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    EVOC needed

    But there is no agency affiliation. It’s just a company saying “if you get this then we may hire you”. That doesn’t qualify as agency affiliation.
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    When a person is ejected through a windshield....

    In 13 years in EMS I have maybe had a 10 ejections however I have no clue what part of the car they were elected from. Out of those maybe 10 I had 1 who just got a broken leg. The majority were dead on our arrival.
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    When a person is ejected through a windshield....

    There are many different factors that have to be considered. No one is able to give you exact numbers or even estimate percentages. You could have the same exact motor vehicle collision and have 2 vastly different patient outcomes. I’ve had ejections were 1 person lived and 1 died. I’ve also had...
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    It Happened: Continuing Education Audit

    There is usually no reason to worry. States will randomly select providers and audit their CE hours to make sure people stay honest. I have been audited once by the state with no issues for my state paramedic license. FP-C is audited on every recert with every provider.
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    the 100% directionless thread

    That’s after they get off the surfboard
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    Grad Degrees

    Exactly. It’s also not super expensive. It’s $46/hr for in state tuition where I am. So for a little bit of time, effort, and the whopping amount of $1000 you can have your associates.
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    Can't find anywhere else to ask this..

    Being “ill for the whole day” doesn’t really mean much. People all the time are “ill for a whole day” and don’t seek out medical attention. There was very recently a passenger on a commercial flight who had esophageal varices that ruptured during the flight which caused blood to come out of...
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    Professional development / tuition reimbursement at your agency

    Yep. It is a huge part of why I decided to continue on my education and get my BS. The only downside is that it is a lifetime total of $16k. A lot of the hospitals around here offer $5k per year with no lifetime max.
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    Grad Degrees

    Just in my own personal experience: with no degree I am a subject matter expert or professional expert with a local community college and my hourly pay for that job is $30/hr. However, now that I have my AS I qualify for and am applying for an Adjunct Faculty position at that same college and...
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    AEL Oklahoma Helicopter down

    IMO, not really. Especially when bird migration has been a little heavy in the region during that time frame. In my neck of the woods we pretty much fly a minimum of 1,000 AGL day or night for company policy. In areas with moderate to high bird activity we fly at 3,000 AGL
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    AEL Oklahoma Helicopter down

    NTSB prelim report was published. Around 500 feet AGL during return flight home. Multiple geese carcasses found at crash site including one wedged in the flight control servos.
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    Schedule ideas/suggestions

    The paychecks do equal out to some random hours on them however everyone’s yearly hours equal out due to the rotating schedule. So if you filled out that same shift pattern for an entire year, all shifts should be fairly close to the same.
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    Schedule ideas/suggestions

    Air Methods. The schedule is exactly as written XOXOOOOO. 24 hour shifts with each base having 4 crews. Each week the days you work gets pushed back by a single day. So if I work Monday/Wednesday this week then next week I will work Tuesday/Thursday. Most paychecks will have 4 shifts on it if...
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    Schedule ideas/suggestions

    My company primarily, 24 hour based HEMS, uses a XOXOOOOO pattern. Each base is covered with 4 crews. The 5 days off is amazing as you don’t have to use vacation time much and you can easily fit in another job if you would like. Only downside is you will occasionally get a paycheck with 3 shifts...
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    Grad Degrees

    I am at the same service as VentMonkey and they are very pro education. Our senior VP of clinical services has her DNP. A lot of our executive management have masters. A fair amount of our clinical directors and clinical educators have their masters. Even for entry level employees a BS is preferred.
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    AEL Oklahoma Helicopter down

    The barometric altitude, which is representative of MSL, for their flight was around 1,700ft. The elevation of weatherford where they crashed is around 1,600ft.
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    AEL Oklahoma Helicopter down

    I’ve seen 3 main opinions so far: mast bumping, tower/wire strike, large bird strike. All are possible when you are 200ft agl.
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    AEL Oklahoma Helicopter down

    Sad and unfortunate. From the ADSB it looks like they were cruising at around 200 ft AGL during the night. Won’t be shocked if they hit something
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    Thinking about being a Paramedic

    1. Not really. It all depends on what you want to do. I know some paramedics who have gone on to become physicians and I also know ones who definitely could do that if they wanted to. It’s mainly about finding what suits you and what you want. 2. Depending on where you are located there are a...
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    Advanced level psychomotor tests are going away

    July 1, 2024 is when the testing process is set to change according to one of the last documents I saw put out by NREMT. So the new test is not available to be utilized until that date. https://nremt.org/getmedia/1e055e63-b505-4f40-8849-8beb4003ea06/NI_ALS-Psychomotor_2023-Oct-06.pdf
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