Recent content by Jaybro713

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO140378/ Thought it was a great job by Boston EMS...

Conveniently if you ever have to have said hyperextention you won't feel it...

I think you're probably fine. Especially if you're fairly confident that you didn't fail anything else. When I took my MA practical I was so mad at myself during the backboarding portion I had to do the KED. She happened to be big chested and while I was doing the top strap, I was unable to...

I would say to just go and talk to those departments. I am just an EMT basic and I work for 2 fire departments as just that, a basic. Although I recently got hired as a firefighter for one of them, they both just hired me for the ambulance corps. So I would go and speak to those departments...

I like the idea of campus based EMS. At my University it got shot down but I am a member of the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation and I recommend that you check out their website. They have tons of information on how to get started up as well as there is a regional...

Today I ran a code in the freezing cold. Pt found by neighbors outside unresponsive. We quickly moved the pt to the back of the truck and I was doing compressions. My partner immediately started cutting off the guy's jacket when she made it about a foot up the sleeve she realized it was...

Thanks for clarifying. I actually was misinformed and appreciate the correction!

Like I said I know nothing about Ontario's laws on it. But I'm sure that they have something similar.

I see your from Ontario and honestly I don't know the laws there. But in most states in the US there is a Good Samaritan law that pretty much states that as long as you practiced within your scope of practice then you are safe. You attempted to help therefore you qualify under good samaritan...

In our deparment the crew chiefs all have their own HT-1250's that are provided by the deparment. Then there are 3 radios for the on duty ambulance crew that are with dispatch that we can grab if one so wants to. And then there are 2 charging in the truck.

I just started in may and I work for a local on-call department doing 911 only. I enjoy it very much and will eventually move on to other full time jobs once i'm out of school.

I've never heard of a Paramedic RN either. I've heard of RN's becoming paramedics but never a combination of both.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with the EMT-B. It's a very rewarding experience!

Welcome to the forum! There's tons of information here that I'm sure you'll find useful!

That's a nice lookin hat you got there! Good job!