He is currently serving his third term as an elected board member to the EMS Section for the International Association of Fire Chiefs and lectures quite frequently at fire and EMS conferences. He has a Master's Degree in Management and is a licensed paramedic. EMS Professionals use it on a daily basis. Its been around for a long time. Congratulations if you guessed latex gloves.
Latex allergies can be life threatening.
Most pre-hospital care givers are. There appears to be an extreme lack of education among health care professionals when it comes to dealing with latex sensitivity. Most hospitals and EMS agencies are not equipped to deal with a patient with latex allergy. Latex is the milky white liquid from the Hevea Brasiliensis tree. There are over 40,000 products that contain latex, including condoms.