Recent content by nihil

Stopped at 70 and I passed. Piece of cake.

Just curious, in some emt job posting that I've seen the driver salary is listed at $1-$2/hr more than the attendant. Is there some reason for this? Aren't both jobs pretty much interchangeable?

I posted this in the BLS forum because I am studying to become an EMT-B and part of my training includes monitoring IVs and adjusting the flow rate. We just can't start an IV. In class the instructor told us that when transporting a pt. with an IV and you gain in elevation the IV flow rate...

When you are transporting a patient with an IV and you increase in elevation what happens to the rate of the IV? It seems to me that with less atmospheric pressure at higher elevations the rate of the IV would decrease. As you decrease in elevation the rate would increase. What I heard in class...

Has anyone here ever had their credit checked when applying for a job? I very much want to get into EMT but do not want to invest my time and money into training if I wont be able to find a job.

Thank you. Guess I wont be pursuing an EMT career then.

Does anyone know if they perform a credit check as part of the EMT certification in California? And if so will my bad credit history prevent me from getting certified?