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In my 20yrs in EMS I have had my share of armed violent patients but the key is to always leave a safe exit for yourslef and your partner as we all know that. 75% of our members of service wear bullet "RESISTANT" vest (why they call them bullet proof idk). Our uniforms are the smae...

I have the best of both worlds I guess.... I am a road supervisor/battalion chief for a large EMS service; I basically have the ability to pick and choose my calls 90% of the time, basically responding as a first responder/supervisor. I love working on the road and outside...I get to drive...

Well..I can say in CT it has been steady with these type of calls. Since the economy dropped our inner city coverage areas has seen a little more violence as far as late night convenience store hold-ups but fortunetly we have not had any serious injuries as the outcome. In this area of the...

Any services use the 9th Brain Suites for online staff training.

best self-defense is not walking into a situation you can't get out of.... Bust as far as some type of training look into local police departments for some basic training...they will most likely be more than willing to have a few volunteers for their guys to beat up!!

A little about me: 23 years paid Paramedic/Firefighter NREMT-P / EMS-I / POST-I / IPMBA EMSC Race Track Fire Fighter - Nascar/ALMS/Grand AM/SCCA Prior Military - Combat Medic / Horse Mounted Honor Guard I am on this forum just for networking with other professionals in the EMS industry.

Wages Problem with wages are that most people work for NON-County or City services. Working for a private company usually mean lower wages, close to no pension if any, and NO federal funding. I think there should be Federal Funding avail to private services and grant programs geared...

Never predict To be a good provider never predict anything...always complete a true evaluation of the patient. Over the 20 years of working as a medic I never predict much more than what I may eat for dinner on shift. I have seen new medics and EMTs use this and yes it can be found in...

Actually many of these are used daily We regularly use canvass and poles vs stair chair. It is easier/faster with load and go type calls. We have the canvass on the cot for every call it must be "popped" open then sheet placed on the canvass. It also allows for fast easy decon of the cot...