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Sure! When he/she isn't their own DPOA. :-)

We have an obligation to protect a patient, even at times, from themselves. If they cannot comprehend their condition and make an informed consent in respect not only to treatment and transportation, but in informed refusal as well, they're ours. If an adult who is their own DPOA is conscious...

Does anyone have the trailer for "Bringing Out the Dead"? What I would REALLY love is the clip of the black medic raising up "I Be Bangin' from the OD. All the trailers of this movie are pulled off the 'net. Thanks for any help you could provide. Mike MCSHughes@aol.com

We lock ours here.

It's a good article. It points out well why EMS/Fire aren't always a good choice, you can't serve two masters. I personally wouldn't tolerate much of what the author had to abuse for a mere job. There are way too many paramedics needed to take that nonsense, but again, it sounds like there's...

Demand valves were GREAT...for those who understood how to use them properly! And many didn't, just as today, not a lot of folks know how to use a BVM as effectively as they should. The difference is that today, we'll just create anoxia and abdominal inflation with a BVM that we're not using...

Among a few other things if we have called for ALS we have the ok to hook up a moniter Do you need permission in your service area to hook up a monitor? Would I be correct in guessing 12/15 leads are completely out of line for EMT's to do there? Hopefully they will teach you the...

Shirt doesn't matter, on, off, whatever, landmarks are felt, not seen.

EMT Princess Is this story you tell true, or a work of fiction? I can't imagine this to be true, right? The paramedic you mention shouldn't be working one call more in EMS if this is true. Can you do something formally to get him/her out of the business, perhaps with your state EMS agency?

I can't believe any of you cold weather folks don't know about Sno Seal! :-) It's the best thing, cheap, VERY effective, and you can buy it at Wal-Mart. Use it on the entire boot, cover it completely, then use a blow dryer to soak it in. It gives your boots a nice finish as well. It will...

So much of a good paramedic is basic care! Don't overlook just how much you can contribute to the good outcome of a call. Gather and write down meds, name, birthdate, history, VS. Do a good physical exam and write down what you find. Use some common acronyms that most EMS providers would...

Consider the 10 day CCEMT-P or 8 day PNCCT classes, same thing. Gets you in, out, and generally fails the ones that can't keep up. I think a 14 day EMT course isn't very good, but it may be reflective of the times in a sense. Fast food, drive through banking, fast class... How many EMT-A's...