Recent content by joegrizzly

wouldn't worry about it. Super vague but you'll figure it out.

I used to work for Doctor's a year or so ago. One of the main threads for Doctor's Ambulance has some great hiring info and some of the experiences others have had. I loved the company and its an amazing taste of how EMS works in Southern California. However, I am not going to give locations of...

Look for an AA program with a fire science or tech course. I'm going to be finishing my AA, with EMT included, A&P for future medic school and a few other great classes with a state accredited fire academy all paid for under chap 33 GI Bill. Do some shopping around and get what you earned...

I know that on and around base its better to hide if you were in the military or not because everyone around is either a hooyah, jarhead, squid, or flyboy. Out here in the other world though don't sell yourself short on your military time, it will no joke help you land a job. I'm not saying walk...

If you don't mind me asking, is 11C Army or am I way off the mark? There are quite a few other threads asking the same thing so some of the things that might be said or not said here you could try and find there. My two cents that I try and throw to anyone who is starting as an EMT is to just...

I would give them another week and then call in and ask. They just finished training up the previous class and should be hiring within the next couple of weeks. Don't get too discouraged, the fact that you got the test out of the way is a good thing and the only thing left is a phone call saying...

Hey brother, it might not be your bag and it might not be what you want to pursue but my tip is to change your outlook on it. Fire and EMS go hand in hand in a lot of places, and learning more about one in my opinion helps you function with the other. I don't know how much you like to hit the...

I was in the same boat as you and I really wanted to learn a little bit more about what was happening on the monitor on calls. What really helped me just to get a "basic" understanding was taking an ACLS class offered at my company. I understand that I have a very basic grasp of EKG and until I...

That is amazing, obviously protocols and SOPs come first but I'm stoked to have read about this. Thank you. Ninja edit: I'll post my link to where I read up on CCR and if anyone finds anything better please give it a post. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/707616

Medical Plombage - "practice of inserting an inert material (as paraffin or plastic spheres) into the thoracic cavity to exert sustained pressure on the lungs and induce their collapse that formerly was used as a treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis" (Cited from...

Get all your stuff in meow, because it probably will be sooner. Best of luck man.

Word floating around is Feb when they will be hiring the next class.

Orange County, tis a silly place.

Your absolutely right and I am in the same ball park with the irritation at seeing a mask on someone for no reason. I should have put "as indicated" in my original post, so I apologize if I saw you coming from a different direction. As for 15 lpm for STEMI, I guess it just started in our county...

Well look at you life saver, you saver of lives you. My statement applies to how as a whole and by the book, EMS is taught to never withhold o2 from a patient. I should have added it earlier but I was hoping the magical words of "as indicated" would have fallen some where in the department of...