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Note, in my county we're mostly volunteer fire EMT, paid EMS so while a medic is likely to go in at this point we at pushing to send volunteer EMTs in efforts to have all ambulances running transport.

Okay, so small town USA here. My entire country really, but due to growing tension and threats we have planned for the worst. Eg. school shooting, county sheriff's office sends a team in with an unarmed TAC Medic to triage and render emergency care while clearing the building. In these...

I know I'm not the only one who's lost something in the field or hospital. So what's the craziest thing you've lost and how. Personally I've lost shears and pen lights (countless,) a glucomiter, and a thermometer.

Try this: N.C.G.S. 20-166b

No, just heard it from an officer in my Dept a while back, but I never really cared to look it up mostly because I stop anyways and like what TransportJockey said, can't prove who was driving.

I just stick to " is there any possibility you could be pregnant?"

It was real but I couldn't remember all info but yes, I was looking for someone to stick to the standard triage but I'm glad somebody actually thought to use reverse triage

First scenario, constructive criticism welcome. Medic Units 2, 4 & 5 respond to 111 Party Ln. on a lightning strike, multiple patients. No further information at this time. [@19:30] You (unit 2) arrive on scene to find 4 patients, all have been drinking. Units 4 & 5 are 7 minutes out, here is...

Yeah, same in NC and if you're an EMT with an identifying mark on your vehicle such as a sticker and you don't stop you could be held liable for negligence, if someone notices and pushes it off coarse.

I agree with Summit, but if you're that bent on making a kit, here's what I carry: two or three 5x9s (never liked a 4x4), one or two 3 in rollers, ibuprofen (for fever control only), a tourniquet, a handful of bzk wipes, bandanna and a two way radio (keep it off till you need it) oh and gloves.

Regardless everything but the ammonia and narcan would be great EDC for your vehicle.

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That's fair on the ammonia, as far as the "getting up in the air" my Cheif has personally seen it happen to a LEO. And yes I do operate under medical control, but honestly I don't know if ammonia is still in protocols for my state though.

I've used a couple inhalants, not much or often. I actually carry the narcan for responders due to increase in accidental fentanyl overdoses such as when it gets up in the air.

So from my understanding aren't some units even being deployed with cats on their limbs from the get-go and just wrench down if needed.

In my opinion I'm still siding with the SWAT-T. Same big points of one-handed use simplicity for the lay people but it also has multiple applications other than just as a tourniquet, such as a pressure dressing or even a sling if needed.

Pancakes to pancakes. And agreed /\

ECG rhythms and interpretation between them. I practice on the medics a lot asking them if it's one thing if yes they tell me, if not they tell me why. Also different breath sounds. By the way, you've got hemothorax twice..

Wherever you're at I want to work there.

I volunteer in an 'out in the sticks' kinda place. I carry this literally everywhere: TQ or two, some gauze and rollers, gloves and sanitizer, notepad and pen, cpr sheild, stethoscope, ammonia inhalents, Band-Aids, prep pads, and because of how bad the drug scene is now two doses of narcan.