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Full arrest at 9am but it wasn't a DOA!

60s yom dispatched for altered status to a chain restaurant less than a mile from the station arrive on scene prior to ALS-bearing fire truck elderly man seated on the asphalt, back to the car he came to the parking lot in, wife hovering over - worried put him onto the stretcher and into the...

Out of my EMT class of eight, I know of two who have yet to test. One (a high schooler) did it because she thought she might be interested and knew that riding with a rescue squad volunteer would look good on a college app, and one still hasn't tested for what I'll describe - for lack of a...

http://www.chesterfield.gov/EMSPassport/ They do! I think it's a fantastic idea, tantamount to insurance. Probably a little riskier than insurance for the county, but money in the pocket is money in the pocket. It's a program where you pay a subscription fee ($30 for individuals and $60 for...

When the federal government's policy makes more sense than yours, you have some catching up to do.

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You really can't. Most everyone is going to be tentative their first few times on the truck. Once you gain a little familiarity is when you start to gain confidence. But I'm not sure that's something you can teach or replicate in the classroom.

Hit the "Reply" link at the bottom right of the post, next to "Like"

It's ironic that the last post in this thread prior to @titmouse 's untimely (and probably accidental) bump was about bumping zombie threads.

And if you click on the blue dot it takes you to the first unread post in the thread.

Never known a cop to exaggerate how much resistance someone was putting up.

Virginia is the exact opposite of that, TJ. Volunteer squads are overstaffed and will often require a year+ of experience prior to even considering you. They do much of the heavy lifting during the nights/weekends in the counties. That said, my interview for the volunteer agency I'm a part of...

Will I be able to "like" posts?

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Folks chimed in in between various walls of text, but they were drowned out.

Just remember to ask all patients with fever, aching, headache or any of the other early signs of ebola if they've been to West Africa recently. :rolleyes:

You know that book you read during your class? I'd start with that.

We've been able to, as BLS providers, administer narcan intranasally for a while now in my system. If I were to do so it wouldn't become an ALS call. I'd be responsible for changing out the drug box at the hospital, etc. My presumption is that LE would administer narcan concurrent to contacting us.

I must be missing your point.

I requested a crew change. I wish personality conflicts were taken into account but I'm relatively new to the company so I have a feeling they wouldn't care if I told them the real reason I wanted a switch. I made up something instead.