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    Self Defense Instruments

    My son is an FDNY EMT. He was shot at twice so I bought him a bulletproof vest.
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    A Poll: When You're Off-Duty

    A bus is an ambulance
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    A Poll: When You're Off-Duty

    Do you carry personal jump kits, first aid kits (advanced, standard, etc), oxygen, or any first aid supplies in your personal vehicles when you are out and about as just a citizen? This would be equipment purchased by yourself, not on loan or owned by your employer. The Fire Department I am...
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    Words that make you go "Duh-OH!"

    mozzarella https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGLDvZryiFo Caribbean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNew0aXjEEc
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    hearing impaired

    Littmann has an electronic one that amplifies the acoustics. they are a bit pricey. http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/allheart/littmannspecs.pdf
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    Passed

    No we don't do NREMT "National Certification is NOT a license to practice." Our dept doesn't do CME's She got it done on the second try. You are aloud 3 shots total for the whole practical. That means any combination of 3 fails and your done.
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    Passed

    Don't worry about it, it was a piece of cake. Just know your steps in the correct order. Know why you are doing when you do it. And what you are looking for. I aced it. My wife had to redo the KED because the guy doing it with her didn't hold c spine correctly.
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    Trauma Kits/Jump Bags? For events.

    http://www.amazon.com/Rothco-EMT-Bag-in-Red/dp/B009T6IPNK/ref=sr_1_38?ie=UTF8&qid=1397142847&sr=8-38&keywords=ems http://www.amazon.com/Dixie-Ems-Dixiegear-Responder-Stocked/dp/B0080XOEVK/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&qid=1397142996&sr=8-45&keywords=ems
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    Jump Bags?

    Our company gives us a tech bag so we can stop directly at a call IF we are passing it on the way to the station. In it; Stethoscope BP cuff BVM OPA's NPA's SAM's splints Saline Sterile Water 4X4 Bandages 5X9 Bandages ADB Pads Stretch Gauze Assorted Tape Triangle Bandages Burn Dressing Band...
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    What are these dots?

    No way is that shotgun, the pattern is symmetrical
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    New York EMT

    Where are you taking it? I took mine at VEEB in Nassau County we used "Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured". A lot of the work is done online and there is a companion website with audio book, work book, quizzes, flashcards etc. http://emt.emszone.com/
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    What are these dots?

    Possibly fell on something that caused it? Trama
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    Anyone trade Tee shirts?

    Is it anywhere near Lancaster? I will be there next weekend.
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    Anyone trade Tee shirts?

    Any one trading EMS tee shirts? I try to get one where ever I go.
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    Epipen when Pt is child

    So without Epi good chance child will die, with it odds are better for survival. Give it. But now posed with the question we use our resources to come up with the best way to react. So that if we are ever faced with the scenario suggested we will be prepared to act. You know I will speak to...
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