Geocaching EMS RS, I'm One, U?

[Tahosa and Sons]

Was cross trained as a medic back in the 60's. Have done EMT and SAR, now I just hike for the fun and let the young bucks go for the glory.

[+strikeforce1]

i dont think you would see much of the underside of the bridge, going over head first.

I agree, It's only 3.5 sec.'s to Splash time , can't see much going that fast, especially in the dark ! SF1

[+pcakes]

Career firefighter/EMT for 24 1/2 years. Gotta love the 20 days off a month for caching .

[+McMurdo1]

Started off as Volunteer EMT on SAR, volunteered in ER, became First aid / CPR instructor. Dropped EMT when state said we had to have malpractice insurance

Moved to another county and became High Angle rescue instructor for new team, First responder instructor, First aid / CPR instructor Trainer.

Do contract Comms work at national incidents (forest fires, shuttle recovery, floods etc.)

most certs expired at this point. Volunteered out for a few years.....

[+Ghostcat78]

I'm a registered nurse in a hospital. We really appreciate the EMT's

[moopgroop]

Former field EMT become Chiropractor and educator (teach EMT classess at Community college)

[+BigHank]

Emergency Management Professional with state EMA.

[+Doc-Dean]

Family physician and Health Editor of Today's Cacher Magazine.

 

Also the official doctor for Geo-Woodstock III!

Edited October 6, 2004 by Doc-Dean

[+1stimestar]

I worked with the Div. of Forestry here in Alaska this summer when we had those 6 million acres on fire. It was classified as a fire fighter position. I was an expiditer (paid shopper) taking equipment and supplies out to the fire camps and reconciling the paperwork that goes along with that. Does that count? Next year I am getting my red card.

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

USA FREEDOM CORPS

CERT

RED CROSS DISASTER ACTION TEAM

[+Charles Street Gang]

MPH/EMT here since June 2004

[+marmetion]

with just this list, definitley feelin more secure in the field now.... in case something would happen like heart attack...broken legs, arms, snake bites, flowing blood.... I got back up anybody carry thier radios with them?

[+McMurdo1]

Radio goes on the belt before the cache pack goes on the back.

I usually have the earphone/mic plugged in though. It is bad enough to have some guy wandering down the trail waving a "tricorder" much less having radio traffic blaring.

[+MickEMT]

Ex Paramedic, does that coun?

[+GEO*Trailblazer 1]

My GPS has a Radio.

The 100-120 RINO's are awesome for S/R,locating others and all kinds of neat encrypted/non-encrypted....stuff.

 

I was and we are the First CERT Team to incorporate this into the rescue programs,(5/4/2003) Pierce City Tornado.and are working on new procedures as we speak.

 

I have a scanner,and other type equiptment to facilitate emergency situations of all types even WMD's.

 

So yes there are those of us that are watching,the other Big Brother type.

I hope I never have to use my skills for anything other than fun but we all know the true reality of life.

 

BE PREPARED AT ALL TIMES.

[+marmetion]

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[Bluehook]

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[MooseMaMa]

Firefighter/Paramedic Lt. with Fairfax County Fire & Rescue, also a team member of the FEMA/USAR Virginia Task Force 1. I don't spend a lot of time in the forums, it seems to take away from the little time I have for caching

[+Athiker & Son]

X Special Forces Medic. Got my certification before they killed goat lab.

[+kph100]

10 years as Uk Police Officer...

[DiverMan]

Ah, what a perfect thread to give MANY THANKS to you who serve for the public safety!!!! A lot of people take you for granted until you are needed. This is one industry where I hope I never have to meet you (other than while caching, in a friendly passing, etc.) but if I do, let me say this:

 

THANK YOU!!!!

[+Shadow's]

Ok here goes,

Medic, Medical spec., L.V.N., C.S.T., C.S.A., C.O.T., O.P.A.C., L.S.A., E.M.T., CPR instructor.

 

Still want my R.N. and PA

 

What does all this mean? I Work in Surgery

Certified surgical assistant,

Certified surgical tec.

Certified Ortho tec

Ortho. P.A. Certified

Licensed Surgical Assistant

 

How long? 30+

Edited November 5, 2004 by Shadow's

[+airmetro]

Metro Nashville cop, currently on Active Duty orders in the Guard.

[+BigHank]

.... I got back up anybody carry thier radios with them?

I always have a HAM radio HT with me....it's a dual bander and will keep one on a local repeater and one on 146.52. If the group goes out, we will usually use 146.58 simplex among ourselves.

[+PULASKI]

Greetings!

 

FF/EMT/Army RC 91W Medic/Wilderness FA Instructor

 

All you paramedics might enjoy skydiver's neat GEOCACHING PARAMEDIC tshirt at: http://www.skydivergear.com/cgibin/cpshop.cgi/paramedic

 

He has some great GC designs

 

Sincerely,

PULASKI

[Midnight Rider]

Deputy Sheriff here.

[rebapac]

The wife and I are both retired EMS personel. I was a firefighter/paramedic and Ems instructor. My wife was a registered nurse/Mobile Intensive Care Nurse (MICN) in the begining of the San Bernardino County EMS program. I was in the 4th class of paramedics at Crafton Hills College (1979). All good memories.

