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From ems1.com Wife and 2 young children, 33 yo ffmedic died of MI just after returning from 2 calls. Co-workers worked him for a bit then took him in before he was pronounced dead. Read the full story at...

http://www.emsworld.com/print/EMS-World/Dont-Get-Lost-in-the-Land-of-Linear-Thought/1$15139 I found this article on emsworld.com and thought it was pretty good. It starts with a situation. 2 medics respond to a 70-something y/o male pt with trouble communicating, pulse 38. After a quick...

A FB group just posted this and I thought I'd share, too. http://www.ems1.com/cardiac-care/articles/919756-Police-Suspect-gave-man-CPR-took-wifes-purse/ Here's the story(It's short): Police: Suspect gave man CPR, took wife's purse Man waited with woman while medics arrived for her husband...

This came up in conversation last night. When covering KED in class, we were repeatedly told it's almost never used around here and that we probably wouldn't in the field. In extrication, we didn't. Just backboards and hold c-spine. I've heard some places use them religiously. How does that...

Has anyone had the pleasure of dealing with this? I heard from a nurse it's an issue, but they're pretty small... Just curious. Comments?

I asked this question within a thread once directly, but that person didn't respond, so I guess I'll ask a broader audience. Back home (I'm in college hours away) I work for a private BLS service doing emergent and non-emergent transport. We also have a mutual-aid contract with the county, so...

While floating around the forum I notice a lot of students or otherwise asking for advice (obviously). Their request is usually more specific, but I think a thread made for all the little tips, tricks, and other advice we all have would be useful. Heck, I'm only a year in as a basic doing...