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Our agency is undergoing the process of designing a new station. Our current station is attached directly to our dispatching center so tones come over via a PA which is hard-lined and plays our tones plus the voice dispatch. The new station will be a separate building so I was tasked with...

I wanted to create a thread to talk about the more and more frequent use of the club drug called "Molly" (MDMA). In the last few weeks there have been a handful of deaths linked to supposed Molly usage, Boston at the House of Blues and Electric Zoo in NYC leading to the closing of the festival...

Pulled this from a draft of the new protocols for the state of Vermont.

Heres a scan from a skull fracture a few days ago.

Hey y'all. Constructing a patch board for our quarters. If anyone would be willing to a patch swap leave a comment here/send me a PM. Thanks!

Very cool series. Around the 37:38 mark they perform the cricothyrotomy. Amazing watching them operate in the austere envirnonment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6j5fJ4HEVA

Any College EMS guys or girls heading down to DC next month?

So apparentliy with any biphasic defib according to Dr. Weingart, you can shock while hands are on the body? (with gloves on)... at 1:50 in this video. I had NEVER heard of this. Any truth to it? Or is he referring to pacing not an actual high joule shock. https://vimeo.com/27920334

Really cool video detailing how to access unused epinephrine within an epi-pen in an austere or wilderness environment. Without access too more epi or EMS, a follow up anaphylactic attack could prove fatal without a second dose. Turns out there's up to 3 remaining unused doses within the device...

https://signup.nralifeofduty.tv/ A free membership! Also an option of free $25,000 in accidental death insurance? Haven't really looked into that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi3h9z1YUVc Fast forward to 1:10 for EMS part of show

Video: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Paramedics-Dont-Approve-of-Old-Ambulance-151212655.html FORT WORTH, Texas — Paramedics at Fort Worth’s ambulance service Medstar are raising questions about a boxy vehicle driving on city streets with the word “ambulance” on the front and red and blue...

Doing some research on some options for my service on ems backpacks. We run into many situations where carrying a large shoulder bag in inconvenient or a hassle. Having a backpack would free up hands and make menuvering more feasible. Does anyone have any experience with bags of these nature? If...

Hey guys! I wanted to start this thread to see if anyone on the board is currently or was previously involved in collegiate EMS. I am. If you want to mention your program, how it's run (training program, ranks, rigs), and your opinion of it! How's your relationship with surrounding agencies...

So here's the deal. I'm having my wisdom teeth taken out next week at an oral surgery office. At first I was just going to opt for novocaine. The oral surgeon talked against it and advised me to go with the concious sedation method. Maybe it's just me but it just seems sketchy to get anesthesia...

The Nremt website is not helping on bit. The processes for application is not really clearly layed out, at least for the process that i'll be taking. To start off with I'm certified in MA which is not an nremt state. I am now located in Vermont (starting currently to require NREMT). I've created...

What is the true definition of an emancipated minor? Recently transported a 16 y/o pregnant girl. Upon arrival to the ED I assumed that she was a minor and asked for the receiving RN's signature. She asked why, stating that she was an emancipated minor because she was pregnant and could sign on...

This summer as a job before going off to college I might be taking up the job as a director of first aid type of thing. So basically just providing care to kids ages 5-12 in a summer day camp environment. It'll be strictly first aid I can imagine; tending to minor scrapes and cuts. As far as...

Havn't seen any thread that was specifically photography based. Its something that I enjoy so maybe if everyone wants to post some of their best photos. I need load some of my photos into photobucket so i can embed, so i'll post some of mine soon.

Hey Guys. For my A&P class I have to find an example of a medical journal that details a medical condition related to the cardiovascular system, explicate it, and answer a packet based on the journal. Does anyone know a good reputable source for journals or studies where I could find a good...