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Colorado offers a temporary paramedic cert for people waiting on test results. It's good for up to 6 months. I know some places will hire medics with the temporary certs, but some won't.

captaindepth covered pretty much everything. There's also a phone interview/personality (I can't remember the name) test that all hospital employees do that's done as part of the interview process. Also, the scoops are Fernos...

Is bike commuting an option? Did wonders for me.

Government-created killer nano robot infection?

Plane crash?

Interestingly, I came across this right after I posted that: Jamming GPS Signals Is Illegal, Dangerous, Cheap, and Easy

My friend captaindepth covered this pretty well. Depending on what you mean by GPS, we do have AVLs on all the ambulances that the CAD utilizes. We don't have a route-finding MDT or anything like that. As far as "strict mapping requirements," yeah that's true. It's also a good thing. Google...

Right? How often do you go out at the hospital and get told there's another call for you. I've seen stories like this before and it blows my mind that it's just accepted.

Same here.

We do DUI blood draws from time-to-time, but ironically never for Denver- just for some of our neighboring cities that we cover. Police provide the kits, we do the draw. I sign my part, he signs his. I know of multiple other Colorado EMS services that do DUI draws, too.

Decent place to be an EMT, although I don't know anything about the pay. Terrible place to be a medic. Meh. You could certainly do worse, but you'll probably have to start on a wheelchair van.

Tigger covered things pretty well. Again, IV cert is essential. EKG is good, but less essential. I'd be surprised if Denver Health hires EMTs anytime soon. We're eliminating our CCT next week, so we've currently got more EMTs than spots. Our EMTs primarily work the detox van with some...

We actually have an app, but it's terrible. Difficulty to navigate or find anything. I think we would benefit from having a good one.

HealthONE EMS used to have one, but I can't seem to find it anymore.

I write an HPI-like format. Pertinent dispatch info HPI (history of the present illness) meds, history, allergies, family history, social history Review of Systems (General, Head/eyes/ears/nose, neck, cardiovascular, respiratory, abdomen, GI/GU, skin, neuro, psych, musculoskeletal) Objective...

Interesting, we're mandated to draw bloods on our emergent trauma patients. Mostly because of some ongoing studies, but the ED likes it too.

I don't do prescription glasses, but I have Oakley Flak Jackets that I wear on every call. It looks like you can do prescription Flak Jackets through OakleySI- http://www.oakleysi.com/Root/Prescription/RX-Sunglasses-/RX-Flak-Jacket/p/29-330-22-389

Obviously personal, but I always felt like the lidocaine hurt way, way more than the IV stick.

I carry the Raptors and a Leatherman Skeletool. Both purchased with the EMS pro deal, which made it much easier to justify. As an aside, Denver Fire has Raptors on all their apparatus because they can cut turnouts and the cheaper scissors will not.

That's not the exact set we use, just the closest I could find on Google. And by Level1 compatible, I mean they just hook the blood up to it, not connect different tubing to the IV set.