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Any festivities planned to celebrate?

Ice cleats! Are you working hock game standbys or are these for responding on the streets?

What do you mean by washable gloves?

I'm trying to think of the small stuff in EMS that you've purchased to make your life easier. Doesn't have to directly related to EMS, just items that make working in EMS easier. Some of mine: 10 foot phone charger cords and battery packs Library card - books, audio books, and e-books for all...

It's highly dependent on the individual program. I'd be inclined to take an EMT course where it's convenient for you, and pursue a paramedic program at a highly reputable program/community college.

I tried using AI (Chat GPT) to read ECGs posted on EMTLIFE and elsewhere. It often quite confidently interpreted them incorrectly, with a text disclaimer that one should seek the advice of true medical professionals. I'd be interested to see if interpretations improve with the premium (ChatGPT...

The pandemic led many people to reevaluate their relationship with work and income. It’s interesting to see the huge worker shortages in critical but typically low paying jobs. It always seemed to me that EMS was one of those careers that people would pursue irrespective of the pay. Seeing...

I read article after article about private EMS being on the brink of collapse due to staffing shortages. Where are all of the medics going? Why?

Have you seen how much Wake County EMS is paying their medics (starting pay $61,000+)? I'd find a reasonable place to live in a surrounding county and commute to Wake County.

I am an AHA instructor, but don't teach ACLS, and am not your instructor. GoACLS offers "indirect" AHA ACLS and Pals courses. According to them:

If I were to need a degree, just for the sake of getting a degree, I'd be looking at Western Governor's University. They have a many different health degrees. All asynchronous, at your own pace, with either an exam or short essay at the end of each course. In healthcare I don't think anyone...

That's essential what Western Governors University does. You can complete an undergrad degree in a month if you can pass the tests. The degree isn't prestigious, but it's a degree. It's on the individual employer if they accept the degree as worthwhile.

Please see: https://emtlife.com/threads/new-here.49699/

Welcome to EMTLIFE! Here is some government provided information about the career outlook for EMS. The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) provides a list of accredited programs in each state. Each state also likely has a list of approved programs. Here...

Some of the most assessable programs in the medical field include nurse aid, medical assistant, dental assistant, and phlebotomy.

I doubt anyone here has the legal expertise to answer your question. I'd contact an immigration attorney. Avvo might be a start.

I feel for you. I'm sorry your EMS career ended so unceremoniously. Though we've never met, for the nearly two decades you've been part of our community I've imagined you to be somewhat of a renegade, badass medic. It's so EMS-like that it wasn't shrapnel in Afghanistan that got you, but...

At 12+ hours, wouldn't it be cheaper for the patient and more comfortable for the patient to go by fixed wing air? Can you have the receiving facility pick up and transport the patient?

This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I think that if you can pass the licensing exam and have the required hours internship hours, you should be able to be licensed in EMS. Michigan didn't allow nurses or other providers to challenge EMS exams when I was going to school. I had a Nurse...

I was notified this year that my local hospital had a social media company's tracking pixel embedded in their patient portal. I was frustrated and disappointed. While I personally prefer in-person visits, it's hard to argue against how much more assessable telehealth had made healthcare for...