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I am a little late to the party...I will try and answer in your order. - Depends how you define progressive as it can be wildly subjective. RSI/DAI utilization is up to provider discretion, we can terminate active resuscitation's in the field, telepsych capabilities, and so on. - We do not...

I believe that it is $14.55, however I am not 100% sure. Currently we do not pay for EMT's to go to medic school, however there are two local paramedic programs, LowCountry Regional and Trident Technical College.

As far as Charleston County is concerned...(we are currently hiring) -Are fire and EMS separate systems? ( meaning can you just be a paramedic and not a firefighter) Yes, we are a county based service, working with 14~ Fire departments -Is EMS city employed or is it strictly private ambulance...

Thanks, I have read through your posts concerning NC in the past. NC, as far as I can tell, isn't much different from SC. County ran, cities surrounded by rural areas etc.. As far as call volume, I am used to 8-10 calls per 12hr shift with transports ranging 10min-1hour. It seems that aside...

Fiance recently accepted a position at Vidant, so looks like I am going to have to make the move in the next year or so. I have 3 years as an EMT and 2 as a medic, AAS in Paramedicine and all the all the alphabet soup courses including AMLS and NRP. I am coming from a very busy and moderately...

Fiance recently accepted a position at Vidant, so looks like I am going to have to make the move in the next year or so. I have 3 years as an EMT and 2 as a medic, AAS in Paramedicine and all the all the alphabet soup courses including AMLS and NRP. I am coming from a very busy and moderately...

Man this thread is making me incredibly thankful to be on the east coast. They way addrobo makes it seem, is that its a big deal for services out there to talk with a physician? Refusals here are done simply by an agreance between the crew, the only thing in our protocols we need on line med...

This is most prevalent with the "are they responding appropriately" or "breathing normally" questions.One of the worst is the entrapment question, say the person cant open the driver side door, but are uninjured, instant entrapment response.

We are an ALS system, with roughly 60% of trucks being dual medic and the rest Medic/EMT.

As far as Charleston County is concerned...(we are currently hiring) -Are fire and EMS separate systems? ( meaning can you just be a paramedic and not a firefighter) Yes, we are a county based service, working with 14~ Fire departments -Is EMS city employed or is it strictly private ambulance...

Currently working at CCEMS. We are a "Modified SSM" Meaning we have 13 station trucks, where these trucks start their shifts at (0645-1845/1845-0645). We then have up to 12 peak units which start from our public works/supply facility in the middle of the county, these trucks have shifts ranging...

Charleston County has recently emerged from what I like to call the "dark years", I wouldn't have recommended it to anyone. However the past year and a half has shown a complete 180. The days of 36hr forced shifts are done, in fact I haven't heard of anyone being "forced" in at least six months...

Decent service as far as I have seen. Seems to be mostly people using it as a stepping stone to 911 or further education, supplemented by lifers. From what I know the pay is decent, as well as the benefits, however there's mixed reviews from people working there. Why not consider the local...