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Thats just horrible. I can't even imagine.

I have been reading some posts about Facebook and other social sites - all cautioning us to be careful with what we posts, stories of others who were stupid, etc. I was wondering if anyone has a specific policy at work that regulates Facebook and other social media? Would anyone be willing to...

Fly cars for firefighters make no sense. They need the apparatus for the potential next call. If they leave the medical and there is a fire, it makes no sense to have to go back to the station to switch vehicles. The apparatus can do both call profiles, a fly car can only do one.

Fire departments nationwide responded to 1.64 million fire calls in 2006, compared with 2.98 million in 1980, a 44 percent decline, according to the Quincy-based National Fire Protection Association. But at the same time, the association said, they went on more medical calls: from 5 million in...

Nope - door handle literally fell off on highway :unsure: and there is now a hole. The doors constantly have issues not closing right or really difficult to open, especially this time of year when salt and sand get in there.

Was just advised that the rear door handle fell off one of the Horton's... Can only open from inside.

Kidnapper :ph34r:

Right, I somewhat agree with what you are saying. However, almost every state does mandate that you do follow some sort of c-spine precaution for now and if we do have to follow those guidelines for now, when you have a patient in a car that you need to restrict movement and be able to lift...

Sorry, should have elaborated a little more- KEDs are not used anywhere near 100% compliance. I actually did not even realize it was in protocols until last year when it came up in a QA scenario. I would say the majority of the time, it is NOT used. However, it is there that unless you are...

At first I was thinking he must have been apneic for a while! Then I saw the 79 y/o. Poor old buzzard didn't have it in him to go through that. Then again, what came first- the chicken or the egg? Either way, what a way to go, thats too bad.

Should've had the safety chevron on the back.... :sad::sad: Passengers in the back seat are supposed to wear seatbelts too?

Meaning you would go NRB if resp distress? Almost makes it sound as if you would withold oxygen if there was resp distress:wacko:

What a loss to everyone he served and the medical community. Such a shame to loose someone like that before his time. At least he was doing what he loved.

In MA & NH it is mandatory to use the KED for extrication unless a life-threatening situation to either patient or attendant exists/prevents the time required to safely do so.

Sorry, thats just funny.. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

When my boy cut a down sleeve with sheers, it exploded in a flood of feathers. There is no holding those suckers back once seal has been ruptured.

Dont forget EMS Sup - thats 2 more...

Haha, yeah I guess you are right..

About 8 years ago we were at a MVC-guy entrapped but not severly injured. Guys awake, talking, and complaining of pain - all good signs in my book. My junior partner procedes to whip out the shears and cut up the sleeve of his goose-feather down jacket while I was going around the other side...

Horton? Are you guys crazy? Having worked in 3 over there years and knowing of others in the area, they have all had significant and consistent electical problems. The interiors dont last worth a damn. The HVAC system has yet to work correctly. The cabinityr is cheap and has had to be...