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    EMT-B Students!!!

    =) HI! My name is Zak. I'm 18 years old and I'm a resident firefighter. I used to ride with a private ambulance company at the age of 16 before moving to the fire station. So although I've had some previous experience, I still have to take the class... LOL I wish I could challenge it...
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    Hello Everyone

    Welcome!! I am in EMT-B class right now... I'm going to be taking the National Cert. at the end of January. Can't wait to pass & get out there! =)
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    Smoker or Non?

    How can you have "other"?? LOL
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    Prehospital Cardiac Save at the pre-Inagural Event

    I have heard "be a kid" alot. Just because I started training early & know what I want my future to hold doesn't mean I was never a kid. I have had plenty of fun with my friends and family outside of EMS. I will not "deeply regret it." Believe me. This is what I have wanted to do my entire...
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    Prehospital Cardiac Save at the pre-Inagural Event

    I know that we've already had quite a few people put their stories in, but while reading everybody's responses I thought I would throw mine in too. I started off in a Sports Medicine class as a sophomore in high school and instead of getting an extra credit for wrapping sweaty football...
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    Fire Comm in ambulances?

    that is true. i have texted before. i have even texted a partner in the back with me that was sitting in the captians chair. during a psych, 3 hr transport. i love texting!
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    Age when you joined EMS

    started riding at 15 (sophomore in high school) steady riding almost everyday for 1 1/2 years slowed down a little bit - has been 2 years riding getting EMT in 1 year (after turning 18) B)
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    Dispatchers/Comms

    I also dispatched out of a smaller private ambulance company. It had 2 lines, and we had 3, 8 hour shifts. (9a-5p; 5p-1am; 1a-9pm) It worked out alright... Didn't get paid alot, but it was ok................ Dispatch was in the same building as crew, so if there were questions or...
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    I'm A newbie

    and welcome from washington state!!! where are you working/living at???
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    I'm A newbie

    hi sara. welcome!!! you can send me a message if you want... or if you haven't figured out how yet, i can send you one. lol
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    I do not know what its called

    debreafing??
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    What do you call an ambulance?

    well where i work, we have the van-type ambulances... we sometimes call them the "trauma twinkies", "clown car", or "rig".
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    What influnced you to work in EMS?

    mine is that i have family in the medical field & i thought it would be interesting. i was a little leary of it at first, but i love it! not much of a story about why or how i got into it, just looked interesting since i was little! :P
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    smoking?

    yep yep =] exactly!
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    smoking?

    true. the perfume can just make matters worse if you have issues with the smells. but smokers don't really think about it, cuz they are probably used to the smell... but i think it would be polite to keep it in mind!!!
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