Recent content by jgw1981

Thanks for the replies folks! I'll keep my ears out for what is available when the time actually comes. I guess I should mention, I have worked kind of all over Oakland and Wayne counties, starting at Hart (donno if i should admit that), then going to Star, the Community empire (Healthlink...

Urban EMS is quite fun, I was baptized by fire as a new medic, running rescue in Pontiac. 95% bs, 5% os seemed to be the average ratio. That being said, some of the most challenging medical calls, I had in the suburbs, and some of the worst trauma was down river (which could be debated on...

I live in Fowlerville, so the drive to Detroit alone is prohibitive. And while I have no doubt that the day to day job, I would be just fine, I really don't feel like going through the academy. I was in DEMS academy when I was offered my railroad job, and that was 6 years ago, I dont think I...

Hi everyone, I have been a medic since 2011. I've spent the last several years on the railroad as a conductor, and well...thanks to the rona killing ridership, I'm staring down the long barrel of a furlough. While it is not for sure that I'm getting the hatchet, I want to do my due diligence...

Hi Everybody, My wife and I are possibly making a move from Detroit to either Phoenix or Tucson. I am looking for some info on job prospects in each area, and maybe a neighborhood of what we can expect for wages, and how the quality / cost of life there is. Below is our quals, and want to...

Good luck with everything! I am a paramedic with the company that has many joint ventures around the area.... and also finishing my undergrad for the eventual goal of PA school. At least when I was first breaking into the business, back in 2010, I applied everywhere, and took forever to even...

Hey everyone, hope everyone had a a great holiday! My wife and I (and 3 kids) are looking to make a move to the southwest in the next year or so. The 2 cities or general metro areas that we have narrowed it down to are Phoenix, and Las Vegas. I am a Nationally Registered Paramedic, my wife...

In the Detroit area, for the private companies, a Paramedic will start $11 - $13 an hour most medics averaging around $35k with overtime. Lots make less, some make more, but they work crazy hours. Full time will get you benifits, typically with high co-pays and doesn't cover much (just ask...

When I have a FIRE I expect a professional Fire Fighter to show up, when I have a medical emergency, I expect a professional EMT / Paramedic to show up. Since when does union membership indicate a professional?

Their Cardiac Arrest survival rate is apparently out of this world!

I honestly do not know enough about King County (I am assuming in WA.) to have an opinion.

Public third service is a great idea, however all too often doesn't work so well. Calling it a 3rd service in and of itself implies that it gets treated less than its police and fire counterparts. Systems like Boston, Sussex County, and to an extent New Orleans (to name a few) work reasonbly...

I completely understand the QA/QI thing for sure! I don't get it so much from my company, it actually get it from my med control authority. I was questioned by letter 3 weeks after a call why I didn't provide the 2nd and 3rd dose of 12mg of Adenosine for SVT per protocol, and my answer was...

If you are a paramedic and are moving to the Detroit Area... and you want to do rescue. Try Huron Valley (Ann Arbor), Star (Pontiac) and Healthlink (Taylor). All do mostly rescue as medics with the BLS side picking up the IFT load. You will do ALS IFT work with monitor, vent and pump but they...

I am a paramedic at a large private EMS company in metro Detroit. In the past year or so, there have been several cities who have lost ALS transport and in at least one case lost the ENTIRE fire department due to lack of money in that city. With private EMS taking over. Before I begin my...