Recent content by brian328

i work for austin ems. if you have any questions feel free to ask. i will answer what i can and tell you if i can't. edit: i am not on here a whole lot, but i'll try and get on here a little more.

i am a basic and our protocol follows the acronym "NSAIDS". if they fail any one of exams, they get boarded. i do think this will be changed in the future..

As a basic working 911 in SoCal, I was a "gurney jockey" for the FD as some people say. Take a BP and pulse, MAYBE get a blood sugar and set up a 12 lead. Mostly moving patients and transporting.. As a basic working 911 in Texas, I am able to do far more. Assessments, transport decisions, CPAP...

i do not support drinking and driving at all, but how will the police officer know you are an EMT during a field sobriety test unless you tell him?

Posting posting posting.. Idk how many more christmas songs i can hear on the radio before my ears start bleeding.

i am a fan of redbacks as well as these: http://www.firefightersafety.com/firefighteriiistationboot.aspx

bought a 2014 tacoma today :)

.573 is beyond drunk. I'm not even sure how it's possible to drink that much.

Acadian Ambulance.. sort of new to north Texas (2-3 years), but Acadian itself has been around since the early 70s. mostly sprinter ambulances. power gurneys, life pack 15s, tablet ePCRs. great benefits. the company is growing rapidly right now. if you have any questions feel free to PM me.

are you referring to OCFA (orange county fire authority)? then yes, the ambulance VANS they use are only used to transport fire guys if necessary.. OCFA does have a couple ambulance BOXES (3 i believe) that are staffed by EMTs that do transportation for all patients. Doctor's, Care, and Medix...

like the above said. i would also look online at local places you would like to work and see what exactly the requirements are. some places may require a year of EMT experience, some may require no experience..

saddleback is pretty difficult to get in to because OCFA has first priority in regards to getting people in to the program. i don't know much about mt. sac so i won't comment on that. the daniel freeman paramedic program at UCLA is supposedly one of the best in california. it is quite difficult...

it really depends on where you want to work. some departments do not require you to be FF certified before you are hired, while some do require you to be FF certified. some departments don't care if you have your FF cert as long as you are a medic. some require nothing (they do all the...

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They like their employees to make a career at hall ambulance.