Recent content by ThatGirlLex4

Hey guys, I just have a quick question, maybe someone can help me out. I had my intake today and on the form, I put that I resigned from all of the jobs I left, with the exception of one where I was laid off because the company closed down. Upon leaving, I called one of my old managers and he...

Oh man I hope you're right. The two day wait is like murdering me right now. So awesome to the people starting the academy Monday!!! Can't wait to be in your shoes!

Thanks! Fingers crossed!

Whoa I was too! I was the girl with brownish long hair, one of the first groups in. So funny we were probably right near each other and didnt even know lol

Hey all I just finished the PAT and they said we have to call a certain number Tuesday morning. The only number I see on the packet they gave us is the Metro tech number, is that the one we call?

I have the PAT tomorrow.. anyone else going in? 2pm? Also, I know what you're supposed to be able to do for the PAT, just curious about what the environment is like. How many people usually go in for the PAT at a time?

Hey all! Took 6003 and just got my list number :) I'm 56x! I know people in the 200s already got called for their PAT for 3/26. Anyone around the same number as me keep me posted about when ur PAT date is cause I just moved and my mail keeps getting lost. I had to call for my list number and I...

Hey everyone, I work for a private company and we mostly have vans but tomorrow they have me on a bari unit and it's my first time driving a box truck ambulance (mod). Do you find it much more difficult to drive or is it about the same? Any advice for someone who hasn't driven one yet? I'm very...

Thank you and yes, you're 100% right. Being able to take criticism is a huge part of any career, especially at the beginning. Believe me when I say that I have learned so much just from this one experience alone. Thanks again Tigger :)

Thanks Probie :) I am definitely learning a lot from this situation and will carry this lesson with me for the rest of my life. I really hope this just turns me into a stronger EMT.

That means so much to me, thanks Gurby :) He really did such an amazing job. This was also the first time we had even worked together and it was a real bonding experience for us too, we work together permanently now and we had to board and collar someone yesterday for the first time as well and...

Hey Jim. I will say that if the arrest happened at their home, I definitely would have made the decision to stay and start CPR and call for ALS, the confusion came with the fact that we were already en route to the patients home when they went into sudden arrest. In my head, at the time, I...

I know I am coming off defensive, but I feel really uneasy about the whole thing. I was driving and made the decision to rush to the ER, which the dispatcher ok'ed. If I had known it would have been more beneficial to the pt to stop, I, of course, would have. I am in this field to help patients...

Well.. it's not NOT beneficial, just not as beneficial as it should have been. I see you're a paramedic and probably have been in EMS for a long time, but I've been in transport for a month. 3 weeks before this happened, I was nervous turning on the AED to make sure it worked. I made what I...

Thanks. Thank you for supporting my reasoning behind my decision and telling me what I should do for next time. It's tough being new on any job, but being a new EMT is a whole new level. I don't want to beat myself up about it, I've never even seen CPR done on a real patient, it was just all...