Recent content by Death_By_Sexy

I started in LA as an EMT, went to medic school, worked for a while, and transferred to Ventura. I've learned a lot here, and ultimately, learned I want out of EMS and want into higher levels of medicine. People seem to have built up the mythos of the county, and especially AMR here, as the...

Obviously you work for McCormick and therefore have some pride in your job, which is fine. However, quit kidding yourself about being more than IFT medics. It's LA county dude, you are the fire department's :censored::censored::censored::censored::censored:. "Backing" up Malibu happens how...

I think the original poster was looking for info about a certain county and it's EMS system, I don't think anyone wanted to hear another rambling sermon on how much California sucks. That said, AMR VC is a very tough place to get into. There will be a ton of applicants for very few spots, so...

First time medic attempt. 80 questions and passed. What a relief to finally be done with school.

Everytime I see this argument for "Durr, they only send students to the fire department, that school sucks..." or "Hurrr, every medic that comes out of LACO is a piece of ****." I shake my head. Just take a look at LACo, the only option for first in 911 service is the fire department. What would...

I know four medics I used to work with who were grads of VC, everyone was super positive about their time there. They made is seem like it was difficult to be sure, but also very rewarding. Having the Medical director for Ventura and Santa Barbara county teach some of the didactic material...

Welcome to being an EMT, if $9-10/hr is too low, you're either in the wrong job or wrong location. And "work under pressure"? What do you think EMS is? There is no such thing as a controlled environment, pressure can be an everyday occurance.

EMS in socal is funny, the gossiping that goes around reminds me of High school. That being said, I've heard for a long time too that TFD was looking to dump Gerber. I heard the same about Santa Monica Fire wanting to dump them as well. Makes sense that McCormick would take their area, they...

Ultrascopes are really popular here eh? Needing a new one for clinicals. Either Cardiology III or Ultrascope. Opinions?

I guess the most appropriate response would be "Depends on the region/division" LACo is one thing, but apparently, everywhere else is different. Just call the HR for wherever you're interested and you'll get your answer.

From what I understand, most AMR divisions won't hire part timers. Most people get hired full time and then after a certain amount of time, are OK'd to go PT. I work for AMR LACo, and I remember people who got hired at the same time as me went PT after their first 6 months.

Definitely. The application process is pretty lengthy. They don't require any real requisites outside of the experience, but applicants graded based on a point system. I had A&P from college, ACLS, and a few other certs under my belt. But other than that, it'll come down to your HOBET and...

Santa Barbara hired not too long ago, give the HR a call and see what's up. They seem to hire more than the others.

Basic openings are even harder to come by than medic spots.

Wasting time and trying to be the hero onscene during a trauma call, in lieu of extremely rapid transport.