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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 KirkwoodLatest 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 KirkwoodLatest 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 SullivanLatest 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

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

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

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

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

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

5 on Monday
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

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

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

4 May 12
Reply by dr-exmedic

The Paramedic? Do we need them?

I thought the ALS/BLS thread has the potential of taking a realistic look at modern day EMS staffing but this fell by the wayside. I've tak…

Started by Neil White

32 May 12
Reply by dr-exmedic

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