Recent content by emtjen15

Which county are you from in VA? Loudoun County has had the EMT-E/ST program for years. It is a great step to becoming a Medic or EMT-I. In Arizona, where I live now, does not have the EMT-E program. I wish they did. It would be a great class for the EMT who is not ready for medic school...

I am have several firearms: Sig-P230-carry gun Walther-P22 Rugar-10/22 EAA-WIndicator Remmington-870 Soon to have one or two more... My husband is a Small Arms Instructon, I get all of the personel instruction I need.

Hey Katie, Which department do you work for in MD?

Thanks for all the help!!

I am going to use my CG pants for the time being. They are several years old and I would like a few more pairs. You never know when you will need to change your clothes. I have been looking for warm weather BDU's, being in AZ, but they are hard to come by. I was just wondering if any one...

I am in need of some new EMT clothes. I am going to use my Coast Guard pants since they are still in really good shape, dry cleaning works wonders! Where is the best place to get some new pants? I have been looking at Galls.com where I have ordered some stuff before, but cheaper will be...

Out here in Mesa, AZ it depends on which ER you go to. I took my friend to the ER last friday afternoon and she was not admitted until Saturday Morning. I have Chron's Disease and I had meds in me with in 25 minutes. The ER I took my friend to was very weird, they had many people sitting in...

Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad #1 Squad in the US!! www.sterlingrescue.com Jen

Not at all, I grew up in Great Falls, VA in Loudoun County, VA.

I was in the Coast Guard on active duty. I was a corpsman and I have never heard of that cert? It sounds pretty cool. I would recomend contacting the Coast Guard headquartes in DC to find out how you would go about applying for the cert and the class you need: Coast Guard Headquarters...

I have take EMT course twice, passing both but in different states. In VA I took the class at the Fire and Rescue Training center, we were all volunteer, I was the youngest at 16. I really enjoyed it, there were not a lot of FO's but many did not make it through or pass. My second class was...

That is pretty good!! I am going to email that to some of my medic friends back home!!!

It's a girl!! No, wait, never mind, it is a boy!!!

I have been an EMT for 6 years now, here is what I think: 1. What is the difference between an EMT/EMS/Paramedic? EMS is a field: Emergency Medical Services. EMT is a title: Emergency Medical Technician, they very from training levels, Basic-Paramedic. A Paramedic is the highest level of...

I had 71 and passed it took me 20 minutes. Some of the questions were in left field though. I had no idea what to put.