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    Priority One Medical Transport?

    AMR got Stockton and they just pulled out of Texas for reasons unknown to me. Nope I've never worked 911 at P1 but I have gone code for the ALS and CCT. You will never upgrade on BLS, unless you BS it haha.
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    Priority One Medical Transport?

    I just left P1. It's a good place to start out and apparently it's the 2nd largest Ambulance company in CA, in terms of area coverage. We got NorCal, SoCal and San Diego. I worked ALS, CCT and BLS. I have also ran calls with RTs. I worked out of Station 18 and Station 21. To be honest, the...
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    CARE Ambulance Interview

    nope! i know people that do though.
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    Care Ambulance: Orange County HQ - Interview: Practical Exams?

    here's a copy and paste i had posted earlier. the written exam is super easy it's real basic stuff it's like i think 30 or 50 questions. if you dont pass this you wont go onto the next steps so yeah. the oral interview are basically questions to gauge how you handle situations. there's nothing...
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    PRN Ambulance Info

    ^haha yeah that's gonna be awesome. then it's gonna suck haha
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    Question on job application

    I'm 6'2" and really really skinny like 135lbs. I've been this weight since my freshman year of high school. I really thought I was a weakling, haha, anyways since I started working I realized it's not that hard when you use the proper technique and lift with your legs. I've been lifting patients...
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    Day 1

    Haha coolio. That's cool haha. Congratulations on getting hired on. You're a lucky dude. :D
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    What was your best Halloween call?

    15 yo ETOH. 15 yo od MDMA. 18 yo penis pain after pulling a foley out due to a hospitalization for od on promethazine the day before.
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    Where do you sit?

    Bench Seat. I can monitor the pt. and I have easy access to all the equipment and in case something goes down I can spring into action. I never buckle in. Bad bad haha. On a side note we had an ambulance crash where the RN was sitting the jump seat, CCT crew, and the rig was t-boned by a car...
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    What do you think is the minimum appropriate age to enter EMS?

    I knew I wanted to help people ever since I saw someone die when I was 4. EMS was the clear choice since it would be impossible to get into fire at an early age. I tried to take EMT when I was a junior but the ROP told me that I was too young. I took EMT in my senior year of high school, I was...
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    CARE Ambulance Interview

    basically they're questions to gauge how you handle situations. there's nothing medically related to them. it's stuff like: has there ever been an instance where you had to assume leadership? have you ever had a disagreement with a team member and how did you resolve it. it's like ten questions...
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    i passed!!!! I was so sure i was going to fail oh my god haha
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    I took the NREMT today and it stopped me at 121 and I'm freaking out all the questions were confusing in the wording.
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