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    Any paramedics here work as an MA?

    my question is if all of them required a tiger top and a lavender top, what would be the need for 2 of each rather than one of each?
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    Any paramedics here work as an MA?

    I was hired for a floating MA position this week. I am a certified paramedic. Little did I know there would be much to learn, but either way, after three shifts have I learned so much!!! This coming monday, I am substituting an MA, and she showed me what I had to do for when she is gone...
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    Can you be both?

    I was told if an employer is looking for an EMT-B and not an EMT-P, you definitely need your EMT-B cert to work as an EMT-B, despite the fact that you have an an EMT-P cert. But it makes more sence that EMT-P is a higher level and therefore you can still work as an EMT-B with an EMT-P cert.
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    Can you be both?

    They are two different numbers.
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    Can you be both?

    Because I was certified as an EMT-B, and then just recently was certified as an EMT-P. So right now I have two certs in my pocket. Does one not count anymore?
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    Can you be both?

    Can you be certified both as an EMT-B and an EMT-P at the same time? Someone told me that is not possible. Thanks.
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    EMS leadership class

    I'm taking an EMS leadership course and one assignment is the EMS website. MY professor gave us a bunch of links and to each link, we must answer: Website sponsor or organization - So my questions are: 1) Is a website sponsor the people who pay for advertisments? and the organizations if...
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    EMS grant proposals

    I am taking a leadership course in order to switch over from an AA degree to an AS degree, and I'm suppose to come up with a grant propsal. I have no idea where to start being as I am a new graduate from the paramedic program, and don't really have work experience in the field other than...
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    Do city employed medics make as much as fire medics?

    Thanks for the help, you guys. I finished my paramedic program, and I have my Florida state certification too. Later this month I'm about to take my national exam. I was wondering, based on my original post, will the below certifications be enough to get a job for a city as medic? And how...
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    Do city employed medics make as much as fire medics?

    does anyone know which areas in the U.S. I can work as a city employed medic without havng to become a fire firefighter? And the city employed medics, do they make as much as someone who is a fire medic? I'm in my second paramedic semester, and I know it's a couple semesters away, but I...
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    What is the best way to find an EMT-B job?

    Thank you. And thanks to the rest as well for the help
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    What is the best way to find an EMT-B job?

    I did that, nd for some reason it did not show anything.
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    What is the best way to find an EMT-B job?

    I was told by AMR EMTs to go to the AMR website where they are always hiring, espcially here in south Florida, and to apply there. I see an application but it needs to be printed out and signed. So a few questions come to mind: Being as I did not see any jobs available in Florida, can I...
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    Live Chat

    I put in my correct name and password and the chat says incorect, is the chat a different account setup?
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    Lab Test Managing Apneic Patient

    I have my first lab test tomorrow, and I was wondering, when being tested on the Management station of an apneic patient with a pulse, is it okay to hook the BVM device up to the O2 tank before ventilating, or do you have to first give a few ventilations and then hook up the O2 tank quickly and...
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    Soon to be EMT-b, But an advocate for Medical Mariujana

    It is not physically addictive, but it can be mentally addictive, much like anything else.....As for the use, I advocate making it legal for those who are NOT in public service such as EMS.....better yet, it should have the same regulations as alcohol, escpecially because it is way less...
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