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So my volunteer First Aid Squad has some issues with retaining new members. The problem is that the line officers don't really teach very well so whenever a new guy/girl does something wrong, he/she gets yelled at. We don't have a formal written SOP (or SOG, whichever you prefer to call it). We...

I am looking to get CEVO training, but I have no idea what the three classes are. Do they have to be taken in progression or would I be able to take a II or III class. I am having an issue finding a CEVO I class

I am looking to sell my mini-phantom blue/blue. I ave had it for a year and it works just the same as when I bought it. I can take pictures of it if you want. Unfortunately I can't seem to find the original box, but I will keep searching for it. I do have all the parts for it including the...

I'm sure we all go through the same check inventory and clean the rig if needed routine when you start your shift. After that if you have a lot of down time, what do you guys and girls do to pass the time?

I was dispatched to a residence for a female unresponsive and not breathing. I went directly to the scene. Shortly before arriving the two cops on scene announced CPR in progress. I helped the cops who apparently don't know how to successfully ventilate. He had the BVM out and was squeezing...

So my score sheets tell me that I'm consistently below passing on the EMS Operations section. The last time I was passing or near passing every other section. Does anyone have any suggestions for where I can study this stuff? It doesn't seem like there are particular chapters covering this in my...

My squad is looking to upgrade to electronic PCRs. In New Jersey the OEMS covers the charges for the service, the only thing we have to do is provide the computer. Anybody have any suggestions? I've been doing some browsing online and I haven't come up with anything too promising. I am not sure...

My squad happens to be one of the few companies in the area with a beriatric unit. I finally went to a beriatric call yesterday. 83 year old female with seizures. She stopped seizing by time we got there, medics were on scene a half hour before we arrived. We have a wider than usually...

You know you're an EMT if... 1. You have the bladder capacity of five people. 2. You have ever restrained someone and it wasn't a sexual experience. 3. You believe that 50% of people are a waste of good air. 4. Your idea of a good time is a shooting or a car crash/rollover. 5. You believe...

I am still learning many abbreviations that I didn't know existed, but this is a pretty humorous look at some abbreviations. From an article by Kelly Grayson; Ambulance Driver, found HERE.

Alright so I had a thought today. What if you're driving a patient to the hospital and you hit a car. The ambulance barely gets any impact and you're crew and the patient are all fine, but the person you hit had rolled over or has some other severe MOI. What is the correct way to go about this...

So far, my worst call is a seizure patient who had five seizures lasting about 3 minutes while he was in our care. It was a fun time trying to give him in IV when he was flailing about. We had him in a Reeves stretcher, but we didn't secure the arms so medics would have access. It would have...

I'm sure you might have seen one of these (either in bus form or box truck form). This is our county mass casualty bus that I think fits 12 patients. It's coming to our building on Wednesday for a demonstration for a few squads nearby. Anybody have any actual experience with one of these? Here...

I was wondering what other EMTs prefer to use. I was reading up on the airway chapter and I saw an interesting comparison between the two. I would think the best method is to use a BVM based on the ability to use oxygen if available. However, say someone with a basic jump bag came upon an apneic...

I know my squad has one, but one of the members that was on the squad for two years said that we've never used it. He said some of the county paramedics use it, some don't. They all are provided one and based out of the hospitals (so there are like 10 units). My book talks about using them...