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A few things. With the ankle braclet idea. They do have it, just ask Lohan. Its what got her thrown in prison. As far as a slight hicup with it. What if a sober person is driving the car? I would say have the on/off under the driver seat with a short distance setting. If his in the seat it wont start. Oh what about someone else starting it then getting out and letting him drive... have a kill switch on it. They way things like Onstart stop the car. If its been started and he enters the driver seat area, bzzzt car dies. might be a good thing. The breathilizer ignition system works well too. Very hard to beat it, its not as easy as The 40 Year Old Virigin makes it out to be. Can it be done, yes it has been but the numbers show it works. Taking his priviliges away, does nothing. He will still drink and he will still drive until he gets caught then the process starts all over again. What this man needs is a couple of things. First he needs to be arrested. Not just picked up and make bail but actually locked up for a few days to think. Then he needs a good judge, firm but reasonable. Sentence should be 3 to 5 years suspended sentence with madatory rehab (6 weeks minimum) with counciling. Then after those docs feel he is good release him on probation for 3 years maybe 5 if necessary. While on probation mandatory AA meetings miss one then its a violation the guy goes in a does time. The ankle bracelet thingy for 2 years. After all this if he relapses or does pull a DUI then I would say a nice long jail sentence. Am I being too nice to this guy, not really. His disease is winning right now. If he getts the proper treatment and does the AA thing he will possibly break the cycle. the key is the meetings after rehab. Anyone can stay clean 6 weeks but if you come home to the same conditions that led to you needing rehab your doomed to repeat. The harshest crtics are the recovering alcholics at the meetings. They have heard it all, done it all and seen it all so excuses dont work. They can spot someone who even took a sip from about 1 mile away and wont let you forget about it. Its a tough gig to go through. BUT they are some of the nicest people when you need help and ask for it. From talking to you at 2am crying in a bathtub all the way to sitting with you on your porch sipping lemonade because you just want to talk. They will keep you honest and will help you get through it year after year. How do I gleam this insight? i have been there. I went to the bottom and stood in hell and fought my way back to the light. I went through the shame of a DUI, the family turmoil it caused. I looked at the pain I caused everyday. I got the help, I stuck to it, I still do. It may be a disease but its one with a cure if you are strong enough to want it.

I took the Instructor course with Percom and was very pleased in my experience. During that time, I found Jane to be very fair. If something didn't fit her expectation, it was returned with explanation and I would have the opportunity to redo the assignment until it met standards. At the completion of the program, I passed both her final as well as the State Licensure Exam - first time. To me, that speaks volume to any program. Now, for my disclaimer, I have continued my relationship with Percom and have been interning as an instructor with Jane (mostly grading papers and running scenarios in chat rooms). When we see that someone may not be right on the mark, assignments here also get returned so that the student can take a second stab at it. Ultimately, we want to make sure you get the most out of your education. I'm working on becoming a lead instructor and am very pleased with my association. If you choose this route, I think you will be please with this program. Toni

Ugly- totally agree with you. Here's the deal- this is political. Democrats do NOT want to piss off the Hispanic vote. They are attempting to be the great benefactors for yet another group, and are trying to make them beholden to them- meaning they are trying to buy their vote by fighting this issue for them. Problem is, many Hispanic voters have political/social/religious views that are not in line with most Democrats(abortion issues, religion, etc) so the left has it's work cut out for them. The opponents of immigrant reform have tried to frame this as folks who are xenophobes, vs those concerned about the rights of others. To me, this is simply about LEGAL vs ILLEGAL. Besides a few hard core racists, nobody is ANTI-IMMIGRANT. Nearly every one of us in this country is here because of a decision our ancestors made to come here. Every day, the residents in border states see the results of unchecked waves of illegals sucking up resources that should be reserved for LEGAL US CITIZENS. Many other areas also see the results of illegals- and not just those from Mexico. Around here, we also have a huge Polish illegal problem. The situation has become critical because although illegals have been a problem for decades, the problem has gone unchecked for so long, we now have generations of illegals who have become established here. We are talking about MILLIONS of people- and the kicker is that if someone is caught, we see kids who will be separated from their parents, and it tugs at our heartstrings. I think we could put a serious dent in the problem simply by rounding up the parents and sending them back home. We hear how all these folks simply want a better life for their kids. Fine. You sneak across the border and are caught, your kids will get a better life here- they get to stay but the price you pay for breaking the law is a one way ticket back home. I'm thinking most parents will rethink their stated notion of wanting a better life for their kids if they know THEY will break up their families and essentially make their children orphans. There has to be a real downside to illegal behavior- whatever that behavior may be- or it will never stop. Otherwise, it's status quo- the rewards have been well worth the risk for decades.

