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The Rumbler. The Federal Signal Rumbler edit: oops, didn't see MCERT1 beat me too it.. my bad.

not to change subjects... In regards to HIPAA & MCI's...doesn't the rules kinda change (for lack of a better term), at least for the purposes of make proper identification of (living or dead) bodies, reuniting families, etc? (I'm talking a real MCI, not a MVA w/ 1 Ambulance & 6...

Not everyone needs high-flow O2 My tips for the new EMT : Oxygen: know its indications for practical application versus testing purposes. (i.e. no o2 vs NC vs NRB) - it's a major trend around here Become proficient with [manual] vital sign taking Become historian with your patients, develop...

i'm typically not the gossip/TMZ type but... more info: http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/usa-to-develop-buddy-paramedic-comedy-co-written-and-produced-by-denis-leary/

EMSWorld Link So when they say comedy, do they mean parody?

ya, i spent a good grand for my paramedic program on the orange-topped AAOS books. Can just anyone write for them? Don't even get me started on that Nancy Caroline garbage... I have my 'ATT' (and AT&T) - no one has ever heard of it and have been told I should get my PHTLS/ITLS

They do, I witnessed one last week. MVA 2 counties away from trauma center (excuse me.. "Primary Adult Resource Center") around 11am...they auto-launched Trooper 1. 10 minutes later it was back...

Round of applause. As for the Maryland trauma decision tree (whether they become a UMMS pt or other hosptial essentially) there was a thread a few months ago.. http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=21524

The LifePak 15 has 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 & 60 for settings

pressure (In my experience): They do it on every bag that gets pressure (manual or automatic) infusers, cause as people already mentioned, there is residual air and when manually pressure infusing, that air will get infused in once the liquid is gone (after all, air if a fluid too). I can't...

Fbao?

Yessir, its even better when you forget to them they're being recorded!

ET Tubes are not the only airway devices Hospitals have & use...

eh, you'll probably be fine in tennis-shoes, as long as they don't smell or anything...I don't know about your ERs...but there isn't a lot of room to sit unless your a pt or MD...so we're allowed to wear tennis-shoes for comfort (again, so long as its presentable, professional (not muddy, dirty...

Learn! Uniform, Professional! As as basic in the ER/ED: Mostly vitals (most places let EMT's throw on 3 leads), assessment, interact with staff, patients, observe, ask questions, stay out of the way. If a code comes in/occurs, CPR (compressions only (maybe ventilate the tubed PT, or drop...

Simulators Do you have any (advanced) Simulation mannequins (i.e. Laerdal SimMan)? Endless possibilities (that is if you know how to make scenarios for them)...

3rd Reason? How about from vagal stimulation from the gastric distention, especially in the (younger) pedi patients?

Thanks for the responses; I did read the one article by Deaken (though there are more dots than participants in the study, which makes me wonder about validity). PubMed was difficult; didn't yield much thanks so far!

Yeah, I know how old this thread is. Does anyone have any sources related to this? I have been using Google (I don't have extensive resources) but have not had much luck finding anything. A professor is pretty adamant about it being true, but I'd like to see some literature on the topic and...

Perhaps a commission? 5.11 has some great pants (one model has a nylon duty belt included); typically i order from thefirestore.com, fast shipping (especially if east coast!!) never had any problems with any model.