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Hi all... First off, I am not a TEMS provider, I just have a question.

The local PD is putting a tactical trailer together. My partner is also an officer and is in charge of all of the first aid/medical response aspects of the trailer. We have been looking around for a backboard to put in the trailer. The main thing that he wants is for it to be quick/easy/simple.The board would be used by the officers who are not trained medical professionals. We do in-service them regularly on some of our more commonly used EMS procedures so they have the basics down. We have considered using a backboard with pins & clip on straps ( we don't want them to have to be digging for the straps) but I thought I would check if any one out there uses something different. If you have any great ideas pleas let me know. Thank you.

I do dream about calls, some past/realistic, some completely off the wall that are unlikely to ever happen. I don't worry that I am crazy or obsessed. I have read that dreaming is your mind preparing its self for a possible situation, or processing what did happen. There is a good website by Montreal's Sacré-Coeur Hospital Dream and Nightmare Laboratory that is very informative if you get a chance to check it out.

http://www.jtkresearch.com/DreamLab/b_intro.asp?lang=e

I am unsure of any courses in NY. However, The Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) based in Lander, Wy. has some excellent courses. You can check out their website...

http://www.nols.edu/courses/find/byskill/w...smedicine.shtml

I know of them traveling to a location to teach classes in a couple of instances so it may be worth while to contact them.

Good luck.