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Throw in my 2 cents, another major side effect is if a LEO/FD first responder were to administer the narcan IN, and this guy was speed ballin (cocaine/heroin mix) the narcan will clear the depressent (heroin) and this guy with not only wake up but the stimulant (cocaine) will take over with tremendous agitation or even worst, cardiac arrest. Having those locked narcotics (ativan, versed, valium) from the ALS unit can help prevent this guy from further injury to himself and the crew or even arrest, So is it good for our first responders? Sure, but like every drug theres a time and a place IMO.

Hopefully they can move on and get down to hiring quality people for a serious job, not just filling quotas from an unemployment line.

Were only using them for extrication/movement, paralysis, unconscious, and a few other things. Everyone else collar and stretcher.

Date:1-16-14 Time:later afternoon Incident Type:Stabbing Location:Nepperhan Ave X Farragut Ave District:Hastings on Hudson Units:HPD County PD YPD Description: Woman stabbed, search for 3 suspects http://rivertowns.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/woman-stabbed-hastings-police-search-suspects

Agreed,"Check your F#$&ing feelings at the door"

Funny thing is his "lingo" isn't what is said up here, "start me medic unit and ambulance" yeah no that's not what is used.

On christmas eve this imposter signed on the air for a chimney fire as a DC from 1 community (warren car 2) which is 3 towns away from the actual incident town (Morris) and he "arrived on scene and said nothing showing cancel everyone" yet the caller stated fire and smoke in the house and the Morris chief (car 1) showed up and concurred that they indeed had actual incident going on, no clue if this imposter was ever actually on scene of just talking outta his you know what, what's freighting is what is this guys intentions? Is he seeing how the fd/ems responds to catch us off guard one day and pull some stunt or what.

Open cab none the less

Make that 2.5 years ago....http://wildfiretoday.com/2011/03/30/connecticut-engine-burns-in-brush-fire/

Is this to replace what burnt up last year at the brush fire?

When these lovley citiznes of society are speed ballin and you hit em with narcan, the cocain hits their system and now we have a worst issue, the stimulant over takes and we have the possibility of a stroke, heart attack, seizure, withdrawls ect. PD and bls FD dont have the drugs to re sedate and protect the patient.

So help I've fallen and can't get up, no injuries helped back into a chair and sign a refusal, you get billed?

Low bider my friend, those apparatus are work horses, built on bare bones though, only having the minimal equipment needed to do its job, not 6,000 lights, no gold leaf, no 8-10 man cabs (cause you always fill those seats for jobs).

I just passed nremt-p and filed for my CT medic and am now waiting for the state to process it, working on a fire job wherever and depending on where that happens I was looming for per diem medic outside CT.

Thanks for the reply, I didn't know there was more to it then just Yonkers 911s, sounds like a lot of opportunity for advancement and go different routes.

18/hr for inner city commercial ems as a medic? Sheesh I'm better off as an emt here at amr (waterbury,CT) at 19.30/hr, medics start at 24/hr too, not to disrespect anyone who works there but how can you afford to live in southern westchester on that pay?

Scored a 95, #11,108.....still taking every test lol

What we've always done, BVM....

What's the paramedic pay in westchester/rockland area? Obviously I know it's dependent on location, private vs commercial, union vs non-union.....but a ball park

Hartford hospital only takes priority 1 patches or odd notificitaions (need RT for vent or security or whatever), Being a level 1 trauma center, the triage nurse is required to ask the GCS on every pt if it is not mentioned, so on that code your transporting with cpr, a IV/IO, tube and meds and all, they still ask "Whats the patients GCS" and the best ive heard is "0 maybe 1 right now".

Glock 9mm with sadly only 10 rounds now, open carry in CT too.

Which pocket does the AED go.....?

All of that stuff, like firefighting, how often do you use said items? Seems like itll weigh you down.... Scissors, pen/pad, amr pager (yes we still use em), phone charger and headphones and in 2 months add in narcotic keys hopefully.

It's not given its earned, we all don't start out with a 100 in class like in 5th grade, you gotta work your way towards i