Recent content by FirstInTac'dOut

"How to fix EMS" I guess that depends on how you see EMS, and by extension, yourself. To point, do you see yourself as a link in the chain of MD-PA-NP-RN-ERT-(EMS)? If you do, I suppose that you are of the mind that EMT-B certification should be done away with entirely, and that Paramedic...

"En Route" by Kelly Grayson has been renamed "A Paramedic's Story: Life, Death, and Everything in Between". It's definitely the best of the EMS books that I've read in its scope, relevance, and mix of gravitas and humor. In my experience, it does the best job of capturing the day-to-day feelings...

Melclin- EMS stormtrooper- that made me laugh. Good natured ribbing I can take. You're right about the almost-never nature of an MCI. But I like to prepare for any possibility, not just the probability. That doesn't mean that I go see NannaChestPain like that, just that the equipment is...

Melclin- EMS stormtrooper- that made me laugh. Good natured ribbing I can take. You're right about the almost-never nature of an MCI. But I like to prepare for any possibility, not just the probability. That doesn't mean that I go see NannaChestPain like that, just that the equipment is...

Mr. Conspiracy- Neat and squared away is certainly one thing, but there you can look that way and look like any highway patrol officer in the world. There was another quality that uniform had: The officer DIDN'T look like a typical neat, pressed, creased, belted officer- he looked like he was...

EMT-DAN 1. About the mask, pt taken. You're right, the updated protocols do maintain that there is enough tidal volume to just begin another cycle of compressions in that sense. At the same time, it doesn't hurt to give the breaths too. Again, though, you're right, the next ventilations given...

Just wanted to throw my hat in the ring here... This site seems to be primarily driven by opinion, so here's mine. I'm new to the forum, although I've been a reader for over a year now, and wanted to come by it honestly when I created my username, so you know where I'm coming from (obviously). I...