joesph

I dont think I can improve on the opinions expressed here on cheating on tests. What I would coment on is that to many Emergencey responders take ICS as a joke.

NIMS is a management technique very similar to systems used to manage big corporations. ICS got its start with FIRESCOPE after California got tired of killing off people with bad management practices. It is know adopted in whole in 19 states and in part in many more. To many managers see this as a invasion of there sovereign domain and will only give it lip service or blatantly ignore it. Did I mention it was mandated by presidential executive order. Any agencies not complying is not eligible for federal funding. Having a common command structure so that we can all work from the same sheet of music can unquestionably be of great help for the next "Katrina" or "911".

Thats sick.

I like it

Per the article, Firefighters and EMS wear the same uniform. Rather than automatically slam the Firefighters, wouldn't it be prudent to find out which division they're with before casting aspersions?

Yes, it looks bad on FDNY as a whole, but according to the article, it could have just as easily been an EMT/Paramedic.

*Edited for gramatical errors

Dont let them bother you some folks just like to spank there monkey

nuclear explosion?

I am in favor of giving EMT's access to life saving medications with medical supervision including, but not limited to Activated Charcoal, Albuterol, Aspirin, Epi Pens, Nitro, Oral Glucose, Oxygen & Tylenol.

Your wish is granted in numerous states

sounds like a power plant explosion knocked out all electronically controlled devices. Hope your shoes are comfy.

OK first contact your dispatch by radio and notify them of the general location of the explosion. 2nd assuming you are subsequently the senior person on duty and you are dispatched to the incident request a call up of all off duty personnel to stage at your station. 3rd send the rescue truck to the incident with a all risk approach until the scene is sized up to potential hazards.stage all other resources 500 yrds away upwind until scene safety can be determined.

Whats next.

yup I chew and we all quit chewing or smoking eventually.

You leave the lights on?

Yes, it is TV, but it is BAD tv. It portrays a profession very poorly.

And if I could get layed at the hospital as much as Grays Anatomy I would have been a doctor

People watch professional wrestling and cheer them on, the watch House, Greys Anatomy, etc. and will discuss the actions of the lead characters later as if they new them. Lets not forget Third Watch and Rescue Me. If you take any of these or the other mental drool serious I would stay away from the Cartoon Network you might hurt your self. It's just TV folks.

Isnt this a reaso to look at an across the board skill set change?

Lets face reality, times have changed & what changes have been made in the past 30 years to an EMT-B or an EMT-I?

To demand a medic is not always the most appropriate thing, we have many stations that do not have 'medics' on them, with the nearest, i some cases over 1 hour flying time away, but with upgraded skills that have been developed over 30 years, we can adequatley treat these patients & get them to appropriate care.

In my humble opinion, that is, right across the country, going to be more beneficial that stamping your foot demanding medics in 1 area.

As a suggestion, if you have some down time, go back over your cases for the past 12 months & work out how many really (not just might have) needed the services of a medic. I think you will be genuinly surprised at how little they are needed.

Wow Phil I am humbly surprised at your response always figured you as a medic or bust guy. My apologies. So to be weird I agree with your statement that medics are not always needed but at the same time their like a gun. Sure you might never need one but when you do you want it handy and ready to go. As for the original poster my thoughts are how would your actions best serve the public.

Actually should patent that. Not a bad idea to use on all patients for Paramedic safety.

how about a two hand release method if the patient was not aware of it it would reduce the chance he could get it off quickly and you still could manage it fairly fast if need should arise.

In our area the use of handcuffs requires the LEO remain with the patient and until recently the use of soft restraints was firmly discouraged. Chemical restraints just ticks the medics off cause 'they got to come all the way out here for this crap'.

Honestly I like the psych patients they are interesting.

musta saw the bill

sorry crotch they want the fires to go out not die of boredom

And were might I ask is the statistical data to prove that EMS services are diminished by fire department participation?

the call is not concluded until you are satisfied that it has been proven false. If you have to make entry I suggest using mechanical assistance like a k-tool or some other less destructive method then a size 12 extrication tool. Also having law or fire respond gives you a witness encase some thing goes missing.

your a thoroughly sick individual

I like that quality it suits you

There used to be a popular page on this site that would allow you listen to radio traffic from all over the world.

I am actually working to get it going again. I received a lot of emails asking where it went.

www.radioreference.com

another example of the need for proper apparatus placement. Put a large chuck of steel in a angle of deflection between you and oncoming traffic. When the cops complain that your taking up to much space give them a stop sign tell them the can take the spot.

www.radioreference.com

So here we go again us verse dem. I have to wonder why after countless blogs, posts and forums it is apparent to me that the bls vs als is unwinable. ALS will always FEEL SUPERIOR, and lets be truthful they are more educated. If all of us slimmy, no good,communist, uneducated bad spellars and chicken thievin basics were to advance up to als they would be left with little to complain about and no one to ridicule. So in reference to that 'your welcome' I would hate to leave all the ALS providers melancholy. They might turn on them selves and begin to eat there young.

Lone star finally graduated from bass fishing school. We are proud to announce that he is a Master Baiter

Skipping school to go bungee jumping will get you suspended

Oh yeah do you know why cannibals don't eat clowns? They taste funny