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wHEN i WAS AN emt IN vA. Our station had junior fiirefighters. As I remember they were basic "go get stuff" person. They were not allowed to do live firefighting, were not involved in auto accidents (except traffic control, or other minor duties.) I have a friend who brags about being a Jr...

Just wondering what all my Emtlife members thought of this article. http://www.abc2news.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=de21e885-7bb7-4d70-9275-48a22bf39ae0 These new protocols, are due to a Md. state medevac crash. Read the story...

How far would a person have to fall to die? This was asked on Yahoo answers. I said it depends on the persons, height weight, obstacles while falling, and basic physics. Does any one have an exact answer to this? Like 10, 20, 50 feet? Thank you!

I thought there was an equation, to figure out about blood lose. But I can not remember. I had an incident last night, with a family member having a nose bleed. I told him to place his head fowaeds, and then I placed an ice bag on his nose. But he lost quite a bit of blood. I was debating on...

Does anyone know how much blood a 150 pound man can loose before they suffer stmptoms? Dizziness, weak etc? No longer being an EMT, I thought there was a way to figure out (an equation) to figure this out. But I can not remember.

May I just say god bless to all of you. The military, and police are the reason that we are here. And the reason that we still have our freedom, that so many of our ancestors fought for! Stay safe, and god bless all of you! ;)

Hi I am creating an online quiz. I was wondering if some of you, could help me with questions. I need some intermediate level questions. Not real basic, but not like paramedic level either. I also (due to the quizes regulations), I need a reference to the answers. Also the quiz site...

Does anyone know of any good EMS realted websites, with puzzles, quizzes, word finds? Stuff like that. Any type of "fun" :lol: site related to EMS. Thanks for your help.

I am working on my own little assignemt: Does anyone know: The worlds largest fire department? Us largest fire department? Worlds largest EMS department? Us largest ems department? If possible can I get sources for this information?

I was watching my local Winchester Va. tv station. They said that there is a new law called "pill over, or slow down.: It pertains to a new law that states all drivers approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with flasjing lights must either move over to another lane, but if not possible to slow...

I know this is not EXACTLY an ems related question. But we are in a position to help victims of crime, accidents etc. I have been doing research on the media and their coverage of school shootings. Do you believe that the media "gloryfies" the shooters? But they hardly even recognize the...

Hello everyone! I am a new member to emtlife and thought I would tell you about myself. I am a currently registered Va emt. Although not actively running :sad: with anyone at the present. I have been in the field, I can't even remember for how long. Let me put it this way: Does anyone...