Recent content by Surf40

Most of them, from my understanding, allow you to take the NREMT in that state, then once you pass you receive the NREMT-P card and you can take that to any state, such as California, to get your licensure.

Upon being sent an updated information packet by Lenoir, they now require four campus visits of 6 days each, Monday through Saturday. NMETC also now requires two visits. The first is 10 days long, 12 hours per day, which takes place at the end of the first 10 month didactic period. The second...

There is no maximum age limit, so long as you're able to do the job. Keep in mind, EMT work is a lot of lifting. Lifting equipment, lifting gurneys, and lifting patients. If you're unable to physically do the job due to age, then you're too old. If you can do the job, then you're not too...

First off - I know there are many threads regarding Lenoir CC, PERCOM, and NMETC hybrid paramedic programs. I've read pages and pages of these posts and have received a wealth of knowledge from these posts. I am currently a police officer looking to get my paramedic to one, work on the side as...

Too far from home in California and I have family in the Nevada/Arizona area, so I'm not really considering Texas. Thanks though, I've heard they have a great EMS system.

Eek, 40,000 for a medic is rough for Hawaii.

Well, I was notified by McCormick that they are no longer hiring and my name will be added to the list and contacted once openings are made available again.

My PSGT did that when I was in the army...tried to tell me to suck up leg pain...a week later, when I couldn't walk, I went to the hospital and found out I had a femoral neck fracture. Admitted to the hospital and had surgery the next morning!

You had to have been in the military. That's all they used to tell us in the Army...if something was hurting, you were sick, broken, etc...it's because you weren't hydrated and needed to drink more water. Although a fresh pair of socks, especially when out in the field, does feel amazing.

I saw this article too on a different website...interesting, glad it worked out for him, but probably not the smartest decision for his health. What were to happen if he went unresponsive? The car would just pull up in front of the hospital or what?

Not going to lie, didn't watch the whole video because it's long lol. But congrats! How long was your EMT class out there? I heard Hawaii's EMS licensing it totally different than other states.

I was like, you're wearing a hawaiian shirt to an interview? Then I realized you're from hawaii. Lol!

My two interests were law enforcement and healthcare. Started with law enforcement because my dad was a police officer. After 6 years in law enforcement, decided to leave for various reasons. Running medical calls with the FD were always the highlights of my shifts. Seriously considered...

I'm in California, but I've spent the last 6 years in law enforcement, with experience in the jail, courts, and patrol. Here, the Sheriff's Department covers the courts, jails, and certain contract cities for patrol services. So with the Sheriff's Department you have the ability to do all...

Flash cards...if you don't already use flash cards for studying, now is a good time. Read ahead of time, make flash cards, and study throughout the class. If you only study what you're currently learning, you're going to forget stuff from earlier in the class and you're going to be hurting...