Recent content by Empress Leo

That's very true. There are different ways of talking/dealing with people and all my life I've been really good with people, language, and spelling and reading. Relations is a lot more creative than service. I'm very right-brained and for me at least, there's little freedom or creativity in EMS...

Wow! Nice catch. Yeah, I can see how that really doesn't make sense. I suppose because things usually entail things I've got no interest in. I don't have a problem at all with talking to people though. I'm just not interested in the conversations of my current job. I've got no business being...

You all are very understanding and I thank you. It does make me feel a bit better as I read the responses between calls. Yes, it could be little things that are getting to me that I don't realize but honestly I don't think that's it but that's a great point. For a long time I've put my own...

I've been an EMT-B for almost five months and have come to the conclusion that it's not for me. I don't like it and when I'm at work, I can't wait for whatever call I'm on to be over and mostly for my shift to be over. On my days off, I don't really enjoy myself because it really stabs at the...

Damn. This thread has been pretty helpful to me in my brand new search and curiosity in areas beyond prehospice. I'm in Los Angeles and I have NEVER heard of pay beyond $13/hr unless you go to Vegas or the east coast. $18 is AMAZING! I'm considering ER tech as I am an EMT-B now and have been for...

I concur!

It's my first day on the job as an EMT from 8a-8p! Wish me luck! I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Also, I have a DL as well so I expect to be driving soon too but I do NOT know LA like that despite being from here. Guess I'll be glued to my phone's GPS. Anyone else first timers?

Even better! Also, has anyone ever had problems using the quick reply? It won't let me click in the box. Edit: Nvm. I'm an idiot.

Thanks!

What is that? I'm filling out the Live Scan request form but I don't know what an OCA number is. Would it be my registry number that's on my EMT cert card?

Don't remember exactly which question mine stopped at but I took my test on Jan. 4th '11 and it stopped between 70-73 and I passed first time around! Took me about 45 minutes to get through it. Got my certificate and patch in the mail 3 days later! Yay! Now I just gotta do my Live Scan and go...

In case anyone wants to know, if you have an Android phone, there is a free flashcard app called Kaka Flashcards where you can download hundreds of Paramedic/EMT flashcard to help you study. I was pleasantly surprised! Definitely saves me the work of having to write out all those flashcards...

New to the game Hello, life-savers! Obviously I'm new to the boards and also to the study of EMS. I just started a class about 2 weeks ago and will finish in December. I'm really forward to doing something that actually matters (I currently work in retail) and learning about the functions of...