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The OSHA "General Duty" clause - is it real? Does it matter?

Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, provides in part that(a) Each employer --  (1) shall furnish to each of hi…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS DiscussionsLatest Reply

Driver Training in EMS??? (Where have all the good discussions gone???)

OK, nobody was interested in talking about violence.  Something else? I'm continuing on my crusade to heighten awareness of "holes" in our…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS DiscussionsLatest Reply

Handling Patients with Concealed Weapons

Speaking of safety, what should EMS providers do when patients have a concealed firearm, and there is nowhere safe to secure it before goin…

Started by Bob Sullivan in General EMS DiscussionsLatest Reply

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Driver Training in EMS??? (Where have all the good discussions gone???)

OK, nobody was interested in talking about violence.  Something else? I'm continuing on my crusade to heighten awareness of "holes" in our…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS Discussions

11 1 hour ago
Reply by Michael Stern

Handling Patients with Concealed Weapons

Speaking of safety, what should EMS providers do when patients have a concealed firearm, and there is nowhere safe to secure it before goin…

Started by Bob Sullivan in General EMS Discussions

17 4 hours ago
Reply by Skip Kirkwood

The OSHA "General Duty" clause - is it real? Does it matter?

Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, provides in part that(a) Each employer --  (1) shall furnish to each of hi…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS Discussions

29 yesterday
Reply by Skip Kirkwood

Violence - Assaults - etc....is it just part of the job?

     Back in July 2010, Neil White , a paramedic colleague from the UK, asked a question about EMSers who had been attacked on the job.  No…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS Discussions

8 yesterday
Reply by Skip Kirkwood

Who's in the Back?

How do you and your partner determine who drives and who is in the back with the patient?

Started by Nicole Reino in General EMS Discussions

5 on Tuesday
Reply by Timothy Swanson

Bonus link: occupational licensure

We frequently have mentioned how barbers (or whatever) have longer education times than various levels of prehospital provider, but the nic…

Started by dr-exmedic in General EMS Discussions

5 on Monday
Reply by Skip Kirkwood

florida recertification

Hi I worked as a paramedic in florida from 1995 to 2001 and  then moved to work in EMS in the UK. Unfortunately my florida paramedic licens…

Started by anthony in Training & Education

1 May 18
Reply by Skip Kirkwood

Street-corner Posting - Do bad things happen?

At a lunch discussion, the question of safety and street-corner posting of ambulances was raised. Do bad things happen to EMSers while p…

Started by Skip Kirkwood in General EMS Discussions

13 May 14
Reply by dr-exmedic

California wages

OK folks..what are the wages for a 15 yr emt-basic and an 8 yr paramedic in southern cal..thinking about moving out there. This includes AM…

Started by Don Johns in General EMS Discussions

1 May 13
Reply by Ben Waller

Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Receives Heart-Safe Community Recognition

Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue was awarded the IAFC's 2012 Heart Safe Community Award for the "under 100,000 population" category in…

Started by Ben Waller in General EMS Discussions

4 May 12
Reply by dr-exmedic

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