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  1. Afflixion

    Who's in what field of "specialty" EMS

    So I'm curious as to who is in what field of EMS, so I figured I'd post about it.
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    Army Combat Medic AIT...

    So is it just me or have they severely dumbed down AIT for the new and improved 68W10 - Health Care Specialist? From what I have seen of medics fresh out of AIT is nothing more than a "high speed" CLS (Combat Life Saver) and even that can be controversial. In the Army's infinite wisdom and...
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    Murphy's laws of warfare

    as per request. Murphy's war law Friendly fire - isn't. Recoilless rifles - aren't. Suppressive fires - won't. You are not Superman; Marines and fighter pilots take note. A sucking chest wound is Nature's way of telling you to slow down. If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid...
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    For the tactical medic/ military/ those who wanna try combat related trauma.

    So a few weeks ago one of our trucks got hit by an EFP (explosively formed projectile) not going to go into detail but it's basically molten brass moving at extreme speeds. My junior medic was the one who was there not me personally. The EFP went through the drivers side door taking off the...
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    EMS independant of fire or joint?

    Not trying to start a debate here as I already have my own views but where you work is EMS and fire separate or joint? Just trying to get a feel of how many places have joint services... When I worked in El Paso the city had joint EMS/Fire and the county was separate EMS fire. When I worked in...
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