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Well, out here, the state regulations require 6 months minimum at the BLS level before you can go to medic school. Some of the medic schools have gotten even more stringent and require a full year.

I'd have to agree that if you're doing this in an official job capacity, the company should pay for the necessary supplies. FYI, my first exposure to EMS was in an industrial setting ...they had me set-up a Medical Emergency Response Team following the closure of the Medical Department. I was...

I just read an article about the Hatzalah organization here in LA, and checked out their website. You do need to be Jewish to be a member out here (assume NY is the same) because the purpose of the organization is to be able to respond in a way that doesn't violate any of the Orthodox beliefs...

I think the current shuttle fleet has reached the end of its useful lifespan. Remember, they started designing this fleet using 1960s technology. They knew from the start that the tile protection system was an overly complex and failure-prone design, yet it was the only one that made sense at...

Welcome aboard from Southern California.

I've heard a lot of opinions both ways about AMR. My personal experience is minimal...just the shift I ran with LA County (AMR does all their transport) during my training and occasionally chatting with their staff at the ER. I did apply for a job with them some years ago, but that was before I...

To add to what's been said, here in CA, there is no "control" for EMTs (just medics). An EMT in the field can only respond based on policy and transport. Not sure about down in SD, but in LA, EMTs can determine death in the field for certain obvious signs, such as rigor. I've run into the same...

Congrats!

I can kinda understand the rest, but why in the world did they require you to carry a bio bag?

Had that happen a time or two myself, and its always kinda strange when the call comes to you. We had a fire alarm call a few months back (turned out to be nothing). After the call, one of the Captains and a couple of us were sitting on the front bumper of the engine BSing when a car pulls up...

We were running a drill a couple months back and came onto one of the streets up along the northern edge of town. I kid you not...for two blocks, there was only one single car parked on the street, and guess where this genius decided to park. Since it was just a drill, we called PD to leave a...

Beer - Chimay Blue Trappist Ale Liquor - just about any single malt Scotch (particularly Oban or Macallan) Mixed drink - Grey Goose martini w/ 3 olives Non-alcoholic drink - Diet Coke w/ lemon or lime (fresh, not the pre-made kind), pineapple juice Snack - anything with peanut butter, good...

I put all volunteer even though we technically have two paid staff. The Fire Marshal and Fire Inspector are paid and do staff the ambulance during the day (in addition to their fire prevention responsibilities). But, because of the 9/80 schedule City staff work, they're only both on...

Currently, we only provide BLS. Essentially, you can't run an ALS volunteer service in LA County because the County require you to staff two medics 24/7 to be an "ALS service" and we can't guarantee that with the way we're currently set-up. And, if you're not an "ALS service", even if you have...

I like to look at CE as an ongoing process...my opinion is that you should do it as frequently as possible. If you get into the mindset of cramming it all in at the end of a cycle, you can get into trouble (unexpected conflicts, full classes, etc.). Plus, personally, I learn better if I can...

I very much enjoyed PHTLS. Because of my former work schedule, I was way short on the monthly EMS drills the FD does last year, so I took a weekend PHTLS class through the UCLA/Daniel Freeman Hospital Paramedic school (which was open to BLS too). Not only did I get to work with some great...

Congrats to both! As a somewhat-new father, I can definitely say that its a great experience.

Good luck to all out Florida members. My prayers are with you. MY DMAT's on call this month, so if it gets bad we may be down there too. Haven't gotten any alerts yet though.

It probably varies somewhat from department to department. I know the LA Sheriff tactical medics are all full deputies who've been through medic and PHTLS training. Not sure their protocol per se, but I believe they go in and function as members of the team until their medic skills are needed...

We would definitely force entry in that situation. Our utility truck responds on all EMS calls and carries a full range of FE tools. If needed, we'd even roll the engine to the scene.