DaveTFD

good post jl008h, thanks

WCC (westchester community college) gives you 5 college credits for the course

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this is how i understand it and i could be wrong. EMT-B's used to be EMT-D's. i think it just changed because not only EMT's can use AED's anymore, the common first responder can do that. also i believe the original training for EMT-D's including reading heart rythems. feel feel to correct me if ime wrong guys, otherwise ime gunna go on thinking this until 1 day i look stupid when i say it

i took mine onsite at laguardia too. its nerve wrecking waiting outside with people for them to come out 1 by 1 to tell u infront of every1 if u passed or failed. when they come out with your results, they give u a temporary piece of paper that says you are an emt. dont lose the paper tho because if they forget to send you the card you have to have the paper to get it from the state. if it says you passed then that very second u r a practicing EMT. pretty sweet huh? lol its definatly worth the drive to not have the months of worries that u failed good luck on your test

qualifications for chief are you have to have atleast FF1/essentials, and fire officer 1 company officers there really arent much of a requirement espeacially with declining membership recently. FF1 is preferred but not required, you need to be cleared to wear a SCBA. thats about it

really good topic. Just recently tarrytown set up a commitee to look at grants for the "latest and greatest" tools and equipment out there. i dont think we necisarily need whats out there, but to keep up with the times and technology it is good to have the new things that are out there for us. i can only answer for tarrytown but yes the chief will send people to seminars and trainings and pay for the entire thing. if any department is looking into grants, look up "sam the grant man" i think thats actually on his business card. tarrytown just hired him. he is good

November 20th 2005, Consolidated Engine will be hosting the 31st annual Iggy Serina Memorial Breakfast located at Riverside Hose Company#4 quarters at the bottom of franklin street in tarrytown. All westchester county EMS/Fire personel members invited and bring your families too. Food, drinks, and 50/50 raffle Breakfast starts 7:00am come hungry

it sure is. come down and have some breakfast :angry:

2 days ago i got a child abuse call and it happend to be that i knew the father and i have for a long time. the 7 year old child had welts on his back and bruises on his left eye and cheek bone. he told me it was from a fall during a baseball game. as much as i like the guy i had to report it and it kind of runined my relationship with him. i dont feel bad about the incident because if i dident report it then how long would this of gone on? he possibly couldve killed the kid. good topic

good post on a different angle to view this topic. i hadent thought about that in the slightest bit. i am in southern westchester but if i worked in yonkers or the south bronx i would take your advice. i remember a while back in EMT class when i took it they said the same thing. but since i am in a "good neighborbood" i havent really thought about it thanks for your post

good post benny

i grew up with backdraft. i watched it every time my dad went out to an alarm. i have prolly seen it 200 times and a single tear comes out of my left eye when i see the end of the movie. i guess i think it is a better movie because i relate to it. my sister is a firefighter, my father has been 1 for 42 years, and now i am 1. every time i go into a building with my sister and dad i cant help but to think about backdraft. 1 of the best movies ever made and will ever be made. backdraft is an american classic, ladder 49 is an imposter

i love hurst. they are dependable, and take a beating like no other tool. it is a heavy tool, but hurst combo tools are lighter 1 man tools and are great. also servicing that hurst offers is out of this world. they are really helpful

"Correct me if I am wrong on any of that information, I believe that the more we can give to EMT's willing to learn, the more likely they will become great EMT's and possibly good medics." well put. i totally agree with u

izzy, when you find out the answer, let me know ime curious about it

i am a fan of a badge but it is part of my uniform. espeacially post 9/11 i think emt's should have badges WITH THEIR EMT NUMBER ON IT so if it comes down to it, it can be verified. local hospitals around me make u wear a form of ems personel identification. a badge is a nother form of identification. also if you stop to help somebody on the side of the road coming home one day, its a nice thing to show them your badge, it gives them a little sense of safety

good topic, i have been searching for this ever since i heard about the glucometers on BLS rigs. i think it is a great idea to have them on board. lemme say that agian...its a great idea to have them on board, but not to have them relied on to do your assesment. where i am, the bls provider will get there b4 als, do their assesment and make transport decisions. any good emt-b can tell what a diabetic emergency, and furtermore with experiance has a good knowledge of hypoglycemia. i think the glucometer is a good idea because before the medic gets on board you can save time by getting a glucose reading for them. its all about helping the pt after all, and saving time is always a good thing. if any1 knows when this is supposed to be passed in albany, lemme know.

hey all, id like to comment on this one because just recently i had a frequent flyer (6 times in my 12 hr shift for 3 days straight...no joke) the guy happend to be addicted to hydrocodone and claimed he had a new pain in his body every time he called. the doctor would give him tylonal (not satisfying his addiction) and send him home. well on the 3rd day of this i got a little fed up because there was a legitiment emergency happening at the same time of him wanting to be transported for drugs. so i called medical control and spoke to the doctor who was very very very familiar with this case and he cleared me not to transport him. i guess its all about cover your own a**, the number 1 ems rule. so if this guy decides to sue i was under direction of a doctor

for a long time i have been writing "extremities ok x4". i dont know if thats acceptable and if any1 knows feel free to comment. also to share a little pcr trick i just learned: insted of writing "ALS on scene but did not ride" (assuming u r a BLS provider), write "ALS triage to BLS". if u write novels like me in my pcrs because i like detail incase i get "THE LETTER" to appear in court, little sentence cuts are good. good topic. i actually learned some new abbreviations from ems-buff

around my neck of the woods we do the same. starting out in the K-5th graders. thats where the candy and coloring books start. then the middle school where you can teach kids cpr and begin to get them interested. and finnaly the high school and we have a high school students program so they can actually join if they like what they see

is it just me or does any1 else see 1/2 of those guys not even wearing bunker pants? the LT. walks around in his coat and the old rubber boots and his helmet. no air pack, no gloves, no hood. good observations even with the flaws in the show, it is real and it is a good show. this doesnt mean i like boston or anything, i am a yankee fan