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After becoming a medic? I'm hoping to go into emergency management. Before I was introduced to EMS, I was going to be a vet.

I think that the multi-tool was used to remove the headboard of the bed so that the medic could stand/sit/kneel/whatever there, not in the actual procedure of intubation...that would be kinda gross. To the OP...if you are required to carry all that stuff, the only thing that I can suggest is to also use your pockets for the smaller stuff. And are both you and your partner required to carry all that stuff? (If so, well, I knew that there were some whack protocols out there, but that one just takes the cake.)

Deep. It was great seeing that call from the different people involved. Thanks.

I don't drink coffee, hate the taste. But if anybody gets between me and my soda, you will be looking at one very unhappy dispatcher...

I make it into a story. "This is Mr/Mrs/Miss so-and-so, X years old, with a history of a chronic AAA and diabetes and no known allergies. He/she/it was out walking today with a sudden onset of chest pain/leg pain/nausea. We did ABC. Do you have any questions about things that I may not have covered?" Part of my ride-time is spent just writing notes - name, address, DOB, SSN, SAMPLE, OPQRST - that I can also hand to the nurse, once I've a spare minute. It is all stuff that will need to go into the chart that I write, and that also helps as a reference sheet for giving report. And practice. Practice practice practice.