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I have to write a report about the "Rights" of drug administration and what happens when one of those rights is violated. Specifically, I need to find a case where this happened in EMS. IE, I need a news story, lawsuit, or some actual case where an EMT or Medic gave the wrong drug, used the...

These are new, unworn, unwashed Navy Blue EMT Pants from Rothco Ultra Force, size 4XL (XXXXL). ((Yeah, they're big.)) These pants feature: POLY/COTTON ZIPPER FLY 9 POCKETS SLOT POCKETS FOR SCISSORS, FLASHLIGHTS ETC. WITH SNAP OR HOOK & LOOP CLOSURES ADJUSTABLE WAIST TABS DRAW...

Several of my fellow students have decided to go in together and get a signed, personalized photo of Randolph Mantooth (of Emergency! fame) for our instructor. I'm not sure what the personalization should say. Any clever ideas? Our instructor has been an EMT since waaaaay back in the day...

I'm a volly for a small ambulance service. In "real life" I'm an IT guy/webmaster. I'm ready for a career change, and I love doing what I do as an EMT. So, I'm very carefully considering going back to college and getting my Paramedic degree and being "career". However, I spoke with my...

There's this city EMS job for which I want to apply. The website description for the job says to apply "Fill out this application and mail it in, or apply in person". SO, here's my question. Do I mail in JUST the application, per their instructions? Should I also include a resume? What...

Anyone have an extra steth ID name tag or two laying around?

Does anyone have any experience with this book? http://www.amazon.com/Math-Health-Professionals-Michael-Kennamer/dp/1401858031 I need some serious help with math. Thanks.

I'm sure there are threads around here on PDAs, but I couldn't really find any current ones, and the search function won't allow me to search "PDA" so please forgive me if this is a dead-horse topic... I'm thinking about buying a PDA specifically for the job. I'd like something that can help...

I'm a Basic on a volly service, but I'm strongly considering entering EMS full time. As such, I may be attending our local CC for the next 6 semesters to earn my Paramedic degree. This would be a major career (and life!) change for me, and I will be unable to simply quit my current day job...

Are there organizations that provide ongoing education? Our local CC has classes, but they're specifically geared toward getting a degree/license. As a Basic, I'd like to find someplace to both review what I know as well as learn new things. Unfortunately, I'm not sure where to start looking.

I'm a little confused - to get NREMT-B, is there a practical exam AND computerized test OR JUST the computerized test?

OK, this isn't an EMT story directly, but I found it interesting. In the video game "America's Army", you take some basic first aid "training". This article describes a guy that used that training to help some people out. http://kotaku.com/346176/americas-army-player-saves-real-life?army

Does anyone use any GPS system on their ambulance? I got to play with a GPS system, a Garmin, over the holidays and I really think that they would help out tremendously in our district. We're pretty rural, and while we keep maps and we all try to "know" the territory, there are occasions where...

I'm an EMT-B volly on our small-town service. I went into it simply because the town had a need for volunteers, and my schedule was such that I could help. I never intended to really go any farther than that. However, I really enjoy it! Because our town is so small, and our population is...