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    Boston EMS TV Show

    It urks me that they stage Boston EMS giving CMED patches of incoming patients then blatantly show a private or fire department bringing in the actual patient (talking about Save My Life-Boston Trauma). Boston EMS was not originally going to be a show but they had so much extra material from...
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    C-Collar for Sleeping

    Hammock game strong.
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    Naloxone Admin By EMT's

    PD and BLS have it in my neck of the woods. BLS has the straight 2mg and cannot titrate. In regards to indication, I've even seen fellow ALS providers give it to patients who don't need to be receiving it. Unconscious+solid respiratory effort will never get narcan from me.
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    What is your team doing for Ebola?

    KCM1 was featured on the news. They took an older truck and stripped everything out to make an "ebola ambulance".
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    Bleeding control

    A large majority of cops around me carry the SWAT due to its ability to lay flat behind a plate carrier or armor bundled with some quik-clot. I've only used one as a pressure dressing and it worked great. Probably wouldn't use one as a first line TQ if I had a CAT handy just due to the fact its...
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    Bleeding control

    The SWAT-T TQ might fit your bill. It's pretty compact but then again a CAT is pretty small too. You're disillusioned if you think an IV rubber TQ will stop arterial bleeding.
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    station alerting systems

    Thanks DEmedic! I will tomorrow morning when I get off shift. We will ultimately have a professional do the install, but as of now I'm just looking at options from a budget point of view and if there are any considerations we need to make the architect aware of.
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    station alerting systems

    Our agency is undergoing the process of designing a new station. Our current station is attached directly to our dispatching center so tones come over via a PA which is hard-lined and plays our tones plus the voice dispatch. The new station will be a separate building so I was tasked with...
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    I did it...now what?

    I wouldn't. Scrubs aren't professional outside of a hospital setting. If you can get a pair of emt pants that's great. If not, navy or tan khakis would look better than scrubs in my opinion.
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    Vehicle lighting

    Check out the elightbars forum. They're all blinky blinky whack whack.
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    Can students work part-time/weekends only?

    Do some research on volunteer agencies in your area or a collegiate run service at your university. Those are usually far more forgiving in their commitment and scheduling.
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    NCEMSF Conference 2014 - Meetup/Roll Call

    I'll be there for the whole weekend. Definitely down for a meetup.
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    Wound care supplies

    Are saline bags OTC in Canada?
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    CPAP and oxygen depletion

    The M tank IS the onboard rig tank.
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    What equipment would you want

    Mother of god. I don't think there are any toys that you don't already have.
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