BushyFromOz

I wouldn't mind casting a brick at that person.

Interestingly enough this was an issue that arose in my former vollie fire brigade. A general meeting was called and it was decided, and voted upon that any person found to be using their uniform in order to gain discounts, they could be suspended on the spot by any field officer for a period of 4 months, thereby negating the need for a general meeting to be called for this purpose and waiting the 3 weeks before action could be taken.

Needless to say this has not happened again, though i know of very few volunteer units, if any, that take steps in my area that are designed to MAKE the brigade/unit operate more effectively

I am just surprised none of the VFDs throughout the county have added EMS as a service

While i dont understand you environment, id have to say i have a little bit of experience with that here.

An effort was made to build some form of first responder system into rural fire brigades here, and it failed dismally. Not from lack of interest or poor administration. but generally true rural people are involved, and they are really the proper stakeholders in volunteer fire. They are their own services, if they dont volunteer, they get nothing. Its far more realistic and easier for them to do their own first aid training (which as landholders and primary producers is tax deductable) than to embed the program into their fire brigades

Does his screen name start with B and he is from Australia?

Ive heard of EMS people going out with their family (who were wearing sweat suits and fanny packs) in uniform and demanding a discount at restaurants but I have never heard of this type of BS before. Im in awe that someone has the bollocks to do something like this.

Somedic

How thoughtfully presumptuous of you! Its a shame that you have once again made an ass out of yourself from your ASSumption

Look bubbles, fortunately for me i come from a country where i am able to buy a beer at the same age that i am allowed to join the military, this would be 18. Fancy that! im NOT allowed to be in a position where i may be forced to kill people before i can have my scotch on the rocks! Seeing as this would at least make me 18, and im actually 23 i guess i cover the undergae drinking part quite substantially, No?

I like reading these sorts of accusation from monkeys like yourself...i think you may be a genuine flamer, if so pick up you banana and leave, theres already enough vegetables around here without adding another fruitcake to the basket

Thanks for the laugh though, i needed that

hey the miserable bloody aussies even took the bugle off the 'barmy army' bugler!!!!!

Because it was made in new zealand and we try not to allow crap into our country

=D> :lol:/ :thumbright: :lol:/ =D>

One of the funniest things ive seen for a while...oon ya ak!

i get ya.....was a bit slow on the uptake. Bought it from the states....... THANK YOU EBAY!

ummmm what do you mean what the hell is that?

I always liked the NEANN bags, the quality of construction is simply outstanding, though the first aid backpacks are near useless for their size, i think there are much better backpack on the market for the same money

BEHOLD!

My "Big Red Uber Whacker Kit"

Timmy yours is a 300 dollar masterpiece of semi rigid soft pack engineering!

Before someone price bashes, this is the price of a good bag here in aus

The name Douglas Bader comes to mind, but he passed awayu a long time ago

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Settle down schoolgirls or youll both be handing out the fresh undies in the english locker room

"excuse me sir...do you have a pacemaker? i cant taze you if you have a pace maker?"

- no response -

"DO YOU HAVE A PACEMAKER?"

-draws glock from holster-

What kind of calls do you feel DON'T require a trip to ER

DOA's

It is a bit of a one trick pony.......i think he had a 16, 2 x 18's and a couple of 20ishes in the outside and some spare inside with the opsites and tape - just the essentials, but at the price they go for id almost have one kit on each bag of hartmanns

i used a stat packs IV roll the other week...it wasn't in my kit and i needed to sink the pin in a hurry, so i didn'tt really have much time to look. I guess theres a bonus right there because i got what i wanted in 2 seconds flat. My only real complaint i guess is that it doesn't hold much - but unless your not re-sticking between calls that probably not a problem

I like it!

But talking about rolls, the Stat Packs intubation role is just phenominal!

I have a stat packs and if there other items are as well made as the one i have...the others should be made very well, though i dont know about the layouts of the others:S

Thres a company called plat-a-tac her in aus, and im sure they make a version of the M5 here - might be cheap after conversion rates for you as well

Another great post........

Excellent post vs!

id say use a scoop stretcher

Dont like the one size fits all that appears to be a part of it

THREAD HIJACK TIME!

It would appear the government here is going to add to the national vaccination program....wait for it.......

A childhood vaccination for cervical cancer! woohoo!

Not that this applies to me:D

But if 120 hours of night school is the biggest thing you have to be proud of in your life, then you have bigger problems than being a whacker, I suppose.

And then......

And as an aside to your sarcastic (and quite frankly demeaning) remark regarding 120 hours of night school

LMAO - yall take things way to seriously in here. Did anyone ever stop to think that when dusts says something like the above, that he may actually have enough experience, education and brains to have those opinions? SOme people take it personal...read what it is and its not about you..its about your system

lets be cool people, take it easy and things will be all right

But we’ve been told that patient care is more important than what our bank balance is.

Yeah we got that story too, until someone said to the chap that was BS argument because if we didn't look at ways to save money we would have NOTHING to provide pt care with, bank balance is necessary.