Recent content by jafo

We're rural, cascades for both air and O2. Never thought much about it except that it is a convienience to fill your own bottle after a job. Been working with compressed gas since I was 14 (O2, Acetylene, Nitrogen, Helium, argon, etc.). However I cringe when I see how many EMT's and F/F's fill...

Yeah sorry Chimpie, missed that little detail "or EMT". Still I find that surprising becaue I don't know of any state that allows EMT at 16. So where do you hail form Hobbes?

You guys all missed one thing. Young Hobbes here is 15, he/she probably can't take the EMT course until 18 depending on State Regs. In NY it is 18 for EMT and 16 for CFR. Get the CFR, get some experience, and see if you like it. Then you will have an easier decision to make. Also, with SAR you...

This legislation has been brought up before. Not to take too much away from the good Senator, but this is really a "Feel Good becuase I am working for YOU" kind of thing. Our congressman has been bringing this up every year for the last several years. It gives them a lot of press coverage when...

Valley Stream has an exceptional Volley dept! Get on down there and join! You will learn a lot, and almost certainly when you are a member, the refresher won't cost you anything. You don't mention why you got your ticket, and where you expect to go in EMS. You say " I don't MIND...

I believe what Lisa is saying is that she is not on Full Duty as a member who is expected to respond. She is taking calls when and if she can and is up to it, and most likely responding directly to the scene. This is common practice around here for those who are not on duty but find themselves...

I was refering to treatment protocols, which for Wilderness situations is very different from what a street EMT would do.

Yeah Luno, I know the acronym, and thats why I chose it. It fits, for the most part. My comment about the higher calling was probably poorly worded. What I meant was that many OEC (Outdoor Emergency Care) patrollers started out as straight Ski patrollers, and added the medical later.I do know...

Sorry Luno, I just checked your location and see that I was off by a mere 3,000 miles. I guess you very well might know some WFRs after all. I had you confused with someone else. Sorry.

Intersting comment Luno. (No I'm not ex-mil, but I am sympathetic to them and some of my best firends are.) OEC's do get similiar training to CFR's, but I only spent 2 nights reading the OEC book, so I coudn't really make a comparison. My opinion (here's where I get in trouble) is that much like...

Whkr, I just saw your additional post. Sounds to me like whoever was leading this crew was not doing his/her job very well. There is just no excuse for this type of situation. I say this mostly because it was not someone making an on scene decisiion to exceed their Scope in order to save a...

OK TTLWHKR, Just to be clear, I never said anything in my post about working outside the scope of practice for whatever level you are certified in. If you read the CFR maunal, then read the Basic manual, you will see that the major difference is the amount of anatomy, medical, pulminary, and...

Ok this one made me register just so I can post a comment. You folks are all talking about First responders like they are a Sub-Class life form. Here in New York, they are called CFR (Certified First Responder) and they can do pretty much everything a basic can do EXCEPT fill out the PCR and...