Recent content by paramedichopeful

Well I just moved 2 months ago and now I live outside of town where when it rains the roads all turn to mud and if it gets windy you're gonna have a tree down somewhere, most of the time it lands someplace inconvenient. So I usually go on out and at least secure the scene and update the en-route...

My stuff is fairly simple. I have my first aid kit, flares, my dept. radio and mechanical supplies (duct tape, wire ties, toolkit, etc.). Oh, I almost forgot my EMS uniform and jacket and my fireman's pants and jacket. Not much, it all fits into a box about 18 inches on all 3 dimensions. CPR...

This is an outrage. I agree with what someone else said that this qualifies as abandonment. I think it's ironic that FDNY EMS always says they don't get any respect but then they go and do stunts like this one. What is wrong with people? When I see something happen I at least try to help the...

If they aren't going to be helpful, then they can stay far away from the scene. However, if they are going to do something constructive and actually respond to the scene, then I ahve no problem with them being there. But as I just said in the post before this one the IEMA is on it now so I guess...

I don't have to worry about it now. The IEMA received a complaint from an anonymous responder (I swear to God it wasn't me) and now they are launching an investigation tomorrow. So I don't know if it's good or bad. I know I didn't tip the IEMA about it but apparently someone else is ticked about...

*****in'!!! Are those the ones with the run flat tires?

My dept. has very simple rules about siren use: must be used at night, while lights are on, or when running code 3. Since I usually run the siren I set the touch-panel up to run a limited show and just use the floor mounted horn button when we roll through intersections. I really can't say...

I will agree that it is unbelievable. I first found out about it from one of the Medics and it was a complete shock to me. I refused to believe it 100% until I was on a wreck and I saw it happen with my own 2 eyes. We are definitely going to get something done about this. Unauthorized people...

Well the deal is we are kind of out in a rural area and have a tow service that is contracted with the county. So they automatically get all the calls that EMS and fire do. They like to stop at the gas station and get the jumbo sized coffee before they come out to get in our road and stand there...

Alright, I hate to bit*ch but I'm going to anyway because I know that someone one here knows what I'm talking about. Right now I am sitting in front of the computer with my portable on. There is an MVA on the Interstate, but I am not going to go out there because they are already covering it...

I always thought it was hilarious to mess with people who were faking a seizure. Not like really mess with them, but like when you ask them to hold out a wrist to get a pulse or pulse-ox and they hold that hand still while you are doing your thing but the rest of their body is violently shaking...

Gosh. I have no clue how many times I've asked myself why I chose this path. Sometimes it occurs at the strangest times- while eating supper, driving, trying to sleep, or just doing something as simple as laundry. It comes to surface constantly, and the answers are a deluge- I have millions of...

Even as a student I have to carry a portable, due mainly to the hours I have to log on observation on the calls. Ours are Motorola, with all the bells and whistles. There is even a distress key which you can use to get help if you're endangered. Not all of us carry radios, but those of us that...

Alright, this is going to be strange but here goes.... "What happened to the vehicles that responded on 9/11?" Tonight in class we covered situations and scenarios. One of them was: "You are in a large Med.Duty ambulance going code 3 down a country road. You are in the back sitting by...

Thanks, guys. This should be the last piece of info I need to get these darn cards finished. Basic class was a cakewalk, but now things are getting a little harder. Just wish I could skip the rest of Intermediate and go right to IV's. Treatment of simple, almost nonexistent injuries is very much...