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This..... Personally I intubate more frequently at my flight job then I did while also working at my 911 side job I just left after 12 years. Most of the places we fly for scene work don't have RSI, and there are many times we intubate for IFT's where it hasn't been done already for a multitude...

Sorry for your loss man.

Maryland unfortunately. That’s on top of already having an HQL license with live scan fingerprints on file just to purchase, and I also have my designated collectors license which exempts you from only purchasing one regulated firearm every 30 days but you still have to wait the 7 day “cooling...

I don't hunt, but my buddy owns a T3X and is super happy with it. Said it was one of the best shooting rifles outta the box he's ever bought for what thats worth. Only bolt gun I have is a 700sps, which I rarely ever shoot now a days because I moved a decent distance away from the outdoor range.

Hit up the Emergent C man! I swear by that stuff!

Any good? I will soon be switching programs and going back to my old flight program that requires all leather boots. If these are decent might have to swap out my Salomons I’m currently wearing for these.

These are knock off's of the old school Warrington Pro Boots which were the sh*t back in the day, and aren't being made anymore. They have bunker style, and both 8 and 10 inch models. We used to wear the 10 inch models both as station boots and turnout boots because they were NFPA certified for...

I surely hope so! Just got the call today my latest purchase is cleared for pickup after my 7 day waiting period. I am also in the market for a Scorpion Micro and I am kicking myself for not just buying it same day and putting them both on the same waiting period :(

Sucks because you could either be the guy who beat up an old man, or the guy who got his *** kicked by an old man lol. No win situation, although I find it extremely difficult to walk away from situations like that I force myself to, but if someone lays hands on me then all bets are off.

All of this.... 250 miles is insane, but you do you. Like others have said, your time where that is bearable and enjoyable will be limited. As soon as the newness of flying wears off it's a job like anything else, and a 250 mile commute straight up sucks no matter the schedule or how you slice...

Just goes to show they don't know what they don't know. For a lot of them it was/is likely their first HEMS job and they failed to educated themselves prior to on what makes an outfit safe, so they aren't familiar with what certain industry standards are, or have never worked for/been exposed to...

Congrats on the new job. There is the whole "dress to egress" craze now which partly makes sense, but some people have taken it to the extreme. It's my opinion that no one need a chest rig, battle belt, or load bearing vest to carry what they need for survival gear on their person and have the...

I saw that info came out as well, and totally agree. The crew members also have a responsibility to speak up and say no as well, but we don’t know what kind of pressure they were under that lead to the poor decision making. I have taken flights in my career that other programs have turned down...

Amen. My wife is from upstate, Rochester area, and we have a ton of friends in the Syracuse & Constantia area's. I would love to move there to be closer to them, but everything you mentioned above are the reasons in which we haven't.

Same, when I saw the crash notification I was like ugh I was just reading this thread the other day.

I don't remember saying it did in my post. It may not dictate, but certainly isn't an unreasonable request from a transport crew hauling a patient out of a facility to have a few pages of patient information. Some of this may be required for billing practices as well. Example: D.C. Medicaid...

Demand that you get the information that you need printed out before you leave. We have encountered the same on some of our flights within the system. Sending the records electronically or "they're in the system" are all fine and well, but we as clinicians still need a copy of important...

Absolutely, totally alone lol. I find the fiber optics in the Masimo pulse ox cables are extremely sensitive and prone to fractures, and they’re expensive as crap to replace. We do use the blue Zoll cable wraps on ours in the aircraft, and wrap all the stuff together loosely with a B/P cuff...

8 weeks full-time as a third then progressing to second crew member with preceptor over watch as deemed ready by the preceptor. 10 live tubes. LVAD, IABP, ECMO classes, and Peds/OB/Trauma bay/transfer intake center rotations. Overall our on boarding program sucks here in my opinion compared to...

Haha I don't know him personally, and I actually just kinda stumbled across it via an advertisement on Facebook I believe. I have never been a big Podcast guy, more of a hard copy magazine reader, so this is the first time I am trying something online and it's evidence based stuff vs. the...