"Nathan, another option is Piedmont Medical Center EMS in Rock Hill. I don't know much about their system, but their director and I used to work together and had some overlap in grad school. He's a pretty good guy to work for."
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Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Receives Heart-Safe Community Recognition
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Started this discussion. Last reply by dr-exmedic May 12, 2012.
Is EMS 2.0 really EMS 4.0?
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San Diego Dissolves Rural/Metro Agreement, Cites R/M Hiding Revenue and Overcharging for Services
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Ben Waller commented on Kevin C. Welborn's group South Carolina EMS"Nathan, "best" is pretty subjective, but here's the basic rundown;
Greenville County EMS, Pickens County EMS, and Laurens County EMS are 3rd service.
Spartanburg and Oconee County are hospital-based.
Anderson City has a…"
Ben Waller replied to Bob Sullivan's discussion Handling Patients with Concealed Weapons"I can see calling the police to handle firearms for an EMS crew that is inexperienced in doing the same. If there is an obvious firearm and an iffy situation, bail. The bottom line is that if a patient or family member has immediate…"
Ben Waller replied to Nathan's discussion Spinal Clearance. Do we even need to be backboarding people? I say NO."Mechanism of injury is no longer as accurate for MVCs as it once was. There are simply too many energy-absorbing components built into modern vehicles, so merely looking at vehicle damage can be very unreliable, particularly where crumple…"
Ben Waller replied to Bob Sullivan's discussion Transporting on fire trucks: a good idea?"Skip, how so? Is lifesaving limited to transport-capable vehicles?
If you have an instance of a fire company being immediately available, but no ambulance available for 45 minutes, how do you know that this isn't an…"
Ben Waller replied to Till Breuer's discussion Do any of you guys use equipment holsters?"We have similar radios, but what we've found is that those radios are overly complicated, require a huge network of repeater towers to be truly effective, and have many functions that are necessary only at the strategic command…"
Ben Waller replied to Till Breuer's discussion Do any of you guys use equipment holsters?"We don't use vests except as ICS position identifiers, and we use the extremely lightweight IMS Alliance vests for that. These vests have radio clips and a couple of pockets that are handy for penlights, trauma shears, seat belt…"
Ben Waller replied to Till Breuer's discussion Do any of you guys use equipment holsters?"I couldn't agree more. We just transitioned most of our main kits to a multi-strap style that can be carried like a suitcase for short distances, but that is backpackable for climbing stairs, hiking down the…"
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Greenville County EMS, SC (Technical Rescue Coordinator)
McMinn County EMS, TN (Chief)
Hamilton County EMS, TN (Lieutenant)
Chattanooga Fire Department, TN
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Rescue, TN (Captain)
Hamilton County Hazmat (Captain)
Tri-Community Vol. Fire Department, TN (Assistant Chief)
Highway 58 Vol. Fire Department, TN
Mt. Aetna Vol. Fire Department, MD
1996 Olympic Games Swiftwater Rescue Team
2000 U.S. Olympic Trials Swiftwater (Team Leader)
Water Rescue Consulting Editor - Technical Rescue Magazine
S.C. Fire Academy Water Rescue Technical Development Committee
S.C. Fire Academy Rope Rescue Technical Development Committee
Contributing Author - Fundamentals of Technical Rescue
Contributing Author - Swiftwater and Flood Rescue Field Operations Guide
- My Training:
- Master's degree - Public Administration
Bachelor's degree - Fire Administration
Associate's degree - Paramedic/Allied Health
Certificate - Medical Terminology
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