Edited November 7, 2004 by rebapac

[+Kev911er & Family]

9-1-1 Center Supervisor in my day job. Fire Lieutenant/EMT in my off time for the past 9 years.

[+Lefty Writer]

Former firefighter and paramedic, now a virology researcher at UTMB in Galveston, TX. I miss the public safety thing every now and then, but I don't miss working holidays and weekends.

 

Patrick

[+Words]

I was browsing, trying to learn about html and cache pages, and I saw this thread. Fiirefighter / engineer/ emt I am, Northeast Wisconsin.

[+WascoZooKeeper]

Former paid-on-call EMT -- until December 2003.

[+Wreck Diver]

All-aspect public safety.

 

(And always wondering why I have to educate public safety about geocaching!)

[+dzdiver]

Former FF/EMT for 8 years. Now approaching my 10 year anniversary in Law Enforcement. Yeah, I carry several tools of both trades while I geocache.

[+Spiritnip]

former EMT

[+archeangelsk2002]

former radiological survey team medic. 100 proof still lives!!!!!!!

[+KeithTS]

Full time 911 dispatcher and volunteer firefighter in Wisconsin

[rescue557]

I've noticed more and more references to EMS on several posts, so I was wondering, Who works or volunteers in EMS?

EMT / Firefighter; 8 years experience, all over NY state, including NYC.

 

(Did my photo give it away...?)

[rescue557]

Both full time and volunteer Firefighter / EMT here

Oops! Thanks for reminding me... I have paid / Part-Paid / Volunteer experience; I've done all sorts of different systems in my career.

[+KYtrex]

I am a volunteer deputy coroner, so I guess I am at the very tail end of EMS. I was a paid deputy coroner up until about a month ago, then I moved into an environmental job. I let my EMT-B certification expire a couple of years ago, but I am currently in the process of getting reinstated. My wife, Tracker 'T', is currently an EMT-B for our local ambulance service.

[+Misty's Shadow]

EMT-B Instructor, Vollie BLS, past medic student.

[+Old Sailor]

Not EMT but Canadian Coast Guard

[+AMH209]

Working in EMS as Paramedic for 13 years.

VFD for 10 years.

 

I also cache with ER Nurse and two other paramedics that I work with. We carry a blank DNR paper with us so if one us drops, we just attach that to his shirt and the rest keep on caching.

[+FunkoCachers]

Emergency service dispatch supervisor here. I used to be a police officer. I kinda cheat also i work part-time for a 911 mapping company, I always have my laptop with county maps,photos, and gps coordinates available with my gps. it is still cool.

 

Let me hear from all other western indiana cachers

[+Zatoichi]

District Captain with fire service (12 years career). That's how I first came to be involved with GX'ing... Wilderness SAR activities and GPSr usage.

[+cachew nut]

Emergency Management Agency Responder, CERT, and just got my AHA Heartsaver First Aid, Infant CPR, Adult-Child CPR & AED training/certification. Here's hoping I never need to use any of it.

Edited November 16, 2004 by cachew nut

[+MedicP1]

Started as a Volunteer Ambulance Attendant, now a Primary Care Paramedic, all in Ontario. Coming up on 20 years in the field, not a lot left that I haven't seen yet. Nor do I want to see it. Although I still have yet to do a delivery in the field, missed it by about 2 minutes once ( dropped her off in the ER and had just sat down to do the paperwork when the RN walked out and said it was a boy, got to love those multi-gravida moms).

[Team Cache-away]

14 years as a SAR Tech (Search and Rescue Technician) in the Air Force. now work as a Paramedic in Ontario. Not hung up on letters behind my name, or job descriptions, just do what has to be done.

[+Sparky-Watts]

Started as a Volunteer Ambulance Attendant, now a Primary Care Paramedic, all in Ontario. Coming up on 20 years in the field, not a lot left that I haven't seen yet. Nor do I want to see it. Although I still have yet to do a delivery in the field, missed it by about 2 minutes once ( dropped her off in the ER and had just sat down to do the paperwork when the RN walked out and said it was a boy, got to love those multi-gravida moms).

I delivered 6 babies in 10 years. 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ambulance, one in the front seat of a van in front of the ER, and one in the ER (the ER doc had worked ER for 20 years and never delivered one!). The first one I delivered was during my Paramedic internship, and the mom named it after me!!

[+clearpath]

Started as a Volunteer Ambulance Attendant, now a Primary Care Paramedic, all in Ontario. Coming up on 20 years in the field, not a lot left that I haven't seen yet. Nor do I want to see it. Although I still have yet to do a delivery in the field, missed it by about 2 minutes once ( dropped her off in the ER and had just sat down to do the paperwork when the RN walked out and said it was a boy, got to love those multi-gravida moms).

I delivered 6 babies in 10 years. 2 in the bathroom, 2 in the ambulance, one in the front seat of a van in front of the ER, and one in the ER (the ER doc had worked ER for 20 years and never delivered one!). The first one I delivered was during my Paramedic internship, and the mom named it after me!!

She named her kid Sparky ...

[+outdoorman63]

16 years as a medic , 5 years as an emt prior ,8 years as a volunteer firefighter and 5 years in SAR..would love to retire and cache more