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I personally feel there is a time and place for lasix. I disagree with the complete removal of it. Why in EMS do we do everything based on tradition and if we make a change instead of just changing guidelines we go to the other extreme?

From the fire chief that felt up the ladys boobs and kept his job comes more: http://www.kwes.com/global/story.asp?s=11744832 Eunice Fire Chief Fired Video Gallery Eunice Fire Chief Fired (12-29-09) 0:38 Staff Report NewsWest 9 EUNICE, NEW MEXICO - The City of Eunice is minus one employee. Embattled Fire Chief Ron Grogan was fired after an investigation that he allegedly stole a radar detector from a crash site earlier this month. City Manager Curtis Shrader says Grogan's termination is effective immediately. Two other city employees, John "J.D." Dudley and Danny Cueto are on unpaid leave for 30 days and will be on probation for three months after they return to work. A state police report alleges the three men, along with two other volunteer firefighters, conspired to cover up the alleged theft. No word on if there will be any punishment for the two volunteers. http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=11714506 Report Released Regarding Eunice Fire Chief’s "Alleged" Actions Video Gallery Report Released Regarding Eunice Fire Chief’s "Alleged" Actions (12-21-09) 1:10 Staff Report NewsWest 9 EUNICE, NEW MEXICO - Eunice's embattled fire chief may be off the hook. The findings of a State Department of Health probe are in and at least one official thinks Ron Grogan deserves to keep his paramedics' license. A hearing officer with the New Mexico Department of Health released a nine-page recommendation on Monday about the alleged sexual misconduct by Chief Grogan back in May. In the report, the officer says Grogan repeatedly refused to touch an ambulance patients' breast implants, but finally did after she asked several times. The document also says the patient, who refused to testify under oath, says she never thought there was anything inappropriate about Chief Grogan's contact with her. Grogan did admit to touching the female patient's implants, but argued since it was consensual. An earlier decision by the Licensing Board of the Department of Health was unfair. The hearing officer agreed and said it did not meet the requirements to be considered sexual misconduct. This recommendation now heads to the Secretary of the Department of Health's desk. He has ten days to look at it, along with the recommendation from the Licensing Board, before he issues a final decision.

I have found that the best watch is the one my partner is wearing. It costs me nothing and I don't have to worry about germs.

Careful what you ask for. Kiwi is known to be a New Zealand prince that has had all his money tied up and also has died and has no heirs and if you send him your bank account he can get the money wired to you and will let you keep half. Do you have more than one?

Ok now AK, Dust to your separate corners. When the bell rings come out fighting. Lets keep it clean. Now in all seriousness as a family man that used to get paid to respond from home it is not the same being around the family when working. Your focus is not on them. You need time where they are your entire focus. Heck you need to go somewhere and shut off the phones and internet and really be just a family at least a few times every year. And as president they can't even do that they still have to stay in touch with the office when on vacation.

You need to factor cost of living more than salary. If where you at is expensive your listed salary may actually not be better than some locations where you make half. So you could take less posiibly and actually be stepping up. Oh and I hear there are a couple new openings in NYFD.

Did they at least buy you dinner before they enjoyed you? As to buying cars Florida is not a good place for a rust free car as to close to salt water.

Obviously the writer was a city slicker. Of course in saying that I have seen city fire departments send a crew to aid us on 100000 acre wildland fires and they did respond in bunker gear as they had no wildland gear. They basically were of no help to us, just consumed food we could have used.

I thought underprivileged meant poor.

What is wrong with people? I mean you want to hang them w/o considering that if they left the line and took the patient they might not get to eat that day. Come get your priorities right people.

Living the the country of Texas there are many places that patients have to wait for us for hours not minutes. Whose fault? Theirs as they choose to live and work at the end of no where. Sorry you choose to accept certain risks to avoid the hassles of city life so don't whine and cry about it.

Have they confirmed that the rocket launcher can even fire? You can buy demilitarized equipment legally. As to the firearms, mace, etc what the heck? None of that is illegal, I wonder just how legal the states requirement to register them is?

My question to those that have less than 100% success is did you catch and correct the miss or did the hospital? The only true fail is missing a missed tube. So far I am 100% first attempt this year.

Amen.

Did you just call admin a twit?

Read his posts on other sites and you will find he states he is starting this and other topics just to start fights and to laugh at the truly educated peoples responses.

In Mexico all levels are Paramedic. You will also find that what shows up on the ambulance depends on the class of citizen. A rich person may get an ambulance with doctors on board while a poor person will get an ambulance with one Paramedic that may not even have first responder training and no one else on the ambulance. Mexico is not a place to get sick or hurt unless rich and even then you may want to find a way out as fast as possible. Learn your medical Spanish and understand Spanish is different based on region and also based on income level. Also facial expression and gestures can change entire meanings of phrases/words. Also like English many words have many meanings. For example pistola can be a pistol or a penis. So learn important phrases such as Quite toda la ropas, por favor and you should be fine.

"1. is the houston area saturated with people trying to become paramedics? i know its hard to get into nursing schools right now due to oversaturation of applicants." Yes but there are tons of non accredited schools pumping them out faster than they are burning out. I suggest seeing if you can get in an accredited program. 2. what pay would i be looking at starting at? should i take the EMT course first at a fast track school to just get it out of the way and possibly start working part time to start my experience early? At the privates just above minimum. Maybe $10-12 an hour with no benefits, but probably less. Texas requires emt basic certification in order to be certified at Paramedic level. As to experience many prefer no experience and others think experience is good. 3. what are the chances of a fresh graduate landing a city or county job? am i looking at having to start out at a hospital er or private company? Odds are in Houston area you will have to start at a private. 911 is handled by fire in Houston. You might find an out lying 911 that will hire new Paramedics.

Thanks for a good source of links. Seems so many have questions we need this moved to tutorial.

Wow JEMS artical saying we have no backing for rushing every where full speed. What will the IAFF say? "EMS is less than 40 years old, and it has developed without a lot of scientific guidance about best practices."

With the 4 limb leads you can see 6 views of the heart. Only way beneficial is if maybe you lost your 12 lead cable.

LOL Chuck is a flower child. What a wimp.

Nope I meant Your. Not You are. Well in my defense at least mine was readable.

Good for them. One day they will be the standard just as the 12 lead has become the standard.