My volunteer department had been testing Icom IC-60V radios.
These are small form-factor radios that are waterproof and are QuickCall compatible. The QuickCall tones can trigger an audible alert and/or cause the radio to vibrate. Using these radios allowed us to issue just one piece of...
When I was in school we never had a specific preceptor we were supposed to report to in the hospital. We would usually report to a nurse and they would let us know where they wanted us, or they would hand us off to a physician.
When we were riding on a bus the technician would be our...
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BITS is not a big fan of unsecured gear in the back of the ambulance. The crew cabs give FDNY EMTs/Medics more room to carry their turnout gear and other personal gear. The buses themselves are not that much bigger than the old buses, just a little bit longer.