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If the OP would go to the manufacturer's site, they could find out.

On the FYI, on 3rd Watch, the show depicted the FDNY EMS Command as using type 3 ambulances. Except for 2 special use ambulances, the entire fleet are type 1.

I thought I've seen pictures of a few Type IIs in FDNY colors... But I could be wrong or they could be older images.

Congrats man!

I've been doing various forms of martial arts sicne I was in Elementary with only a recent few year break (now that I'm done moving I need to look for a dojo again). I also have had unarmed security training, which doesn't help much but I'll take anything.

That's funny... .

The fact is that even newer helmets like the ACH or MICH helmets are not rated for "Direct Bullet Penetration Protecion", and are good for shrapnel at best.

Now, I have no supporting documentation for this, but I know it is out there.....I prefer my baseball hat anyday.

I think what they're talking about is a thread a while back about wearing a helmet while working the back of a bus.

News article

RIP to the crew. Thoughts go out to the families

Definately sounds like it's time to clean house around there.

I know of no one that wears one in hte ABQ area. When I get to Denver I'll see how it is up there

Then your parents income should not come into play when applying for money.

I know it shouldn't, but FAFSA still wants their information and it winds up screwing me over every time.

This is the criteria they use to determine dependancy

Were you born before January 1, 1987?

As of today, are you married?

At the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year, will you be working on a master's or doctorate program (such as an MA, MBA, MD, JD, PhD, EdD, or graduate certificate, etc.)?

Do you have children who will receive more than half of their support from you between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011?

Do you have dependents (other than your children or spouse) who live with you and who receive more than half of their support from you, now and through June 30, 2011?

Are you currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training?

Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?

At any time since you turned age 13, were both your parents deceased, were you in foster care or were you a dependent or ward of the court?

Are you, or were you an emancipated minor as determined by a court in New Mexico or in your state of legal residence at the time you received the determination?

Are you, or were you in legal guardianship as determined by a court in New Mexico or in your state of legal residence at the time you received the determination?

On or after July 1, 2009, were you homeless or were you at risk of being homeless?

Taken straight from FAFSA

Piece of advice for anyone with teenagers do not claim them as dependants junior or senior year so they will have a better chance of getting financial aid. Might even build a small apartment so they even live at a separate residence.

I've lived on my own since 18 and have not been claimed since then either. Doesn't seem to make a difference at all.

I paid my way through my first stab at medic school (LyonN, I wish I had known about DOL paying though). When I get to CO to try again it's going to be harder since I'll have out of state tuition... And since I'm 22 and my parents 'make too much money' FAFSA won't help me out in the least.

That is not a good situation.

RIP

JT nope cant work, They wanna stone me even if i bring up medic skills. I have my fingers crossed that BCFD will come through for me starts in April. I cant figure out who you are.

I had heard from Anna that you might be trying out for BCFD. Good luck on getting on with them!

This is Nathan, from Socorro and the cohort right behind you.

One of hte funniest ones I've seen yet

So they're still making you work at an ILS level Nick? That sucks beyond belief.

EDIT: Didn't read all of the thread as I'm posting from phone.

Hmmm... NM EMT-B, NREMT-I/85, and whatever CO finally licenses me as when I get that in the mail.

There is no "head start" through experience. The only head start that will benefit you is through education. Take Biology, Anatomy & Physiology if available. Take chemistry. Take an expository writing course. Take advanced math. Take psychology and sociology. Take physics. Take weight training. Believe it or not, high school is capable of providing an excellent foundation for EMS practice if you aren't too blind to see the possibilities. And those courses will go LIGHT YEARS farther to prepare you for EMS practice than any piddling around with a volunteer department or Explorer post. In fact, both of those are well known to retard your progress as a new medic.

This. And if you can find a community college with concurrent enrollment, you can get HS and college credit for some of those classes like A&P 1 and 2. It will also give you a solid foundation for advancing out of the first aid (basic) stage and onto a real career like nursing

Hence a good argument for getting rid of the EMS moniker. And the BLS/ALS bullshit

BLS before ALS

you have to be an emt for a year atleast before you can start to be a medic.good emt skills is what makes a good medic.i dont give a damn if you are ALS is you cant to the basics then you are no good to me.think about how many ALS calls really go down on any given day,where i work(in manahttan) alot of calls get upgraded by the callers because they want an ambulance to get there faster but when you get there its bullshit.

yes ALS is hard,i was in medic school til i got hurt at work and had to drop out but so is emt work.medics need us and we need the medics.alot of places double as bls/als and are usually run by fire and thats the true issue imo. if you are a fire fighter then thats great but the system should be kept seperate.ems should be run by someone who has medical traning and not by a fire fighter.

getting back to which is better,neither is better,its what you know and how you do it.i can start a line,do the leads and push drugs better than some of these medics out here but i have seen als do better immoblization and basic bleeding control better than some of the techs who have been on the job for 20 years.

if you are an medic then you need to keep up your emt skills because all als protocols say BLS interventions first and just because we are on scene there to help you otu doesnt mean have us do all of that because you dont want to.learn the new tricks from your emts as for the techs learn the simple things from the medics like how to spike a bag or how to put the leads on the pt.

ems isnt going to go anywhere if we keep bashing eachother,als saves bls but its bls skills that saves als

Wow... Just wow...

Ok, I do agree with you about fire needing to get the hell out of EMS. But not about anything else. You're focusing all on skills, which I know is the basis of this thread, but not going into education. I'm a fan of making medic the entry level with a CC level that is a BS degree'd provider. An AAS medic might have the knowledge to start to understand what's going on with the basic patients, but if we want to grow as a profession we need to stop the emergency only mindset and actually concentrate on those 'bs calls'. We can do a whole lot more good if we became a real branch of medicine instead of the bastard step child of both medicine and public safety.

If we started working community health as a full provider, we could help bring down the clog that ERs all over the country have. Look at Oz and NZ, those countries are closer to what we should be.

But of course, none of this can happen without us getting our asses in gear and standardizing EMS throughout the country. None of this volly vs paid vs private bullshit. None of this glorified boy scout (basic) vs ALS level arguments. We need to pull our heads out of our asses and look at it as medicine.

Oh, and BTW soem of the best medics I've worked with never spent a day in the field as a basic. They concentrated on their education and being the best at patient care. Not mastering a few skills you could teach a monkey to do.

I was up front from the beginning at the ambulance company and hospital I work at. They were willing to work with me to find a schedule that fit (friday night + weekend nights). Although I'd say skip medic and go straight to RN

RIP my friends. The medic on board was one I've dealt with several times on fixed

http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?101528

Apparently SW Medevac lost a bird on a training exercise over McGregor Range near Ft. Bliss. It sounds like it was taking part in a military training.

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_14344903

No official word on crew or pt condition or if they had a pt. One of the comments says that three fatalities of the crew...

Prayers go out to them, I've dealt with the SW base several times when working IFT.

As it should be. It is part of the national curriculum as is OG/NG tubes and central lines.....

National curriculum yes, but NM has always thumbed it's nose at anything national. I would like to see NG/OG and Foles on all rigs not just some.

Don't forget the foley....

Some of those rural medics are actually allowed to do them.

There's a rumor that the urban areas of the state might lose it, but they want to keep it for a lot of the really rural areas that we have. With a transport time of well over an hour you can actually see a little benefit from Lasix.

I'm glad I could help point you towards it My comment is still the last one on there too