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To try to bring the thread back to the original question. If you want to build a kit, THINK SIMPLE. You could carry: 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x9, 8x10 and 10x30 gauze and 4 sizes of cling Or a few 4x4s and 1 10x30 and a few rolls of 4" cling You could carry 1/2" tape 1" tape 2" tape...

Massachusetts is not a national registry state, but we do have a law that says you are required to have your emt and cpr cards with you while acting as an EMT. You might want to find out if your state has a similar requirement.

Just make sure that you don't provide any level of care above that of a first responder, and make sure people are aware that you are just providing basic first aid, not emergency medicine. You can get sued by anybody for just about anything these days, however as long as you do your first...

I was just going to post a link to this site. I have owned and worn one of these belts nearly every day for the last 5 years. I got the 1.5" black 5 stitch instructor belt. It is stiff enough that carrying a heavy radio or pager won't cause it to sag or twist. After 5 years, the velcro...

Just to make sure you are clear, once you pass your EMT-B training you are not an EMT yet. You will have to pass a set of examinations outside of the class and then you will get your card. But wait, you still aren't there yet. You need to be a member or employee of a service, company or...

My service does BGL checks at the basic level without any oversight. So there is at least one rural town service doing it in MA.

I think you read into the post that you quoted completely wrong. By your response I have to assume that you believe that medic417 was implying that EMTs can't save people and only paramedics can. I think most people would agree with me that medic417's jest was that a health care provider had...

Sell the MTX850-LS on ebay, buy an older motorola p1225 or HT1000 on ebay and have the local motorola shop program it for you. Thats what I would do.

Nomex isn't fireproof, just resistant. If you hold a flame to it for very long, you will damage it.

To be honest, electricians generally don't know much about electricity. They know about electrical code and installation. Thats not quite true. Very simply, Ohm's law says that Current is equal to Voltage divided by Resistance. This means for a set resistance you need higher voltage to...

Ok, I wasn't saying I don't believe you, just that if we could find something I would like to post it at my dept for everyone else to see.

Can you cite a source for the duty to act if wearing a patch?

Work for me is a defense contractor,with office, warehouse and manufacturing space. I am part of the company emergency response team, which deals with EMS, fire, HAZMAT, confined space operations, etc. As an EMT with an outside service, I am issued a radio and a jump kit to keep in my...

Work for me is a defense contractor,with office, warehouse and manufacturing space. I am part of the company emergency response team, which deals with EMS, fire, HAZMAT, confined space operations, etc. As an EMT with an outside service, I am issued a radio and a jump kit to keep in my...

Along the same lines, even in a trauma type situation like this, don't forget that there could also be a medical that caused the accident. You don't want to miss that a patient is hypoglycemic and headed for diabetic coma because you were concentrating on a possible broken arm and a bruise to...

Do you know what kind of vehicle the other driver had? Car, Truck, Train, etc?

Good morning. I got my tech license about 4 years ago and upgraded to extra 2 years ago. While most of my radio gear is related to the fire/ems world, I do maintain an HF station and keep local repeaters and 2m simplex frequencies programmed in my commercial radios.

In most cases you would ask them to stop and stand back, then begin your assessment from the beginning. Bystanders have been known to do CPR on people who are breathing and have a pulse, or on someone who has obvious signs of death which EMTs would not work. Never trust a bystander blindly.

Airpacks don't weigh all that much. If you want to simulate the weight, then find out what brand of pack you expect to be using (based on local FD most likely) and then look up the weight on the manufacturer's website. The biggest thing about moving with an airpack on (in my opinion at...

We have gotten stuck a few times, however there has always been a firefighter who responded to the call with a pickup truck and a chain to get us out.