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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 WeaponsSpeaking 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 |
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1 hour ago Reply by Michael Stern |
Handling Patients with Concealed WeaponsSpeaking 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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on Tuesday Reply by Timothy Swanson |
 Bonus link: occupational licensureWe 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 |
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on Monday Reply by Skip Kirkwood |
 florida recertificationHi 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 |
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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 |
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May 14 Reply by dr-exmedic |
 California wagesOK 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 |
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May 13 Reply by Ben Waller |
 Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Receives Heart-Safe Community RecognitionHilton 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 |
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