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Blow by Do you guys use an NRB when doing blow by? We've found these really cool things that work wonders for us. They're these rubber teddy bear like toys about 4 inches large, with a perforated space in the stomach (Think a care-bear with a old fashioned telephone mouthpiece in the center)...

I have never seen or heard a more disrespectful, unthinking crowd in my life. I won't take the time to quote each one individually, but to those of you who think the military is just there to pay for your college or for the benefits, I encourage you to meet some of the men and women of the...

Thanks for that. I happen to know several volunteer EMT-B's that I would trust with my own life more than some paid Medics! What you must understand is most volunteers do it for their whole life, and probably have a family tradition of doing this. Their experience can sometimes be a better...

negative pull-ups are a great way. Also don't go to exhaustion. I prefer to pick a number I can hit repeatedly (15) and do three sets of them. Only "max" once and a while

....And people wonder why I keep bringing up the idea of a ambulance mounted machine gun.........

If your so set on this cardiology steth, why did you even start this thread? If it helps, I use a 15 dollar generic scope, and it gets the job done.

hmmm.... I'd like to say I'm not guilty of this.... but I am :-D

Thanks for your responses. My question wasn't really all that pocused on me totally, but more towards the "wackers" in my company. Many of them have been pestering me (the younger ones that is) about if they are allowed to carry o2 in their vehicles. Our company has no regulations about them...

So I was wondering if it is possible for an EMT to carry o2 in their own personal vehicles as part of a set up for responding to calls in their own vehicle in Pennsylvania. The reason I ask is, being in a rural setting, we tend to come to patients that could benefit having some oxygen, and end...

Anyone that knows me, (and I seriously doubt any of you know me ;) ) knows that I hate all this flowery talk my way around the other person crap, so I'm going to say it very clearly hear: Please, stop playing my guns bigger than your gun with everyone! There is no need for us to be picking at...

You know, at least to me, it seems that the primary issues in this thread have become garbled after long discussions. Personally, I work for a company that gets approx. 350-400 calls/year. We run 1 ambulance, and just about all of us are farmers. However, ALS is provided between the 3...

I might be getting of your topic of snowing but.... In the state of PA, we have a duty to act law which states that if an EMS provider stops at the scene (lets say its an MVA), that EMS provider must provide care, otherwise it's a breach of duty, which could make you liable for negligence...

Where I am, we've got: -Assist with Nitro -Oral Glucose -Epi-pen -Bronchodilator -CPAP (with cert) Probably some others too but I can't think of them right now

Depending on the amount of difficulty breathing, my response would be different. If it's only a little difficulty, keep head in position you found it and pad it as best you can, just like treating an elderly patient with a deformed spine. I'd pad, put pt. on O2 via NRB, or if need be BVM him...