Recent content by Aprz

I replied to this post 11 years ago. My preferred way of documenting calls is typing it directly into the computer as I do it.

Thanks for reviving the chat.

Did you guys intend on removing the chat room?

Death is usually clear cut, but not always. If you think this won't happen to you, you're probably more likely to make this blunder.

Not required, but I keep the manuals on my phone. When I was newer, I used to review these things frequently, but not as much anymore. My company would quiz us in some meetings, questions on online training, or have flyers/memos up eg "How much weight is the pedimate approved for?", "How long...

No protocol for nebulized l-epi at my ground job. Only to consider nebulized saline for croup. You guys are already aware of which state I live and work in, lol.

The protocol for my ground job is nebulized saline for croup. We don't have carry racemic epi or decadron. I actually just used this protocol a couple of weeks ago and it seemed like it worked great. When we got to the hospital, the doctor then told the parents about how nebulized saline doesn't...

I worked at Wing Stop and Baskin Robbins before I became an EMT.

I used to work in the Bay Area. In my opinion, there isn't anything that makes one stand out more than the other. I think if you closed your eyes and picked at random, you'd be happy with whatever the EMS Gods chose for you. If you want to pick, that's totally fine too.

I've seen this done. Some places have you list every single thing you use eg 18G, flush, alcohol wipe, lock/extension, tegaderm, and tape. Some of them have them lumped together eg IV start kit. When they are lumped together, it is a lot easier to do. I assume that people are more likely to do...

So did you pass?

Might vary by county then. CCP-C was not good enough for the county I applied to. They wanted CCEMTP with clinical hours. They said flight experience did not count.

I think California requires CCEMTP plus clinical hours.

That is an understatement. :(

Nice dude! I got a huge pay increase going back to the ambulance, but I also just came back to the ambulance in time for an even bigger pay increase that only current employees got. Had I gotten hired like a week or two later, I wouldn't have had such a nice pay increase. I would've been paid...