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My Emergency Management resume is headed with name, address, contact, blah blah. My name has the NREMT suffix, as I do believe it is worthy. If I get my CEM I'll replace it with that. I use NREMT instead of EMT-B (Texas licenses EMT-B's) because of the national recognition, and it is arguably...

Perhaps it is a mentality thing on my part, but the last thing I'm thinking about on a fairly busy day and up is sex, let alone anything sexual. I could not imagine going to grope a friend with benefits between patients or even just tasks. Between the nastiness from wherever a patient's been...

You're talking about the MCI busses though, right? With the fold down cots and such? Slept in one of those during a SAR incident that ran into a 2nd op period. Surprisingly cozy, though I'm sure it is not as pretty when it is filled with 20 trauma vics. The posted bus seems more like 1st...

So, unfortunately that remains any issue. The MDF rim pops off just as easy and putting this stuff back together in a cave is a nuisance. I e-mailed both Littmann and MDF looking for either a sleeve-like diaphragm ring (think Littmann's Bell Sleeve, but bigger), a product that wouldn't have this...

For the aerobics lessons, of course.

Word. The PITA about scrubs is they and the knot slowly slip. At least BDUs have a belt. I'll be through the end of a crawly cave and not have to adjust my BDUs.

A couple scary quotes in that article. First off, passed over in 1999 and 2000? First off I'm just impressed those records were maintained with their massive volumes, but secondly that is quite some time ago. Are other departments doing this retroactive Affirmative Action stuff? I know plenty of...

My old IFT boss told me a story once. Female elderly Pt in the box headed to facility non-emergent, daughter following behind in car. It was pouring by the time they got to the facility. To keep the Pt dry he covered her with a yellow, now multipurpose sheet, face and all, with consent of...

I'm sure this (or a variant of it) has been posted here before, but it is funny enough to watch again. I've never seen it before, my girlfriend found it. I guess it is a remake of an older card's similar video. Made my day though.

Word. Big bari's, big as in I'm concerned about the bed. Just the jerks though. Some folks are honestly sorry and do whatever they can to help providers, but others could care less; they get treated well no matter what, might as well be lazy about it...

Well, the thing is as a Tech you do not get to make many decisions, only point things out for the Doc to decide. That said, my interview did not involve any testing let alone skills-related questions, but more personality and critical thinking. "What would you do in this situation?" Insert...

And the psychologist is allowed to support this? No criminal charge? That's what sickens me. Talk about playing along with a mental disorder.

Personally I'd love to see AEMT as an Associates and Paramedic as a BS, the difference between that and how it is now being not necessarily the program education, but the college/university's core education (various courses in English, social sciences, biology, etc.). How come the profession...

As an EMT in college, I can tell you it ain't easy. I started part-time towards the end of a spring semester at a random, distant IFT that was willing to hire me for 1-2 shifts a week. Used that line of experience on my resume to get a full-time job as an ER Tech, but that was a stroke of...

I tend to drag mine through a cave and clean clumps of mud off of it after. The last thing I want is an expensive steth, let alone an electronic one. Not to derail the derailed, but I just have to ask, does anyone "bling out" their stethoscope with a roll of tape? Never saw this before working...

Voting for change of top in the car. As a tech I work in scrubs, so if I am meeting family for dinner after work or something I just take my top off and leave my black underarmour undershirt on (I wear them loose so its not as obnoxious as it sounds). Used scrubs are nasty, especially at dinner...

Thanks for the suggestion. Some team guys have brought up MDF in discussion, but I just never considered it because at the time I was happy with my Littmann. From looking at their lineup it seems the Acoustica and MD Ones are essentially the same design and structure, the only difference being...

Howdy folks. I have a decent little Littman Classic II SE that I've owned for a few years now and have had great success with. As I've been transitioning to a medical/rescuer role in special operations I have started carrying my stethoscope in a little bit more aggressive ways. Per...