As a former Vt EMT, in the north central region of Vt, it was one of the few regions that had Paramedics. With Vt theres different regions that have different rules and protocols, But as far as I know EMT-I's are the same throughout. Your best bet is to go for your medic, though again Vt being...
I have found that the Vacumats work the best for any sort of hip injury...example, Me and my partner were called to a little old lady that fell and had noticable hip deformity and retraction of the leg. we placed a Vacmat under her and rolled her on her back, strapped her into it and then used...
I was told that when setting up a 12-lead that the Limb leads go on the limbs, as to a specific site on the limbs, its doesn't matter as long as they are a "meaty" part of the limbs. I was also told that placing the limb leads on the chest and abdomen during a 12 lead can bring about a false...
Here's the link to Maine's EMS Protocols, they are statewide protocols. We just had an update in Maine in July.
http://www.maine.gov/dps/ems/legal.html