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In November I was working a highway MVC. Some jerkoff decided to skip the 5 or so police cruisers, 3 fire apparatuses, and 2 ambulances on the highway via the grassy area next to the shoulder of the road and sped through the scene. I ended up getting hit as I was grabbing some gear from...

Story here $10 says they blew through the intersection... Things like these are easily avoided.

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In response to MMiz's locking post in aforementioned thread regarding the thread's "on-topic-ness", I didn't realise any and all threads posts on this website, notably the "Break Room" sub-forum in the "EMS Lounge" forum (description says to sit back, relax and start up conversation with...

Take that! :P

I can't believe this was actually said to me today, coming from somebody with seemingly 0 education in medicine/pharmacology...:wacko:

I have fairly wide thighs, which are always rubbing when I walk/run. Mixed with sweat while on the job it's a bad combination and almost always leads to those painful chafe marks on the inner thigh, is extremely distracting (trying to hold cspine at an MVC while the affected area is burning...

Anyone know of a good brand or set of penlights? I keep breaking the metal clip on all my pupil gauge penlights...

Although not entirely EMS-related, it's still very... interesting... Story here

Exactly as pictured; includes two charger cradles, outlet charger cable and car charger cable. I will throw in the flashlight holster for it as well for free. Perfect condition, only slightly used - practically brand new (bought it in August 09). 18,000 candela/160 lumen. Four light modes: high...

I know the general rule to cope with death on the job is to not let it get personal, however I experienced something quite emotionally disturbing last night. I was working my non-EMS job, which happens to be a contracted event security firm. We were providing security for a rave last night, in...

This one sickens me to the very core. These cops screw up so badly and on so many levels. Full story here. Just a heads up: the F-bomb is dropped a couple times in the story, so it may or may not be safe for your workplace.

Original story here All pictures can be found here ONTARIO, Ohio — A man who investigators said was impersonating a police officer was arrested when officers caught him in the act, 10TV News reported Friday. The most recent incident occurred about two weeks ago when Fred Heitzman, also known...

Blood Energy Potion is a $6 energy drink (availableJanuary 2010) that was made to look -- and have the same nutritional value -- of real blood "The fruit punch flavor packs 4 hours of energy along with iron, protein, and electrolytes. Not only does Blood Energy Potion have a similar nutritional...

A contraindication for Diazapam is obvious ETOH, so I've got a question... During the spring I had a sinus tach episode with HR @ ~180-190 strong/reg resting (cause being consumption of a stimulant and depressant... Redbull and alcohol). To bring my HR down, I was given Valium (diazapam) via...

After a two week hiatus thanks to class I'm finally able to start posting again. And today just happens to be the day of my final scenario testing (in about an hour). I'm pretty nervous at the moment.:wacko::blush: Anyways, I should probably do somet last-minute pharmacology review.

I'm posting this in the ALS section just because of the more advanced knowledge in pharmacology. Just out of curiosity, what is the difference between ratio-Oxycocet, OxyContin, Oxycodone, etc. I'm under the impression that they're exactly the same, or at least for the most part. I know they're...

I'm going to ask you guys this, at the risk of being called a whacker (and yes, I know it makes me as such): I'm looking at a personal jump bag because I'm doing a lot of med vollying for events such as the Ride to Conquer Cancer, Weekend to End Breast Cancer, stuff like that... They require...

If an Albertan EMT moves to Quebec, what kind of equivalency exams or the sort exist? Or do you have to take their PCP course(s)?

I'm laying in bed, just starting to get drowsy after a whole night of insomnia and I hear screaming outside my house. It's loud and disruptive for any living creature, so I get fed up and throw on some pants to go check it out. No more than 100 feet from my house, there's a young lady (15-17...