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Volunteering is not a prerequisite to work there. It is encouraged because essentially it is a way that both they can get a feel if you would be a good candidate for hire or not and if you would like to be an employee there. That being said, they have certainly hired plenty of people who have...

Both have different experiences. I would tell you from my own experience to pick the one that will best work with your school schedule. I managed to work 36 hours a week (3 12hr shifts) while i was a full time student in school. So it is very manageable. You get some work done in your down times...

911 (medical) calls get cancelled all of the time in my area. If the medics take some information and take your vitals or anything like that, usually there will be a fee for the refusal, and an even larger fee for an AMA (against medical advice) because believe it or not, EMS will charge for...

are the verification forms the same as they were before the NR change?

Our medical director has his own sprint car and we usually have a EM resident (required as part of EM rotation) or doc riding with our sprint medic.

this kind of stuff happens all the time...weve even had instances where pd will tell us its safe and we show up and they are are pulling up behind us... none the less body position is key in this situation and leave a way out. ive had to pick up a knife and slide in under the couch or bed at...

1 bike team (2 bikes) carries a full Paramedic bags worth of stuff plus o2 and an aed that can do 3 leads. Everything on the bike is stocked like it would be if it were a truck. just no extra stuff.

talk to your supervisor or training dept. (following chain of command) and let them know that you feel you are not getting adequate instruction/guidance. Maybe request for a different FTO. Unfortunately with the FTO process anywhere, everyone is different. One FTO may tell you one thing and...

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we generally dont have this problem b/c A) we have to check the trucks at the beginning of each shift. B) we submit supply request electronically before we arrive back at the station so everything we used is generally ready to be restocked in the truck. C) we seal everything up and when you so...

most likely you will still have to take the NREMT since they are going to be using that as the standard test.

I am in process of getting reciprocity back to massachusetts ( i was originally an EMT there). It will take a while but with the state now accepting NREMT (as of 7/1/13), you should just need to send a state verification form to the NJ EMS office, then have them sign and seal it send it back to...

remember the basics...ABCs, scence safety/bsi...and review special operations and peds that is where most people have issues.

6 weeks...no joke. PSI does not assess the practicals those are only done by the state so you will get a postcard in the mail from the state telling you whether you can schedule the written or not.

Agreed...we work 20 mins on scene unless witnessed, in public place, or trauma...or ROSC.