November 2009 Blog Posts (7)

A One, Anna Two, Anna Three!

Erstwhile Firefighter: OK, Ma'am, we're gonna pick you up on your count of three!

RevMedic: (Thinking to myself) Why does SHE have to do the counting? (The concept that he, as a firefighter, was incapable of doing so, did not strike me until just now).

EF: One, Two, Three! (Lifts the LOL up onto her feet) I guess I did the counting, huh?

A moment later, the patient safely strapped onto the gurney & ready to be lifted to the 'load'… Continue

Added by RevMedic on November 30, 2009 at 8:10pm — 2 Comments

Bearing Witness

Last night was a bad one.

It's been 20 years since the last time I've had to deal with that type of trauma - physical and emotional.

A life cut short way too soon.

I saw, heard, and felt things that the average, normal person should never have to encounter.

We were first in on a horrible tragedy. On assessing the patient it became painfully evident that there was absolutely nothing we could do, try to do, hope to do, to reverse the… Continue

Added by RevMedic on November 27, 2009 at 8:40am — 1 Comment

Electronic PCRS

I have a question; We are a small agency that does on an average of 800 calls a year. We are looking to bring our agency up to modern times and go to electronic PCRs. We are looking into these three companies:
EmsCharts
Zoll Epcrs
Eso Solutions

Does anyone have any idea, what the Pros and Cons are to each of these or preference as to which one is better? Thanks. Keith

Added by Keith Eygnor on November 23, 2009 at 12:12pm — 1 Comment

Question about prerequisites

I have been in EMS as a first responder for 7 years and now I will be starting to work part time for an ambulance company. I intend to retake Emt basic and get state liscensed, then try to continue on to paramedic and pursue a dream that has proven elusive for the past few years. My question is this, what are the pre-requisites, and can I do them online? If so, where do I go online to do them? If any one could help me out with this, please email me at weldonschmidt@gmail.com Thanks!!

Added by Weldon L. Schmidt on November 21, 2009 at 2:42pm — No Comments

A clip from my Integrating Health and Wellness into your EMS Career Lecture

watch?v=7HYJ5POrqY8

Added by Bryan Fass on November 18, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Fire-EMS responds to MCI shooting at Texas fort

By EMS1 Staff

According to reports, at least seven people are dead and another dozen wounded in a shooting at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood. The military installation, home of the 1st Cavalry Division and the First Army Division West, is located outside Killeen. Nearby schools have been put on soft lockdown, authorities told an Austin TV station.

CNN has reported that up to 15 people have been wounded in the attack.

"It was unknown whether victims are soldiers or… Continue

Added by Kris Kaull on November 5, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

take home pay

Working an EMS job can be a little tricky when it comes to taxes. If you are not careful, you can find yourself Filing Back Taxes for hundreds of dollars. At a recent conference, Event Tents were set up to help EMS workers learn how to account for side jobs, overtime, and regular… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on November 2, 2009 at 5:35pm — 1 Comment