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Start off with a good A&P textbook. If you don't start there, don't bother.

At least someone here is thinking rationally! I LOVE the Army version of the Under Armour compression boxer-briefs. Very cool and comfy in the desert, and in-stock at every BX. But I had to keep some old school cotton boxers on hand for flights and convoys. Under Armour burns like JP-4...

You're a working, commissioned officer?

It is contrary to Oklahoma law (a crime, not just a ticketable offense) to interfere with EMS personnel. A perceived traffic offense is not justification to violate that criminal law. And it takes longer than a week to fire a cop.

Bummer. We have such a shortage of firemen in Florida.

Yes. He started the confrontation to begin with, and illegally so. Saucey, your theory is nonsense. Few people are even defending these troopers on the LEO forums. It's not just us condemning their behavior. And have you ever noticed that it's the same couple of cop wannabes here who are...

The solution is simple. Next time you see him on a scene, get a cop's attention, point to the guy, and say "he needs to go". It has always worked for me. Never even had the officer ask for any explanation. If he mouths off to the cop, he'll get more than he's bargained for, and you'll never...

Maybe you can beat a rookie, but not a veteran. We became pretty adept at applying and inflating MAST in less than a minute during the 80s. Those that have practiced it can do it faster than you can take a blood pressure.

Wow... this is like a bad Back To The Future sequel. I expected the date on this thread to be 1979, not 2009. Is the EOA even made anymore?

Dude, you gotta quit hanging around the Euro trash. You're picking up their lingo. Next thing you know, you're going to forget how to spell color, and neighbor, and behavior. :P

Correct. They do run on EMS calls. But I meant that they do not "run EMS". Sorry for the confusion. Hate to tell you, ekulluke1, but Texas isn't like Florida. As austinmedic2004 points out (and I should have), you do not have to have fire certs to become a fireman in Texas. The larger...

Jon makes an excellent point. Anyone who has ever taken a debate class knows the educational value of researching a position opposite of your own. Think of something that you support, then research the opposing viewpoint. The purpose of writing assignments in paramedic school is three-fold...

The media is already publishing the statement, which probably means it came from an official source (although I would never claim that the media is beyond being duped). Welcome to Oklahoma, lol. But it's no worse than the typical grammar we see here on this forum.

Since over half of all flights are just glorified IFTs anyhow, it'll be as helpful as anything else.

Other than obtaining a scientific foundation, as with A&P, Pathophys, Psychology, Sociology, Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, etc..., there is no sound method of getting a "head start" on paramedic school. Reading through the textbook before starting the class is useless. Learning IVs or EKGs...

I can guarantee you that this would happen a lot less often if EMS was armed. Might make the Oklahoma State Police think twice before assaulting us too.

Austin FD could not care less about paramedics. They don't run EMS, and have no desire to. They also, like most urban FDs these days, get several thousand applicants for every open position, so you'd better have a back-up plan to make a living with. Otherwise, you'll just be one more...

Okay. Well, major cities constitute a very small portion of the country. The real world tends to do things very differently than NYC, LA, and Boston. Because, believe it or not, some agencies are too cheap to hire paramedics to dispatch.

That would hold water had he actually made an arrest. He didn't. And he didn't control a situation. He initiated a situation. Because it will put cops on notice that they are not above the law, cannot get away with illegal behavior with impunity, and will suffer consequences just like us...

Your experience is inadequate. The federal government does not in any way dictate the age at which someone may carry a sidearm. Never have. Never will.