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We don't do it to get rich, but many expect to make an living wage, which is difficult in many places.

Humm, do you see the 30k due to the Staples Center for season tickets? Everything else looked like legitimate business expenses...

I was thinking of a way to get fluids in as well... given the possibility of internal hemorrhage in the femur. It's not likely this patient will be discharged from the ED-- they're likely going to the OR, and the hospital will likely like some vascular access early... no? Isn't the party line...

I suggest you speak with the instructor them self, not a counselor, as the instructor will know more about EMS specifically, and the companies in your area. For info about what ER techs do, check out http://forums.studentdoctor.net/archive/index.php/t-191663.html I'll let you guess what...

Sounds like things went well, but you were lucky you were so close to the hospital. Sidenote: Did you consider an IO?

First, welcome to EMTLife!! In general, EMTs do need a driver's license in order to work on the road. If you tell us where you live, or want to work, we may be able to shed some light on opportunities that don't require one. The best that comes to mind is ER Tech or similar work... which you...

HIPAA is widely misunderstood... if you are not working for a "covered entity", i.e. a company that bills CMS, the law does not apply to you. Your department may have their own medical privacy or confidentiality policies, but I highly doubt it would in this case... Even if HIPAA applied, this...

Agreed ^^, but id encourage good study skills over apps and cram tools... as has been said, this material isn't particularly complex, but sets some people aback-- it requires some memorization, and depending on the pace of the class, can be intense. I recommend finding out how you learn best (if...

Femur fractures are generally the result of considerable force or trauma (or more rarely, bone weakening/degenerative disease). Fractures cause limb shortening (and internal rotation), and considerable pain from muscle spasm (remember that femoral muscle surround the bone, shortening it, often...

FWIW, there's also a cabulance in western MA (Pittsfield), mainly chair-car services, which ran an ambulance for a few years (closing 3 years ago), under a different name, same dispatch center...

You'd be surprised how many people carry them... Whether for whackerdom or not, but they do have more purposes in EMS... (Kinking ETTs with high peep when swapping vents, keeping lines and tubes out of the way, improvised paperclip etc)

Actually, it's just a function of their business model. If you're a private company, and not doing 911 coverage, it's the company's problem, and potential loss of revenue... For all you know, the reimbursement for that discharge might be worth 110 miles driven and time for an ALS unit. For all...

I think we can all agree that vans are capable of holding everything necessary for a 911 ambulance... my real question is if this is a public discussion/wakeup call for something we've known for some time-- these vehicles are not safe in accidents or crash worthy, despite the attempts of some...

Fivera, welcome to EMTLife!! We have members from all over, but in order to help, we need to know which department you're looking to join-- as others have said, there are a lot of intricacies to each PAT... and you may be better served checking out an fire-only web forum...

Agreed, it is laziness. But that's what you get with low morale, when all the supplies are locked up and dispatch is pushing you out the door. I'll I've done the before... Taking from out of service trucks at 3am, but I always leave a note on the dash.... "Took ASA out, 1 empty o2 tank, sorry!"...

Agreed. Unfortunately the incorporation of "robots" elsewhere in healthcare has not always been successful or useful. Even the Da Vinci surgical robot has had a complex rollout. It became the new sexy purchase for hospital marketing departments, but even the cochrane review admits it is not...