Recent content by Harvey

Howdy! and welcome aboard

I took "End of Life Care" as a course for my upcoming Medic program. It was really informative on pallative care, family needs, stages of death (body processes), field trips included hospice, and had alot of guest speakers. Was a well rounded course in my opinion.

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/austin/ems-wants-1-less-paramedic-per-truck

Im not sure if this should be posted to International EMS, I figure its a continuation of this thread so I hope I dont ruffle any feathers. I applied for an EMT-B position in Iraq. I have prior experience in Iraq so hopefully that will help. My question is as a contractor what should be a ball...

Thanks for the input, Ive put some apps out hopefully I'll get a hit.

Austin, I know ATCEMS hires Basics as dispatchers, but they require one year of related experience.

Thinking of Acadian or an ER Tech position, Just need some experience as I cannot jump into medic school right away. (bills) any thoughts?

Danner is premium, I wear these boots daily, and I would say comfort is the biggest pro for this model. 2nd to that is the waterproof goretex lining. I personally havnt had any issues with my zippers. Only con I can find is the finish hasnt held up against scuffs as well as I'd hoped. But...

There are similar situations in other professions, an example would be Security in relation to Law Enforcement. In my opinion I do not agree with your decision to push more regulation on the private sector. (change all for-profit to non-profit) If I want to pay a private company to transport...

Im thinking of going

congrats!

Stopped mid 70s, and Passed Woot! take that Brown

I was instructed as soon as cpr is started the patient is no longer a hospice patient.

My Emt-B course is winding down, and its time for formal skills tests. I feel confident about the written exams. However, I am rushing through the skill and wind up forgetting something. The trauma and medical assessments are the thorn in my side. so to speak. Any helpful tips or suggestions...

Those are some purdy nice fellas down there. Their firemen are also good people.