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A lot of EMTs, even in LA and OC, live in the Inland Methpire.

I was an adult, so it was $40 administrative fee and then cost of books.

$120 here, including books, through a Regional Occupational Program (ROP). :D

Two quick things to add. 1. 5150s are due to psych disorders only. It's not the mechanism to force transport when the patient is altered. Too many people think that the dementia patient needs a 5150 to force transport. 2. The patient on a 5150 still retains the right to refuse treatment not...

1. A call. You're providing aid to someone with a medical problem. Hence "medical aid." 2. Person fell down, you need to return person to bed. 3. Think of the ER like waiting in line for black Friday sales... except you get to buy more calls once the line moves. 4. Sitting at a street...

Rather pointed... :D

I love how this picture is supposed to be San Diego County, but it clearly says, "Hoag Hospital Irvine." Last time I checked (and consider that I graduated from UC Irvine, so I'm pretty sure of it's political geography), that's Orange County.

Are you a paramedic? If yes, then tell people you're a paramedic. If no, then don't tell people you're a paramedic.

Yell? No. On the other hand I'm often more like...

To be fair, at least in my experience, if you're on the freeway going 60 mph, you're going less than the speed of traffic, thus making L/S unnecessary. Furthermore, at that speed if I'm gong the speed of traffic, I don't want people moving out of my way. Having people merging at that speed will...

...because minimum traffic is still minimum and they're likely respond to the lights. Stick the siren on manual mode and use PRN.

I've never seen a separate control for the burning red lamp specifically, however if you ever look at an emergency vehicle responding in California, you will always see one red lamp that's steady, even if the rest are flashing. ...because it's a bit of a **** move to go screaming through a...

While I agree that, at least for me, driving isn't that difficult (heck, 14 years of driving and zero accidents) for me, I don't share your faith with the rest of humanity.

The reality is that if you're in an accident while using the exemptions provided under the vehicle code for code 3 operations, you're pretty much screwed anyways.

There's no "may" about it... the burning red light law is California specific.

No it doesn't. A forward facing burning red light with a siren as needed is all that is required for the exemptions to the traffic code. Lights and sirens, however, are required to demand the right of way from other vehicles. Guess who's fault it is if an ambulance and a car collide after the...

Nothing wrong with holding c-spine. It was the entire, "OMG, WE NEED A HELICOPTER AND FLY THE PATIENT BACK TO VEGAS!" I think one of the hardest lessons to learn in medical care is that when dealing with emergencies, either you control the scene or the scene will control you. Regardless of how...