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Good suggestion, thank you. I just got my Wilderness EMT-B and I have learned quite a bit. There is something called MED-PIC (medical person in charge) and that looks like it would be good too.

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I ended up getting the Haix R2's and I like them. They were uncomfortable at first (like walking on a cement floor barefoot) but after sticking it out for a few days they became more and more comfortable. After two weeks they are super comfortable to walk in. The thing is they do warm up the...

I cannot stand Microsoft Windows. Since shifting to a Linux operating system I have not had to worry about spyware, viruses, defragging, oh and it's free. I use Fedora 16 and Debian stable. What distributions do you use?

The Haix Airpower R2 appear to be the apex of all EMS boots. http://www.thefirestore.com/store/product.cfm/pid_6605_haix_airpower_r2_8_station_ems_boot_with_crosstech_men_s_nfpa/ That price is crazy though.

Oooooh, you are right Anjel1030, there are alot of posts here about that. Sorry folks. It is good to know about the waterproof, steeltoe, zipper stuff though.

I am currently looking for boots to buy and wanted to ask about the usefulness of some options in EMS. Is waterproof/GoreTex a good thing to have? Does that stop blood from soaking in besides water? Is that something that tends to happen? Solid toe? (should I expect my toes to get run...

No proselytizing whatsoever goes on. Mother Teresa always wanted her sisters to preach by example (as did St. Francis). She said that a Christian should be a good Christian, a Hindu a good Hindu, and a Muslim a good Muslim. The Missionaries of Charity see Christ suffering in humanity and...

Sure, I can explain a little more of what I did. But I can only go so far because for me it was an intensely spiritual experience and.. not to sound weird or anything.. I think it would mar the experience if I described everything that I did. Basically I worked in Kolkata (Calcutta is how...

I am Franciscan friar studying for my WEMT. I was recently in Kolkata, India, and did some work with the Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa's religious order). In a place with so much need and so few resources, both material and human, somebody with basic medical training can be a big...