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I don't belong to these department but thought I would post in case some of you were interested: The department in the town I live in. http://www.nixafire.org/ The department in the town I work in: http://www.ci.springfield.mo.us/sfd/

Your pads won't adhere well if they are real hairy, thus reducing the effect of shocking, sometimes dramatically.

Getting absent minded and forgetting which way to drive to the hospital were some of his pitfalls....not so much the physical stuff. However, important stuff! :)

When I first started doing this, all codes were taken in. Where I worked at the time, that was sometimes an hour transport time. Now, things like down-time, witnessed/unwitnessed, etc constiutes whether we even start it. And we usually call the doc to have it called after about 20-25...

We give it here, but EMT's cannot, its an ALS thing. We give 2 baby aspirin and the only contra is an allergy.

I've got tons of stories about run-ins with nurses like this. Luckily, only a small percentage of them exist. I never probably handle it correctly and tend to blow up without thinking it through. I like the idea of a liason...those usually have good results. Also, she lacked professionalism...

Our service just last year started allowing EMT's to use the glucometer. Before that, I think our medical director was thinking along the lines of "its invasive so no" blah blah blah. The education dept did big research on it and it was finally decided to allow it. All the EMT's were trained...

Enroute to an MVA, a first responder wanted to give us additional directions: FR: "....then go right and we're at the bad *** curve" (He was thinking "S" curve, but his slang made it much better.) _____________ Busy dispatcher talking fast: "....pt is going to be a 90 year old female...

Springfield, Missouri here

Most of the EMT's here don't just because there is no significant pay increase for the amount of responsibility or time it takes to get your liscence and maintain it. A few have other reasons like family or personal life, but the above is the biggest.

I've crashed on the cot before, especially coming home from long distance transfers. Anything shorter than an hour though, I can snooze up front. As for standbys, I'll stay up front with my shades on....looks bad if someone gets hurt and I'm crashed out in the back.

I've only known one person to retire and he was somewhat forced to. He was 74 and always said they would have to force him to quit before he would. He had beenin EMS in that particular county for 40+ years and loved it....plus he said it got him away from his nagging elderly wife LOL. Anyway...

Hello to all. I signed up awhile back but havn't introduced myself. I've been skimming the posts and this looks like a great place, lots of insight. I'm 34 and happily married. I live in Missouri and have been a paramedic since 1991. I worked for one hospital based ambulance service for 10...