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Hm. He gets angry at seeing nudity and profanity on the TV.

My last shift I worked in the ER, I wiped someones ass, heard a man swear up and down, enough so to make a sailor blush when he crushed his fingers in a vise, saw a trauma naked victim come in on a backboard, then get cathed, and got an explicit history from a females sex history.

I was more offended from work then I would from ANY movie or show.

Glad the ban hammer came out.

I'm throwing the challenge flag on this. You need to remove shirt to locate anatomical landmarks. And to later attach quick combo pads or paddles, as well as leads.

Hate is such a misused word. I don't rate Volunteer EMS on the same level that I do terrorists.. You already failed. You're from New Jersey, stay there, everyone knows you people can't drive.

ooh, sorry, the state we were looking for is New YORK. Yes, New York drivers are the worst in the country. Well, the board is still open, and you have control....

And apparantly you have never met a blue light terrorist.... :twisted:

And we wonder why we are held back in the 1970s.... :roll: :roll: :roll:

I had a couple EMTs tell me the other day that they were only EMTs cause they had to be. That they got enough training at their "squad".

Fracking morons.

Ban the FAC! Bring their leaders heads to me on a platter! :twisted:

If he's fighting, we have PD assist us. They use force if it gets to that point. And most of the time they will cuff him. We request that if they cuff the pt that they do so to the rails on the litter so we can still do everything that we need to. In situations like that we don't enter until PD is there, and we make PD go along with us, just in case anything happens. If they are cuffed PD is with us. End of story.

Avoid the silver bracelets if at all possible.

They are great at first, but once on that cot, use a soft restraint (Kling, cravat, soft restraint) or leathers.

Further harm can come to the patient from the handcuffs, and guess who will be held responsible?

That's their job to know. EMS knows medicine, PD knows the law, and the monkey's know how to put water on fire and cut stuff with robo scissors. If I showed up on scene and didn't treat the pt because I didn't know my meds or drug dosages, I don't think I'll be working much longer.

Ignorant fool.

Alot of insensative and ignorant comments here.

Lets just leave it at, if you haven't dealt with depression and/or suicidal ideations yourself, you really don't know what you are talking about.

Period.

You can listen to someone talk about it all you want.

Thats akin to describing an orgasm to a virgin, what color is to a blind man, and music is to a deaf man.

Judge not, lest ye be judged.

However.. If it didn't stop you from being certified as a Paramedic, medic1978, you may not have that much of a problem getting a job as one.

Something leads me to believe that he is not yet an EMT...

Hi my name is Alex, i got a felony about 9 years ago and i'm not a repeat offender. My biggest worry is that im going to go to school to get my EMT for nothing.

The state wont tell me at the moment, if im even qualified to take the state exam. please if any one can guide me in this i would appreciate it .

No. Nein. Nyet. Non.

You will not be hireable.

Save your money.

Any Tower Co. for Orlando Fire Dept. 8)

This is something that I am proud to say I have been involved with, albeit behind the scenes, as a Communications Specialist.

http://floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...S/80917004/1086

Today, Health First’s air ambulance service, First Flight, is privately celebrating its 20th year of service in Brevard County today.

First Flight pilots and paramedic-nurses and EMT-paramedics fly more than 600 lifesaving missions a year throughout Brevard County, East Central Florida, and portions of Indian River and Osceola counties, media relations specialist Elliot Cohen said.

About 70 percent of First Flight responses involve trauma-related patients, who are flown to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. The remaining 30 percent of flights involve moving patients from one hospital to another for specialty care, Cohen said.

First Flight members will hold a private ceremony during the day at Hangar 18 of the Melbourne International Airport.

I interview with AtlantiCare on Monday as an EMT. Once I get my NREMT-P written taken care of, I start the reciprocity process.

Congratulations!

I am pleased that some of my typing wasn't wasted.

What about the Florida Exam?

Leaving Florida?

You'll miss us!

I move back to Jersey Thursday, and interview the 22nd. Should I pass, I will be starting out as an EMT :roll: until I get my NJ Medic license.

When I come back in October for the Pepper concert in Orlando, I plan on taking it.

The only place that I really want to work for (Orlando FD) isnt hiring at the moment, and this job up in NJ opened itself up.

I cant turn it down. Florida is not ruled out in the future though.

If you haven't already heard, I passed Medic school!

The final was tough, but I did it.

I passed my NREMT-P practical last Saturday, and I am waiting on my auth. to test, so I can knock out that, and get my NJ Medic.

It was a tough class, but some of you helped, whether you meant to or not.

