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just my opinion... I can only tell you what I would do, what I have always done... In my case, being a lifeguard (ocean, lake, river, ...), I have an even wider range of situations where while off duty I could be asked to respond, or urged to respond. Medical emergencies and water rescue...

R/r 911: CCP --> Critical Care Paramedic = Paramedico de Cuidados Criticos Just in case you end up working in a Spanish spoken country one day :P (I get frastruated too when people mistranslate. In many Latin American countries such titles and professions didn't exsist until recent...

In reply to: "Also in Texas when dealing with Spanish speaking only there is no term for EMT unless you read them a 200 page book. So many use the Spanish for Paramedic and add the Spanish for basic or intermediate. They are not saying they are above their level just using terms that the...

Hi, just wanted to remind fellow LGs, MSOs, SRTs, EMTs, and other emergency personnel that the United States Department of Homeland Security' Federal Emergency Management Agency will be running "National Level Exercise 2009" from July 27th to July 31st. Official link for more details...

Oops, sorry for those typos and spelling mistakes. (Ment survivors not survivers). Guri

CONTINUED FROM ABOVE>>> EMS chaotic situation in Argentina 2/2 GENERAL PUBLIC Lay people who are trained / certified in basic first aid and basic CPR are still a very small minority even in modern metropolitan areas. The average person has no basic concepts of first aid even less of...

EMS chaotic situation in Argentina 1/2 In my case, I was born in Israel but have been living in Argentina for the last 15 years. (I work counter-seasonally in the US). Since in EMT Life there are many experienced MDA (Magen David Adom) members I will stick to comment about Argentina’s EMS...

Well... A flashlight is an important piece of equipment at any emergency service. If you're looking for a single multi purpose one you should consider all obvious factors as size, weight, effectiveness, price, replacement parts, ... I recommend to everyone working both day time and night...

It's been a while since I've last posted here. Just wanted to know if anyone here worked or is working for Xe Company (formerly known as Blackwater USA) as an EMT-T at any level (EMT-B, EMT-I, EMT-P). I am interested in getting just general information about working in such type of work...

It's been a while since I posted anything here but I'm sure most of you we'll find these videos from YouTube interesting. -A change from the usual topics (vollies Vs. pros, armed EMS personnel, mishaps with RNs and LEOs, owning your personal rig, ...) :P ((Just kidding)) Most professional...

It reminds me the understaffing problem LAPD still faces -which remains unknown to most tax payers there. Does any pre-1993 NYC EMS EMT-B / EMT-Paramedic knows why the EMS got merged with the FDNY? (I hope it wasn't their USAR role in the movie 'Day light' shadowing FDNY) ;) Have those...

Thanks! I did not know Latex can cause an anaphylactic shock to those allergic to it. (That was my idea of a severe allergic reaction -just that I wasn't sure if it could be called anaphylaxis. I used to only relate it with stings, bites and food allergies.) Guri

That's just FUBAR! If there would have been an enemy inside the first guy to open the door would have been shot. Probably the second one too. Once it's confirmed no one is in there, why entering? -Send the bomb squad robot. No wonder the need for contractors is growing. :P:ph34r...

>Question to FullArrest (original poster): You wrote: "I work a lot of private events as a means for some extra income. I have often come across organizations (especially professional level sports organizations) which have their own medical paperwork (entirely risk management tools) that...

In addition to what certguy wrote (and in case the snake was not killed / captured), ask about the snake's head shape. Was it in a shape of a diamond / wider than the rest of the body? ((Every season I work in Alabama we see some snakes near and in the river. Most are just "water snakes" but...