medichopeful
Flight RN/Paramedic
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Hey all!
I looked through the site a bit, and didn't really come up on a solid answer :glare:
I did a ride-along/observation with LifeFlight out of Allegheny General Hospital while I was in PA for the summer, and I absolutely fell in love with it. Needless to say, I changed my career path (albeit slightly!) to do this instead of ground service EMS paramedicine.
The one problem is, I get car sick and airsick (only on small aircraft though). I could get through it with Dramamine or similar, or possibly ginger (haven't tried it!).
My question is, are there air EMS companies out there (legitimate ones, with good safety record) that would still hire me knowing I might have to use Dramamine or some other solution? I don't know if it's possible to get used to it, so it might be something I would have to use my whole career.
I emailed Boston MedFlight (their website says "no motion sickness or history thereof) to get their thoughts, but I'm still waiting on an answer. I just thought I'd bring it here as well.
Thanks all!
Eric
I looked through the site a bit, and didn't really come up on a solid answer :glare:
I did a ride-along/observation with LifeFlight out of Allegheny General Hospital while I was in PA for the summer, and I absolutely fell in love with it. Needless to say, I changed my career path (albeit slightly!) to do this instead of ground service EMS paramedicine.
The one problem is, I get car sick and airsick (only on small aircraft though). I could get through it with Dramamine or similar, or possibly ginger (haven't tried it!).
My question is, are there air EMS companies out there (legitimate ones, with good safety record) that would still hire me knowing I might have to use Dramamine or some other solution? I don't know if it's possible to get used to it, so it might be something I would have to use my whole career.
I emailed Boston MedFlight (their website says "no motion sickness or history thereof) to get their thoughts, but I'm still waiting on an answer. I just thought I'd bring it here as well.
Thanks all!
Eric