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everybody with REMSI has portable radios, we use them as pagers and we all have identifiers and radio numbers.

I stick the clip of my radio on the outside of my pockets

the most rediculous call I got was for a "unknown medical problem", when we got their the chick had her suitcare and a couple bags of extra clothes ready. When asked what was wrong, she relplied, " my dad is just giving me a hard time". She also requested going to a facility that was about 50...

I'm not a big fan at all of the ****ies. I buy the tru-spec from a army navy surplus store. The chick that owns the place buys ALOT of the tru-speck bdu pants for the ems agencies

they say that the majority of EMT's suffer from some level of PTSD or Compassion Fatigue. I've also learned that suicide is a leading caust of death for EMS providers(in some cities suicide is)

on the PPCR forms that agency uses, they have the GCS and the rule of 9's on it.

lol, actually, we still have 3-4 still in service. At sation 5- the paid station, the first and second run trucks have the strykers, but the 3 and 4th run have oldies you were talking about, the Volunteer Station at station 3 has the old stretcher while the other volunteer station at station 4...

REMSI uses the stryker stretcher. They look EXACTLY like this : http://www.med-worldwide.com/media/ezpror4.jpg

she's just a little nervous man. I'm not gonna lie, I was a lil nervous on my first stretcher lift and move because I was scared that I would screw up

If I was you, I would lift from the feet side, that way your partner gets the "heavy" end. Sometimes if the patient is heavy, I'll be all slick like and be at the feet end of the stretcher that way my partner gets the heavy end.

Im exicited, I AIC'd for 2 calls last night and I did the PPCR and insurance billing. The only thing is, I have to start doing the truck identification which means I have to locate certain things in a certain amount of time. In my EMT-B class, they never taught us anything about how to use a...

start initian assesment so I would start her on some 15L non-rebreather reassess vitals ever 5-10 minutes, contact hospital and give patient stats, arrive at hospital, etc.

also, if I know a call will be REALLY messy, I'll put on 2 pairs, that way I less on the risk of contaminating the jumpkit or something else.

yeah, I don't agree with selective BSI because of MRSA running rampant, I'm never too careful. Even if you fell and need help getting up you're see me with my gloves on.

The only reason I could see a EMT of any level starting CPR on somebody with Rigor mortis is if the PT was a family member. But still, our training tells us that once we see pooling or dependency or if there is a un-shockable rythm then there is no saving unless you're ALS and can...