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You can become an independent training center if you wish. This is fairly easy for a business that only certifies at the lay responder level. If you wish to become a training center or instructor at the Provider level, you still are required to show proof of Instructor Certifiication and must...

We rarely utilize drugs, most of our calls are trauma related, but occasionally get AMI, Anaphylaxis, Diabetic emergencies, a rare overdose (people do all kinds of things on boats apparently), etc. We only carry enough of each drug to stabilize the patient and transfer them to our local...

As an Instructor for multiple ARC, AHA, and ASHI courses, I by far prefer ASHI to the former. All three organizations utilize AHA/ECC guidelines ad update them simultaneously. The benefit ASHI has to the others is the course formatting allows the Instructor to "add" skills to the minimum that...

If you stand in the way of the family, not only are you still trespassing, but now you have committed assault, intimidation, disorderly conduct, etc. You also are putting yourself and your partner at risk for injury from emotional parents, let alone a possible civil suit against you and your...

Have the neighbor sign as witness for refusal to sign and leave the premises (afterall, the father told you to leave). LEOs cannot forcibly remove the parents from their child or their property. At this point, you would be trespassing. As for abuse or endangerment, it is neither. A minor...

I have a PDA from Med. Director, but all the sources we have found only sell Epi in the twin packs, sounds like this might be my only option :/ thanks for all the help!

Thanks for the replies. Does anyone know of a place that will sell a single epi pen rather than a two pack? I figure I could have 1 pen (well 2, .3 and .15) in our jump bag with ampule/ vial and syringe as back up. That way at minimum I can get some epi in my anaphalyxis Pts. Any thoughts...

Yes, the Coast Guard does have EMT's, its just not a primary job function such as a Nsvy Corpsman or an Army Combat Medic. Aside from some of us being EMT's we are boat drivers, Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, etc. The NYPD actually has more members than the entire Coast Guard. (fun...

Like the others said, its all dependent on your location, geographic density, etc. There is really no way of knowing what type of ALS (if any) may occur in any period of time. Most calls in EMS are BLS level calls. One thing you could do, is get your statistics from the state. Most states...

Epi is required per our State and DHS/ USCG Protocols. When I say my department, Im refering to our Coast Guard Station. Most of my calls occur on water, unless I am fortunate enough to trudge back through some marshes or an island. The movement of our vessels makes it difficult to do...

Is anyone aware of a cheaper auto-injector alternative to the Epi-Pen? As we all know they are pricey and my department has a very limited budget. I would use Epi 1ml ampules and a syringe, but the "circumstances" of most of our calls make it a greater safety risk for our personnel and...

The National Park Service uses their seasonal Park Rangers as WEMTs. Go to usajobs.gov. Look through the LE section. NPS will also pay for the WEMT upgrade or Cert (whichever your circumstance) while you go to their NPS Law Enforcement training. Like the others said, it is primarily a...

As an LEO, I can say for my community, Tactical Medics are few and far between. The way it works for many places is a Medic from a local FD will go to a specialized Tactical Medic course and then essentially become a member of the SWAT or Special Response Team. Our Tactical Medics are not LE...

The best thing you can do is get experience under your belt. It took me 7 months to get a paid gig in EMS. During that 7 month gap between certification and employment, I volunteered at a department. Experience is experience, paid or not. Like others said, its a bad market. You are...

It may be somewhat of a career killer as everyone has stated. It's great that you have acknowledged that you messed up. It takes many people yeas to admit that they were in the wrong. One option you may have is to get the record expunged. I'm not sure of the process in your state, as I would...

From my experience, many hospitals don't allow "patient contact" by Security/ Safety personnel. It becomes much more of a liability/insurance issue. The hospitals that I have worked with (I'm in LE and Fire/EMS) usually have their security personnel's hands full with disgruntled patients/...

You can go to the National Registry website, and purchase a Practice Scope Analysis for $5. They will mail it to you, it contains their analysis from 2009(all tests are based on the 2009 analysis) in regards to what is "testable". It will give you a breakdown of Trauma is XX% of the exam...

I'm looking for an alternative brand to Epi-pen in an auto-injector form. Epi-Pen prices are outrageous and our department has an extremely small budget. An ampule IM would do, but due to the "circumstances" of most of our calls, auto-injectors are much safer for my crew and the patient...