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Don't knock wheelchair transports! They are easy and the patients are typically talkative.

check the protocols. -lividity -rigor -decapitation -obvious signs of death[major organs out side of body] If I remember right, those are the 4 criteria for calling a DOA in MA without med control.

I use very similar pens. Uni-ball has a pen with a similar design. I prefer to use the 0.5 tip. I also buy those blue bic pens that come in the 10 packs for 2 bucks. Those are for my partners that need a pen or I have to write on something that will eventually be photocopied.

I heard rumor that Medstar wants Framingham. Natick Fire is ALS, so they'll just have back up. Waltham will be interesting thought. Cataldo and Fallon will put serious bids in and I rumor is my company is putting in a serious bit after turning Waltham down for years.

AMR is fleeing the northeast. Since the start of 2009, they lost 7 911 Contracts in NH. They lost the Partners contract which is a BIG contract. They also lost Newton, which is a busy city. Rumor is Cataldo is going for Wellesley and Waltham too. The battle for the Waltham contract will be...

originally from Boston, lived in the burbs for a bit, living in Cambridge now.

on-scene. always fun. Not only does a van roll over, but it was full of children. No major injuries.

NY is a border state. You are fine. NY has a border state agreement.

I wouldn't call it a hiatus. Go someplace cheaper. Look into pro, boston ems or mass bay. Yes, word is that BEMS will be throwing together a medic class.

In the Boston area you have cities that are fire department run. Some are ALS and some are BLS and privates to back them up. You also have TONS of tons that are run by privates. Every town does it differently.

going to shows[music], movies - indie/obsure, bikes[bicycle], cartography, soon to take up sailing come spring time.

Boston EMS is municipal It really depends where you want to live. I live and cambridge and work the metro north-ish area.

I was told a few of the FDNY trucks were at Fort Totten to show new employees how some people were saved by hiding in them.

I'm a black cloud. My first one we got pulses back, but the guy died in the ED hours later. It was at a dialysis clinic. We were waiting to pick up another patient when the nurse called us over for some help with an unresponsive person.

Is dana sampson running the emt-b class there?

Armstrong HQ is Arlington - BLS base with one ALS intercept, a few transporting ALS too, typically one. Medford - primary 911, mostly an ALS base Cambridge - one ALS intercept Burlington - small BLS base with, one ALS intercept truck wilmington - 7-8 BLS trucks brighton - 4 BLS trucks...

Does your service operate as BLS? In mass a service has to operate as BLS level for a year before it can offer ALS service.

most of my "better" calls come out of nursing homes or nursing home residents that are at doctors or dialysis appointments. They will be some of your sickest patients

Not every place can stock trucks with a spare battery.

If you're going to half *** checking out a truck, at least make sure the green check is there on the AED.