Ok before I go any further I will put on the flame suit, my hazmat suit and SCBA from what I may get from this post..... My take on this issue is as follows. I dont see the problem, I really dont. You get stoped by a LEO he asks for ID you provide said ID, be it a DL, Green Card whatever you have for ID. He calls it in or types it in NCIC it comes back clean with no wants or warrents your on your way. What a 5 minute break from your life? Held up that whole time it takes for the comp to spit back your a real person thats not in trouble? I DONT SEE THE PROBLEM!!! You have to give ID during any traffic stop so why the big deal now? Oh thats right, you might be an illegal. Well guess what, you shouldnt be driving in the first place. Oh wait you were not driving, just walking down the street but grabbed the attention of the LEO. Well he asks for your ID, cant supply one? Illegal are you? Well sorry, do not pass go, do not collect 200 dollars. Have fun looking back across the border at us. Oh forgot your an American citizen (be in naturalized or what have you) it your RIGHT to be a beotch to the LEO and refuse. Now your dumbass is detained vs have a nice day. Your smart aren't you. Wait whats that? You did it for them, because you feel for them. Guess what they are I L L E G A L google it if you have to. Opps I steeped on the toes of the racial profiling folks. Sorry. Guess what folks, its not racial it being smart. Has nothing to do with your race as a whole but if you fit a description then guess what you might just be looked at a little closer. Does the TSA agent worry about 80yr old Gwenith Jones from Walla Walla or Bin Azid Mubarik 28 from Wackoastan? GOTCHA you even did it right there, there was that split second you looked right at just the names. Notice I just used names not discriptions of the people. See its not racial its just profiling. Incidently Mrs Jones had 2 ounces of black tar in her purse and Mr Mubarik was on his way to visit his sick grandmother in a US hospital because he works for the gov as an interpriter. Get off your high freakin horses and let LEOs do their jobs!! Yes the FIRST illegal immigrants were folks that came over on boats and stole the lands from the Natives. Since then though folks, rules were put in place to be followed and most did actually. Hear of Ellis Island in the shadow of Lady Liberty? Yup, the boats docked their first you got off, walked up to the guys yelling at you, spoke your name and got a piece of paper saying your american. Then you got off the island found a place to live and work, got cursed at spit on called lovely names like mic, wop beat up and just plain abused by the folks that thought they were the only ones to be here. Then you sucked it up, made some cash and went on with life and had kids. You cant believe our resource systems and how good they are so you dont mind paying for them. April 1 rolls around and the tax man comes by and collects, congradulations your a viable part of our society. Now your kids had it a little better and they went on with their lives and so on an so forth. Now lets take a look at today.. you run across a desert, or swim to shore, or walk through the woods find a place to settle down in. Its around a bunch of like minded and usually ethnic folks so you blend in. You get a job right away just by hanging out on a corner, or asking a friend, or by going to a gov office and asking for one. Some folks make fun of you and call you names too but generally nothing like the first immigrants. Then you start a family, have kids and get to enjoy our resources to their fullest extent all the while sending the money back home to let the rest of your family live better yet no taxes or anything paid to help offset the cost of using our resources. Sorry I dont see the comparison. You take but give nothing in return yet bitch about someone asking you to prove yourself? Sorry, Um hate to break it you but um your not a citizen thus are in no position to do so. Want to do that? Go back home, APPLY, and if your lucky and we say yes then by all means welcome to America. Sorry folks and everyone on this board if I offended you but I tried to make it as generic as possible and not limit it to just one type of person. These are my views, and soley mine. Ok back to taking my meds...... edited for spelling

doing a quick generic application shows a medic in NJ would pay $161.68. Its cheap to have my own defense and liscense protection in my honest opinion. Does your employer-provided insurance include license protection? In addition to being named in a malpractice lawsuit, one of the most serious risks that healthcare professionals face is the suspension or withdrawal of their license - without which you lose your ability to work. Employers rarely provide license protection, and in fact, are often the source of the complaint. With coverage through HPSO, you will be reimbursed for your defense of disciplinary charges and other covered expenses arising out of a covered incident

Why? We longtimers on the City are always telling newbies that the search function is their best friend, so that we don't end up with a gazillion strings on the same topic, aren't we? Yes, I know you've told me a million times not to exaggerate.

There is no evidence that one person has been saved by the golden hour. At some point in our lives we learn that Santa Clause does not live in the north pole, the tooth fairy is not real and electrons do not orbit an atoms nucleus like planets. We could argue that belief in these things is not harmful; however, we need to appreciate the truth at some point for progress to occur. Do some injuries require immediate interventions and trauma care, absolutely. Does every trauma patient spontaneously combust and die a miserable death if they do not arrive in the theatre within a magic 60 minute window? We need to have a pragmatic and evidence based understanding of health care. Otherwise, how can we truly understand what modalities are truly helpful? I dare say the rush to deliver every trauma patient to a trauma centre has played a role in fatal ambulance accidents and perhaps has been used to place helicopters on every other block in some areas of the United States. Take care, chbare.

A typical day in the ems.... Ambulance Crew vs. Dispatch (warning: contains adult language)

I've never condoned the "EMS vs ___________________" mentality. It's this type of thought process that contributes to the poor view that others have of EMS in the world of public service. I've never found these types of videos even slightly humerous. If the author is in EMS, it would generally make me question their professionalism.

Thanks for the help D-bags. My original post should have said "luck" not "look". No wonder this forum blows. Also EMTCity fowards their posts to twitter and facebook, I didnt post this question on any of those site. And lastly it's nice to know you people have time to write BS resonses to a post. People like you are the ones that give EMS a black Eye.

LOL! This video reminds me of what it was like working for the private ambulance company that I worked at 4 years ago. All they cared about was money. Not the patients. Not their employees... Just MONEY.