Specifically Dust and Vent. I have had more then my fair share of disagreements and arguements with yall, but you both have a wealth of knowlege that I have tapped from some you your posts.

Thanks guys, and the rest of you on EMT City who post smart stuff I remember, and applied.

Many PDs require ETOH persons to be transported to a hospital because of liability concerns.

I saw nothing but good handling of another skell.

I take that back, only the cop had on skell gloves.

Getting pissed off, chasing the skell around the bus will not look good at all.

Especially in the ghetto.

Agreed on all ponts.

But that twenty percent is almost ninety-nine percent preventable. Yet it remains steady year after year. When was the last time you heard of a firefighter dying in some new way that we'd never seen before? The risks have been the same for decades, but the fire service fails to recognise them and account for them. Chiefs and incident commanders ought to start being charged with manslaughter when firefighters die. Maybe then they might take seriously their duty to know their job, and give due concern for the lives of their men.

This was a first, at least that I had heard of.

NIOSH warning on aerial ladders with locking waterways

NIOSH issued a safety advisory on Thursday in connection with April 8 LODD of Deputy Chief Michael Crotty. Chief Crotty with the Lawrence Park VFD in Erie County, PA was killed during a fire at Port Erie Plastics when he was "struck by a motorized water monitor and 30 feet of aluminum pipe that was 'launched' off an elevated aerial ladder". Excerpts from the safety advisory:

NIOSH recommends that all fire departments utilizing aerial ladder trucks with locking (pin-anchored, lever actuated, clamped) waterways immediately take the following actions to reduce the risk of fire fighters being struck by unsecured waterways or parts of the waterway:

Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and/or Guidelines (SOGs) on setting up multi-position waterways include steps to properly position the waterway and to inspectand verify that the locking mechanism (anchoring pin(s), lever, clamps, etc.) are properly installed and functioning as designed before pressurizing the waterway.

Properly train and practice the correct method of securing waterways and verifying they are secured (per manufacturer’s recommendations).

Preliminary findings in this investigation suggest that some equipment designs do not provide secondary stops for the waterway on aerial ladders. Thus, failure to properly secure the waterway in the proper position can lead to catastrophic waterway failure and possible serious or fatal injury to fire fighters working in the area.

When there are reports of people trapped, or there is reason to believe that there is entrapment, it would be near negligent to not make at least an aggressive interior search, if not attack.

Geeze, what a bunch of knuckledragging idiots. Is it any wonder that so many firefighters continue to die every year? Completely clueless about the most basic aspect of their job, which is fire behaviour. They continue to repeat the same old mistakes, year after year, resulting in the same old results, year after year: Dead firemen. All in the name of tradition and machismo.

The day that EMS takes over the fire service, maybe they can enter the 21st century and become and educated profession, instead of just a labour job for Neanderthals.

Yes and no, Dust.

As long as the educational requirements continue to pander to the lowest common denominator (sorry folks, but that is 9 times outta 10 the vollies), then there will be no advancement.

Here in Fla, the FFII curiculum is heavy in the fire behavior.

The Fire I is what to do. No whys. More like EMT.

And the vollies piss and moan and cry when career depts won't call them for assistance. Hm.... :roll:

As for the no, look at the numbers of those that died, and the causes of said injuries.

55% (+/-) are from cardiovascular related incidents, 25% (+/-) are from motor vehicle related incidents.

That leaves aprox. 20 % (+/-) from actual firefighting related injuries. I did not further break that down to include rapid fire growth, structural collapse, lost/disoriented, or otherwise entrapped.

Also, there is at least 10 (+/-) Firefighters who are killed in wildfire incidents. Those are extremely hard to predict, and often times are the result of sudden changes in weather. Yes, some could have been prevented, but short of the fire never starting, many would have been difficult to have actually prevented, since the weather plays such a large role in wildland firefighting.

Hmmmm

NIST Officials Work to Spread the Word to the Fire Service

Susan Nicole Kyle

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Understanding fire behavior and dynamics are essential for firefighter safety.

However, the vital subjects aren't included in the majority of firefighting courses.

That's why officials involved in the fire research division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) say they're willing to do whatever it takes to get the word out.

NIST researchers are often on the agenda at major fire conferences. On Wednesday, they hosted nearly 400 firefighters, inspectors, training academy instructors and fire marshals at their facility.

"We've been asked to come to give presentations at various fire departments," said Daniel Madrzykowski, fire protection engineer. "We have a lot of work to do here. We don't have time to go out."

When word spread that Madrzykowski and Steve Kerber would be sharing valuable fire research, the one day conference started growing.

