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And what have you decided to replace it with?????

At this point, we don;t really have anything to replace it with, other than our procedures as to whom can and can;t ride, where they ride, and so forth.

Thanks so much for everyone's response. We have decided to drop the release form from our procedure

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A good lawyer could argue the release isn't legit. Signed under emotional duress and all of that...just a thought.

If that policy is still in place, you could get yourself into trouble by not getting a release signed.

Agreed. We need to either get a release form, or drop the policy.

Nothing has ever happened, and it has never been questioned. Someone (I think an overzealous city council member) mentioned it/asked if we had a policy, or a release. Our previously written procedures mentioned a release, but in 17 years, I have never seen or used such a thing. . Just thought I would put out some feelers. Thanks

Hi all,

Does anybody have a written policy and/or release for family members riding in the front of the ambulance with the driver? Currently for us, , it is up to the lead technician to say yay or nay, with no real guidelines. Most of the time this is for minors, but occasionally, it is requested by spouse of patient

Thanks in advance

Just took in a seminar about this very subject. Was very interesting. Apparently, Tulsa Ok and Oklahoma city are now using txa prehospital. Here is the powerpooint presentation

http://www.kemsa.org/sites/default/files/users/2/TXATRAUMALECTURE.pdf

WElcome to the city

Beer calories don't count.

Only if it is someone else's beer you are drinking!

How do you keep them lit???

With a very large proppane torch!!

Thanks so much. Good information to pass along to those making the buy decision!

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One service I worked for opted for the BIG due to cost. They soon discovered it was almost worthless and spent the money for the EZIO. They could've saved money if they just went with the EZIO first.

Yes, they are more expensive. They are, however, well worth the cost.

ETA: With that one exception every service for whom I've worked has used the EZIO.

Thanks, that was the response I expected to get. Our preference would be the ezio. What problems did you find with the BIG?

Greetings all,

Our service is just now getting protocols for I/o. The question is, What do you use currently? What would you recommend> EZ IOs are quite expensive, and the BIG seems adequate. My preference would be the EZIO, but funding questions remain with our governing body. Is the BIG system really adequate? I DO NOT want to use COOK of Jamshidi needles manually.

Thanks

No test for me. I had been an EMT I/D for probably 10 years or more. Took the transition course. Only test was the final exams for the course.

In North Dakota it will cost you $360,000 a year for a 24-7 BLS only staffed unit

$70k vehicles, radio's, equipment, facility, supplies and insurance

$288k in staffing costs

Usually not something a town with a population of 2000 or less can afford~~

Volunteer service here, covering a large area of about 200 square miles with a population of around the 1800 to 2000 mark. We get county subsidies as well as billing for runs. Works for us. All volunteer save one. Hard to get enough daytime help during the week. We would also like to here some recruiting ideas!

Another Kansan here. !5 year volunteer. went thru thechain. FR, emt-b, emt i/d, now aemt. what a long strange trip it's been