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Useless you say? Everyone else here who reads this please do not take offense. Just smile and take pride that we are the soldiers who defend this members right to say whatever they like even if we do not agree. That is why this country is great and that is why I defended it and that is why my fellow soldiers defend it now. So say whatever you like, say it's a useless cause, a useless war or a useless concept. I for one, will forever take pride that you currently use the blanket of freedom that I and my brothers provide for you. Sleep well and God bless America!

Another soldier, another brother, another loss to us all. Rest in peace soldier. "And when I get to heaven, to Saint Peter I will tell. One more soldier reporting Sir, I have spent my time in hell."

Intubation is always and will always be the paramedics judgement. Even in an arrest situation it is your judgement where and when to intubate. Especially now since the AHA has put so much effort into researching outcomes of arrest pt's. Now we find that people have better outcomes if we focus more on quality chest compressions. I'm not saying neglect the airway by any means. What I am saying is that if you are acheiving good chest rise and fall with a BVM and an oral airway. Intubation can fall a little later in the algorhythm and sometimes not at all if you are close to the ER. Just food for thought my friend. Good luck and congrats on your first field intubation!!!

POS: Piece of Sh*t WPOS: Worthless Piece of Sh*t

Well let's see here about me you ask. Careful what you ask for peeps!! lol My name is Eric, I am 32, like long walks on the beach, quite sunsets, margaritas...................wait wrong website! I started volunteering at a FD in east TN when I was 17, got my 1st Resp license that same year when I turned 18. For those of you counting that was in 1992. I became a station captain a few years later then went to EMT school in 1997. Took my first EMT job in east TN in 1998 and started up the rescue ladder. Taking every course from high angle and swift water rescue to public safety diving and cave rescue. I started paramedic school in Jan 01 and my first day as a medic was Sep 11, 2002. I worked in east TN till Dec 07 and my fiance and I moved to Knoxville, TN where I took a job as a street medic and I was promoted to Supervisor a few months ago. My fiance is an RN at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, she a trauma nurse in their ER so I see her quite a bit as we work the same rotation. We have an 8 month old bouncing baby brat girl who has learned she can pull up on the coffee table and switch Daddy's TV stations!! She finds this extremely humorous (hence the nickname BRAT!! ) We also have a dog that is smaller than the baby and the baby enjoys crawling after her and tormenting her which I find extremely humorous (hence my nickname #$%hole) Soooooooo anyway, I love to play golf, my handicap is 10 and you have to ask what that is then you don't play golf lol I am taking flight lessons and I love to rock climb and rappell, hike, bike, swim, read, if it gets me outside I pretty much like it!!! Ummmm...........that's about all I can think of right this second. If you wanna know more than please ask your own risk!! Ya never know what I might spit out in a fit of goofy!!!

Well you are kinda right but the problem that was being made is basically scene control. If you have a two tiered response system that is owned or operated by the same entity it is easy to set up an ICS system or a scene control cuz you know who is in charge from the outset. But the problem arises when say you have an ALS ambualnce on scene, an ALS engine company on scene and a rescue truck that is also ALS. That's 3 different paramedics from three different agencies and all jockeying for control of the scene. It can be an absolute MESS!!!! The one thing we all agree on is the cops are there for traffic control lol!!!

I have worked in two-tier systems. The first of the systems ran a BLS 1st Responder/Rescue Truck. It was easy to deal with cuz the person on the rescue truck was always an EMT. The ALS unit of course had a medic so issues of scene control were nill. now I live in a system that has BLS and ALS engines from a few different fire depts and scene control can be a bugger!! But I have a good rapport with the fire medics so it hasnt really been an issue for me.

In Johnson City TN the 911 service is ran by Washington County EMS. Since December of last year they have lost 3 paramedics and 3 very good friends of mine. William "Bill" Hambric, Terry Hoilman, and Doug Johnston. May they all rest in Piece.

Ummmm....my wife is an RN she actually has her BSN. An ASN nurse will make anywhere from cents on the dollar to amybe even a few dollars less an hour.