"I think it's so important that firefighters have a level of understanding about fire dynamics," he said.

Dr. James M. Turner, NIST deputy director, assured the group that the fire research division is more committed than ever to reconstruct events to determine what happened.

He applauded the various fire departments for their involvement in the projects. The partnerships show just how committed both are to enhancing firefighter safety.

Madrzykowski said research has changed over the years. In the '70s, the scientists studied fire behavior to help save or protect buildings. Now, that focus has shifted to saving people.

Kerber said although the fire environment has changed, the fire service "is not or is doing so very slowly."

He added: "There is a difference between tactics and theory."

Participants watched videos of simulated burns as the engineers explained theory and dynamics. They learned what conditions to watch for that signal a flashover is possible.

Smoke is often the tell tale sign, they said. Graphs depicting time and temperature showed why the fire spread as it had.

Kerber explained his study of positive pressure ventilation, a technique many departments aren't aware of. Videos shot during simulations in high rise buildings showed how properly placed fans can clear a hallway of smoke and prevent fire from leaving a room.

He said it takes a coordinated effort to carry out PPV. For safety, firefighters are encouraged to delay their attack for about 60 seconds after the ventilation to determine how the fire is going to react to the oxygen.

"No two houses are the same. They have different windows, layout and furnishings."

Information about the PPV study is available from NIST.

Cincinnati Fire Department Capt. Michael Washington said he was impressed with the conference. "It was outstanding, very informative. It was interesting to see the science behind it."

Several participants said the seminar could easily been a two day event.

Steve Kambarn, a fire inspector from Salisbury, Md., said he enjoyed learning about fire behavior. "It was very interesting."

Madrzykowski also reviewed several probes conducted following fires that involved firefighter deaths and multiple casualties.

Kerber said he hopes those who attended will share what they learned. "All the information is available. We hope they'll use it."

Naw, the T shirt, and myspace pics.

For example, in Florida for one to volunteer at a FD, the minimum they need to ride on an engine is FF1. I do not know the exact hours for this particular qualification. If you want to be paid, you have to have FFII. In order for me to be FFII, I attended a college program and completed 450 clock hours so the state would recognize my level.

I believe it comes down to NFPA requirements as well for regulating the different level. I am in an airport right now so I do not have my resources near by, but that is the difference in Florida and if I am not mistaken, everywhere...can anyone correct me on that?

Ak, if only the law was followed. :roll:

As it currently stands, FFI is 180 hrs, and FFII is 280 hours. FFII is known as minimum standards, as in the minimum to get hired with a career dept.

In light of the current urban interface wildfire problem, Florida will be changing the FFI curriculum to include Red Card, or the minimum training to fight a wildfire.

I have my "Essentials of fire fighting" thats all I need to fight fires, now I have other training like of course EMT,CPR, Confined space rescue, trench rescue and others.

My dept wants everybody to have FF1 by January 2010, I personally think its a money hungry thing, my president/LT told me at my fire dept that to get grants we have to have so many FF1 trained guys or we wont get any. Im happy with what I have.

For the love of God I hope you are joking.

The days of joining up at the local Fire Dept, then running a structure fire as soon as one comes in are long since over.

Building construction, fire behavior, and fuel loads have changed dramatically in the last decade.

Not to mention all of the new and devious ways of forceable entry have changed, due to, once again, building construction change.

Yes, the USFA, and FEMA are now requiring a MINIMUM of FF-1, ICS-100, 200, NIMS 700, 800, and, IIRC, Bloodborne pathogens, as well as HazMat awareness for ALL combat employees (including VFFs) in order to be considered for a grant.

To be honest, that is too little, too late. A minimum of First Responder, and FF2 needs to be implimented as well.

Firefighting is not just a physical career. There needs to be brains behind the brawn.

FFI is monkey work. FFII is when you actually use your brain, and muscles in order to make yourself an asset to your agency, and the taxpayers.

Sorry, but better you guys then us!

We got over 2ft of rain, and in many areas, the flood waters are still rising! :shock:

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PC, Mac?

Advice? Don't miss.

Seriously, do it where you want to, as long as it does not affect chest compressions.

I worked with medics that told me to keep doing compressions while the tube, others insist on stopping. It all depends on their skill, the pts difficulty, and how they are feeling that day.

Do what you feel best.

And congrats man, from one student to another!

Considering this happened in Philly, he's lucky he didn't get rolled in the parking lot.

Didn't even happen in the same state.

Happened in Burlington County, NJ at a Virtua Heath Systems hospital.