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I warn you in advance I don't have followup on this one, so it's all speculation. Toned out for a unresponsive unknown in the middle of the road. First on scene since it's your street, you head out a mild afternoon up a fairly steep hill to find a teenage girl lying in the middle of the...

Hey, so I'm thinking of moving in about a year. Wondering if anyone has stories about getting their EMT certs in another state. Right now, we haven't narrowed it down a lot, but it's going to be in the NE US, most likely NY or Maine, or possibly those little bitty states in between. Most of...

Hey all, question for yas. To recap, volunteer fire dept. People age 14 to 55, some FFs, some EMTs, most both. We have never had any fitness standards, and we really need to introduce them. This was tried somewhat clumsily about two years ago by a person who has since moved away and so is...

Not EMS humour. but a little sick and funny, so naturally I thought of you all: http://www.nbc4.tv/news/5956927/detail.html

There are two people in the chat room... come join the partay!

Just sayin'.

What do we all know about overdosing on acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or aspirin? How much is too much? (I'm finding it hard to get actual numbers.) Have you seen any of it? I haven't, but I've heard some extremely unpleasant stories.

An internet buddy of mine just told me this story, and I thought it brought up a question or two. Two adults were burning wood in a fireplace, shut the flue before the coals died, and late in the evening as they were going to bed the CO detector goes off with a reading of 270 in one room and...

Hi kids! I'm a mostly volunteer FF/EMT in a distant cold land, and just starting this thread to say hi and introduce myself. *waves*