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As an EMT-B you may or may not be doing too much in severe traumas, but our system is different up north. Good luck!

Yes, there's modified/light duties available (paper pushing) but it's not something that really makes me happy. I haven't really given them an answer yet but I feel it's just time for me to move on to something less intensive (mentally or otherwise). Since the accident and the subsequent head...

Manual/folding WC's go in the curb door well during transport. Electric WC/scooters we contact family to see if they can pick it up (supers drive SUVs and will stay behind until family arrives). Otherwise we contact PD.

Thank you. I've loved photography as much as I did my job, so I think it will be good. It took me 7 months to get out of my funk and stop moping around. Although there will always be a part of me missing - a part of my r. patella lol. Seriously though, I do miss the job. Both my fire family and...

This guy is a moron, IMO. Good thing he was arrested before he ended up doing something really stupid. As much as I love dogs, they're not the sole focus of any emergency services personnel. That isn't to say I haven't done CPR on a canine before (interesting experience), but humans are #1 goal...

I just want to say thank you to everyone. I am very thankful to just be alive, and it was one hell of an experience to see the suck from the patient side. Apparently the arresting LEO's cruiser dash cam caught everything from the car hitting me right up to the arrest. He's offered to show it to...

Thanks! I may just do that; can't cut EMS/FD out of my system that easily!

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I've never been in your scenario, but I've met various "arrogant retards". What I did in my case was simply my job. Once I transferred care to the hospital, the patient is in their hands. I hate to be negative, but these people are everywhere in every profession in every country. Now if this...

In November I was working a highway MVC. Some jerkoff decided to skip the 5 or so police cruisers, 3 fire apparatuses, and 2 ambulances on the highway via the grassy area next to the shoulder of the road and sped through the scene. I ended up getting hit as I was grabbing some gear from...

Jesus, I haven't been on this website since November. :unsure:

I may have been very young (11 years old) when 9/11 occurred, but those images on CNN are burned into my memory. I will never forget as long as I live, not only those who lost their lives but what that meant - not just for the United States, but for the entire world. Even us in Canada felt the...

Working an active AMI, the man's son asked "Can I help?" In a way it was rather cute and touching in that special annoying way kids can be when you're trying to save a man's life. We had a chuckle while at hospital triage. And then I had the intoxicated 16 year old who fell off a car while...

Here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, FD is always dispatched along with EMS on chest pain, respiration problems, falls or any other sort of call where there is a foreseeable need for some brute strength and many hands. That being said, all firefighters in Alberta are required to possess a valid...

Not sure if this has been said previously although I'm sure you're well aware of your religious beliefs and what can and cannot be done within said religion, however I do know many muslims who do not don the facial hair that is so desired within their religion. May of said muslims I know do wish...

I did standby for the same sort of event; I was lucky and only had a few crash & burns, some cases of elevated HR/BP beyond what is expected from that sort of event, a couple sever hyponaetramia and one severe dehydration.

The last one is funny because it's fake. However the 999 ones... If those are real, sure they're funny, but it's astounding how stupid people can be.

Had a dude earlier this week cut up his own arm with a razor blade (distal posterior). This was at my security job, so my EMS train of thought really wasn't taking a priority (therefore do not lecture me about scene safety - this IS my job). Entered this guy's apartment with garbage, 2-week-old...

Too many incidents happened with my service with friends/family members of the patient that we generally don't give them a lift even if they ask for one. Three is already a crowd, four is a sardine can with flashy things and loud things on round things. Sometimes we'll accommodate given certain...