searching for another EMS job. Today I was called for an interview PRN sadly but, none the less another job. My current position I am not a driver as we run 3 person crews. That said we have a set driver, an EMT and or an A or P. I haven't drove in over 8 months; What chance do any...

What drives some one to drink anti-freeze? Really blows my mind!

Well Iv tried to get into paramedic school. But hit a road block, although iv worked many years. My status was still PRN. I supplemented that with another PRN company a BLS only private company. Income was enough to get by. There is always some work with both of them. I learned today the...

Hello, all my brothers and sisters of EMS. It's a known fact by now my service is very different than most. Now we are starting to carry morphine and epi ampules. This seems outdated to me does anyone else still use them?

The paramedic pay for a neighboring service, has been cut to minimum wage.

Our district recently had a series of interstate accidents. The firefighters from our neighboring districts, really picked up the slack. Some where well out of their own districts! extraction was done quickly and safely. They were not paged out threw the 911 system. rather heard our tones, with...

We all remember the "CB" days, lost but not forgotten. Something Interesting I found in my area, the channel 9 is still watched by response teams 24/7. This blew me away I thought "CB" radio was dead. As it turns out do to the interstate being so close they still have an active team listing to...

Recently we responded to a call with two I's and one basic. Cardiac arrest with CPR in progress 5 min prior to EMS arrival. Regular intubation was attempted twice unsuccessfully, followed by the combitube. we attempted four combitubes, unsuccessfully despite our attempts. The pt. had vomited...