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I think Denver Health has done a good job of keeping up pay-wise. Job/salary info is here https://careers.peopleclick.com/careerscp/client_denverhealth/External/jobDetails.do?functionName=getJobDetail&jobPostId=26205&localeCode=en-us Starting pay is about $47,000 a year ($22.58/hour not...

I don't have any specific insights into AMRs hiring. That said, I have worked in Boulder County when Pridemark had the county contract. I would definitely shoot for Boulder and avoid Longmont like the plague. AFAIK, in addition to system differences, Boulder is doing 12-hour shifts and...

We have badge numbers but not actual badges.

We just had some CE with some of the trauma surgeons. I'm trying to remember if it was based on in house numbers or published research. I'll have to check.

I'll second the Bates Guide. There's some good deals on the Pocket edition online.

That's their cut-off times for ED thoracotomies.

We transport the following traumatic arrests: 1. Penetrating trauma with signs of life in the last 15 minutes 2. Blunt trauma with signs of life in 10 minutes 3. Extremity trauma with signs of life in 5 minutes Pretty much everything else is a pronouncement, with the usual exceptions (like...

I've testified a few times, once in a homicide trial. We get subpoenas from time to time. Usually, the prosecutor (or the defense, but usually the prosecution) want to meet with us before hand to discuss our report. Sometimes we've been released from the subpoena after that meeting. I've been...

I don't use Zoll's, so this may not apply... with our Lifepaks if there's a low amplitude QRS in the top channel, it sometimes isn't enough for the monitor to capture a rate from. Usually changing the lead on the channel (for example change from Lead I to Lead II) is enough to get the monitor to...

Yes, mostly. Only attendings or R4s answer the phone at Denver Health. For all of our emergent transports, we call Denver Health and if we're transporting to a different hospital they call them for us. For non-emergent transports, we call the receiving hospital direct (unless it's Denver Health...

I think it's interesting that so many places call trauma activations prehospital. We don't. I call my report and the ED doc makes the call. Granted, pretty much all of our trauma goes to a Level I trauma center.

Like TransportJockey said, you should be able to do the provisional cert. Here's a link with more info: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/EMTS_List-of-State-Name-Based-Criminal-History-Record-Check-used-for-Provisional-Certification.pdf

A January academy is what I heard last, so probably interviews in December. Last I heard we were looking to hire 15ish.

SOME of us are talking about meth, thank you very much :mad:

So long as you have a steady source of Sudafed or methylamine.

In the past, the scoop was our go to for spinal immobilization- scoop and a collar, then you get unscooped onto the bed at the hospital. Now, most people just get a collar, if anything. With the scoop in that spot, it's real easy for one person to grab that and put it on the pram (stretcher for...

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In general, high expectations. The people on the longer end tend to have little experience but great people skills/personality.

That's right. Pridemark kept the Wheat Ridge and Fairmount contracts after Arvada Fire started running ambulances. Once Rural/Metro was bought out by AMR, AMR eliminated the Pridemark brand. Mike Donner founded Apex and took a few old Pridemark managers with him. I see them around, but I don't...