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South Carolina EMS
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EMS Management Training
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Older Medic's in EMS
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Hi to all of the friends I have not met in SC yet. I am a PA paramedic with 9 yrs experience as a medic and a total of 19 yrs in EMS as a 1st Responder and EMT-B. Like several other people here I am looking to relocate to a coastal area of SC. Not...
As someone else said, given the graphic nature of what is on TV, in the movies and in video games I don't think this is too graphic. That said, I have to respectfully disagree with my brothers and sisters here who think that this video will have a...
According to the state-wide protocols these are the situations when EMS can stop responding when someone other than EMS personnel cancels the response.
"When law enforcement or fire department personnel on scene indicate that no incident or
patie...
A bill just passed the Senate committee on Homeland Security that not only gives more coverage for injury and death benefits but also corrects the errors created when the Ryan White Act was reauthorized. The language requires that first responders...
Wave form capnography! I can remember when I started out as a volunteer EMT the ED staff telling medics they had a misplaced tube when the medics were certain that it had been a good tube. I also had a Cheshire cat smile when an Resp Tech tried to...
Ed and Bud made some very good points. For the record, I did practice law for 15 years and handled an OT case against several volunteer fire companies. I no longer practice law so nothing written here should be taken for legal advice - and add in ...
The issue with regard to the blood draws is lot more simple to explain. Because of the need to be able to document exactly who drew the blood and from what patient many hospitals do not want the liability that could occur when pre-hospital samples...
I recently ran into a similar situation with a paramedic situation I took. There had been several newspaper articles about the company so I knew there were some issues. When I interviewed for the job I came straight out and asked about the problem...
The first question I will have to think about some more and get back to you, the second is easy. I have been advocating moving to a 2 year associate's program for paramedics for several years. Besides the science of what paramedics do, the curricu...
Fritz - You obviously care about people and that is where the problem may lay. I think most of us had to reign in our enthusiasm and impulsivity when we started in the field. I know there were times when I would rush into a situation without think...
Does anyone know of a NREMT-P refresher in PA/NJ in the next couple of months?
This group is for the exchange of ideas regarding the training and education of EMS managers.
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- Paramedic/EMT-I/EMT-D, Instructor/Educator
- Primary Agency/Department Type
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- Years in EMS/Public Safety
- 18
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 12:22pm on August 8, 2009,
sonia johnson said… - sonia.4u34@yahoo.com
Hello dear,
Greetings to you,My name is Sonia a young girl, i view your profile today at www.connect.jems.com and i love it. i decide to communicate with you and it will please me if you will be my friend, i wish if you will respond to my mail box so that i will give you my picture and tell you more about my self, i hope to hear from you.
soon yours Sonia.
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- At 7:50am on April 5, 2009,
Frederick Georges said…
- John,
Thank you for your response and advice. Understand that these incidents I refer to were over thirty years ago and I have not been an active EMT-B since. Also know that I was asked to help from my fellow department members as they all knew my abilities and experience in the military and they had no regard to the legality issues. They did not just sit aside helplessly, we did this as a team. I tried to only guide the paramedics on scene but they wanted more help.
I understand the liability, this is why I posted the question, "does anyone have any suggestions on how to let go of my past training and conditioning", so far only Ben has touched on this. Everyone else is caught up in the legal or professional aspects and do not seem to be aware of my question.
It is as if I went to a public eatery and asked for soup while not wearing cloths, everyone complains about the nudity but no one heard my request for the soup.
I would want to recertify only to be eligable in time to test for EMT then go to college to study for paramedic. I am no longer surrounded with people who know my abilities so it will be no problem to do the job at the level required.
I just wanted to better myself and grow as a person at the ripe old age of 61. I was forced to go to war (the draft), now I feel it is my turn and my time to have what was taken from me,... my chance to go to college.
I have the impression that all who read this posting believe that I am wanting to operate outside of my certification and I do not. One person asked about my life experiences and I honestly answered, now everyone is rightfully concerned about behaviour that is not being practiced.
I apologize for all the discomfort I have caused by reaching out to people I felt would understand.
Respectfully,
Fritz
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Joe, do you have some mango chutney to go with those red herrings?
There are many reasons to combine fire and EMS, and many good reasons to not combine fire and law enforcement.
Track record of most fire/law enforcement combination departments -...
So the entire stance that you've taken that fire/EMS saves money on support costs are really a lie then?
Most of the places that tried combination fire/police services were small towns or mid-sized cities.
Most of those places didn't have lots of administrative staff to begin with.
The fire/LEO combinations mostly ended up just being police departme...
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