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    The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

    I'm going through kilgore college, the percomonline program. I preferred doing it at my own pace, and I've had success with them through the AEMT program. My basic I earned at TEEX out in college station. I started studying the paramedic material as soon as I became a basic so It's looking...
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    The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

    Hey all, I'm an EMT-I with most of my experience coming from working in the Hospital, I worked for a private ambulance service as a basic two years ago and ended up finding a good home at a Level 1 trauma center in the ER working trauma and as a psychiatric technician in the Houston Medical...
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    EMT vs First Responder

    I would personally tell my supervisor that he was a liability and risking patient safety, and ask to be re assigned, this guy could effect your license as well if he keeps it up.
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    Tips on getting into a hospital

    I've worked in three different hospitals as an ER Tech, Telemetry monitor tech, and Med/Surg tech, and the key to each was finding the director within the department, and getting in touch with them directly once finding out about an opening. I provided a little information about myself and...
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    Prospects in Dallas

    Allegiance Ambulance operates a good system in Dallas, I started with them in College Station but had my training and some shifts up at their Dallas station. Very reputable and your qualifications are certainly a plus. They put patient advocacy first and are extremely professional.
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    Jumping Cardiac Arrest Calls

    My concern would be with the people who try and play superhero without really knowing what they are doing, and end up causing more harm than good. I can see the good intention in creating the app, but very few people even certified in cpr have ever actually performed the mechanics on a live person.
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    Aspiring EMT: Questions for the experienced guys

    You might start out working mostly transfers, but I quickly moved into responding to 911 calls within a month simply because of the agency I was with. Alot of private ambulance companies are transport only, some are mixed, while others are 911 responders as a primary. It's good to start with...
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    ER Tech because of bad driving record

    I had to leave the ambulance for a year and a half because of one two many tickets in Houston. I worked as an ER tech, and learned to love the position especially when I worked at Ben Taub General Hospital, as it remains the highest volume trauma center in Texas. Having a bad driving record...
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