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Hi All!! I am traveling to a rural town in Honduras this summer to train a group of community health workers in CPR and First Aid. The goal is to form a small emergency medical response team for the community. I have acquired a refurbished LifePak 500 AED and some supplies, but could use any old...

I am looking to buy: CPR Manikins Training AEDS AHA Instructor Materials/DVDs Please shoot me a PM if you have used gear you would like to sell!

Hello all. Is anyone willing to part with a wooden backboard or two? If so, send me a PM so we can work something out! Thanks!

Does your EMS agency have a plan in place for treating patients under investigation (PUI) for Ebola? Have you made any changes to your PPE or when you employ such gear? Is your dispatch center asking travel history questions to callers that complain of EVD symptoms? I want to start a thread...

I am in charge of coming up with a game or activity to help a new orientation class of EMTs learn the department 10-codes and signals. Yes, I am aware most places do not use these anymore and that plain language is best. Unfortunately, this is not my choice, and we are still required to use...

I do not work for Grady EMS but I did do clinical time there. Grady as well as the whole state of Georgia does NOT use EMT-Bs or the new "EMT". All services here employ EMT-I/85's or AEMT's. You will NOT be able to get a 911 job as an EMT-B or equivalent and I am also almost certain you will...

I currently use Active911 with one of my services. I mostly use it for the mapping feature. When I am on shift, I am in a station with a piped in alerting system so Active911 is only a secondary alert. The app does a good job of giving you a direct running route. The other use I have is...

-Had a call at a SNF once for trouble breathing. As we were walking to the room, we heard the sound of AED prompts. Walked inside to find the pt. coding. "Nurse" told someone to call but didn't mention why, so the caller just assumed trouble breathing because that is a common reason they send...

I'll be there. Should be down for a meet up.

No, it is actually a regular BLS skill in MD. Not used really in the more urban and suburban areas. Would be curious of its use in more rural areas with extended transport times. See protocol below, page 205. https://www.miemss.org/home/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Tz5wGQYZrKI%3d&tabid=106&mid=875