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I imagine you can't work your shifts AND their shifts in the same week. Too many hours by regulation? Too much overtime? <shrug> The boss said "no". How dare you question authority.

Isn't that called a helicopter? Instead of driving it like you stole it, drive it like you own it.

cops prone in the drive usually indicate something interesting... "Never walk pass the blue canaries"

Anyone out there have examples of their billing agreements they'd be willing to share? I'm looking to not have to reinvent the wheel, but it's time to update some old, out-of-date agreements we have, and I'm looking for more "mutually beneficial" language. Specifically, any documents related to an ALS provide providing assist to a BLS crew that operates both ways. Squad A might be ALS today, and Squad B would be ALS tomorrow.... that sorta thing. Thanks in advance for any help y'all can provide.

for those that don't know why all the adulation for Dr. Bledsoe, he is, in the vernacular, an EMS Stud (note the capitalization of Stud). from www.bryanbledsoe.com Dr. Bryan Bledsoe is an emergency physician and EMS author from Midlothian, Texas. He entered EMS in 1974 as an EMT and attended one of the first paramedic programs in north Texas. Dr. Bledsoe worked for several years in Fort Worth as a paramedic and went on to become an EMS Instructor and Coordinator. Dr. Bledsoe has a B.S. from the University of Texas and a D.O. from the University of North Texas. He completed a residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and at Scott and White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M College of Medicine. He is board-certified in emergency medicine. Dr. Bledsoe has served as the Medical Director for two hospital emergency departments as well as for numerous EMS agencies in north Texas. He is the author of numerous EMS textbooks including: Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice, Paramedic Emergency Care, Prehospital Emergency Pharmacology, Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care, and many others. He is a frequent contributor to EMS magazines and presenter at national and international EMS conferences. He is married and lives in Midlothian, Texas. He enjoys salt-water fishing. Dr. Bledsoe is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He is co-chair of the Curriculum and Education Board for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill AFB, FL.

disposable CID works great for compound tib/fib.

I'm on a roll today. QUICK! Someone ask me another one that I can actually answer. http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/l...4so_(02-04).pdf (for some reason the (02_04).pdf part isn't a "link", but you do need to put that in the address bar of your browser) oh and btw.. according to the squad legal-eagle, there's no indication of a "duty to act" based on vehicle markings. That would be, in his words, "like having a star of life tattoo (no comments please, I don't), walking down the beach, and being compelled to provide first aid all day long".

porn ... SOMEONE had to say it, or the thread was dead.

PRPG... you said... "Id rather have a president who knocks a piece off from a secretary in the back room but actually acts in the interests of the country." Like in 1996 when the Sudan offered Bin Laden to US Officials, but Clinton didn't think it would be "legal"? Like the August 7, 1998, bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. More than 200 people, including twelve Americans, were killed? The October 12, 2000 bombing of the USS Cole that killed 17 American Servicemen? What was the standard Clinton response? Nothing. I normally disdain threads like this, since nobody ever changes their point of view, it normally just turns into a pissing contest. That having been said, NO other president in history LOST the codes to unlock the "football" satchel. Just Clinton. or maybe they were stuck to Monica's dress. C'mon man... I have a ton of respect for you. Don't blow it with statements like that. Like Clinton? ok... Hate Bush? not a fan of hating anyone, but ok... Don't take this the wrong way please, just look at both sides. oh and PS... Soldiers aren't cops. They're trained to kill people and break things. Not to make lunch for foriegn nationals. Let them do their jobs and come home.

it's a fairly typical multi-floor office building. I'm the only one that can even spell EMT. The canisters are in the coffee rooms alongside the first-aid kits. Since posting, I've spoken with the local fire mashall. His comments were <paraphrase> "nice if you could get them out to actually use them on anyone exposed during the fire, or to at least placard the general area alerting first responders to their presence, but getting the people out remains #1." so I'm sticking with that unless someone else can give me any better ideas. I hate the idea of Emergency Services running into 1200 psi missles, but there you have it. /DC

my company has oxygen canisters on each floor of the building. The following question has arisen around this... should they canisters be removed during fire drill and / or actual fire. I made a somewhat off-handed remark that in an actual fire, those canisters could become ballistic missiles... this has prompted no small amount of debate amongst the C level folks about liability in delaying exit from the building, etc... does anyone have any experience in this? I was thrilled the day I started to work here that they had the O2 (no AEDs, but I'm working on it). The company is in Chester County, PA. I'm not sure if there's any legal background on this or not. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks DC

VS did you just admit to having done that for more then 10 minutes straight? omg read a book, eh?

there's an old saying amongst the <cough> smarter riders out there... $10 helmet means a $10 head. ... so what's a $0 helmet mean? Social Darwinism if you ask me. If you're stupid enough to ride without a helmet, get the hell outta my gene pool. Problem is I still gotta clean up after you. my first due has some REAL nice bike roads... long, windy roads along the river... beautiful. Until, get this, they pull outta the local watering hole (significant AOB) and race in a pack of 8 or so bikes up the road and 2 of them wind up running over the guy that just laid down his ride. Helmet-less trauma + getting ridden over = groovy ride on a helicopter.

I don't wanna hear any more of this "we can't win this war" crap. Dust will take of it. /pity the insurgents be safe, Dust. You first, your partner second, and shoot the rest. oh... don't forget. bandaids go sticky side down. least, that's what I've heard.

we go through a lot of training to make little money. (please see 7th point below) we're not firepersons (I hate political correctness, but there you have it) we're not cops (tell me you OD'd... it'll go better for you and I could give a @#*% what you do with your spare time) Yes I like sitting in a hidden driveway and flipping the red lights on when you go speeding past. It's freakin' hysterical watching your brakelights come on as you nosedive your vehicle to the proper speed. (and you shouldn't be speeding) (just kidding about this one, but it was amusing) when we gotta go, we gotta go. please act accordingly. (I swear I won't cheat you outta your check, Mr. Restauranteur.. can we settle up later?) when we gotta go, we gotta go. please act accordiingly (like someone said earlier, move CAREFULLY to the right. I can't stop and help you too) Thanks for the free coffee. (you saved me a dollar, but the thought is priceless) that 3 year old little girl that died in the MVA? rips me to shreds by the way, but I'm a professional. My partners will get me through. (be thankful I don't take the uniform off and beat you to death too for not using seatbelts on kids) Yes, we CAN all get along. just need more people to want to. It's mostly man's inhumanity to man that keeps us in business. We spend our time pulling silly people outta bad places. Please act accordingly. (no witty rejoinder here. statement stands on its own) I imagine I'll think of more. The sad thing I've noticed is that people treat us like dialtone. When you pick up a phone, you expect to hear it. You don't really give it a second thought until it's not there. I think, if not walking a mile in said shoes, just some base understanding would go a looong way. heaven knows this stuff ain't for everyone. Hope that's what you're looking for Dust... but probably not.