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Should medics carry guns? Maybe, says Mike Rubin, who looks at the pros and cons, on duty and off, in this month’s Life Support. http://www.emsworld.com/…/121…/life-support-medics-with-guns
Can carrying handguns be good gambles for prehospital personnel?
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Brian S Not to be on the morbid side, but with the amount of ems suicides and mental troubles, who in their right mind wants to introduce a tool to tempt them. Tazers, maybe,, mace, ok,, some kind of baton, cool. NO GUNS
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Justin Michael Thee As they give medics guns they cry for police to administer medical care. Maybe we should just have one first responder system where they are all the same. I don't like that but it seems if you are going to cross over responsibilities. ....
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EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services) added 6 new photos to the album: Women in EMS.
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Another great column from Sean Eddy from Medic Madness. #7. The Historian: This is the supervisor who always reverts back to “how we’ve always done it.” They used to respond to calls on foot, in the snow, uphill both ways. All of their patients received high-flow oxygen, spine boards, Lasix, traction splints, rotating tourniquets, and bloodletting. And by God, it worked. Any argument to the contrary is invalid because they’ve been doing this longer than you.
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Why did the sloth cross the road? He didn't, he only made it half way. Officials came to his rescue.
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E-mail your vehicle photos...four-wheel, two-wheel, ground & air...to editor@emsworld.com for inclusion in this album. Please include your agency's name and location. Check out Rigs on the Road Part 1 at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…#
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This photo from the CFA (Country Fire Authority) in Australia has gone viral after the agency shared it as one of the "many faces of CFA in 2016." In 2012, EMS World featured an article on tips for effective breastfeeding while working shifts in EMS. Check that out here: www.emsworld.com/10669759.
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Julie Fredrickson A. The service posted the following on the photo "CFA (Country Fire Authority) Just to clarify, this photo of Angela, a proud mum and CFA volunteer was taken at a community event. No fires nearby and a safe environment for her child. ^Ryan" B. Fire and EMS breastfeed too. Surprise surprise. I've pumped in the back of an ambulance on the way back from a transfer. You do what ya gotta do. Deal.
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