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too much filler, I got bored and quit reading I want to work there though. Our ambulances are parked like sardines.

They're too smart for EMS silly. They're nurses and doctors. We have one big guy named Chang at our company though. He's on his way to med school if I remember correctly. /stereotype

what didn't suit you? 3rd year really? go back and get a Bio degree

We have a Russian fellow at our company. I love hearing his accent over the radio.

I have a cheap, Timex Ironman of some sort. Only wear it on duty. Was just looking at this guy: http://www.lapolicegear.com/ibeam-55201-black-watch.html On sale and has a built in LED flashlight, could come in handy.

Timely thread. Went to pick up a frequent flyer yesterday for her 3 day per week treatment. Found her to be tachy ~115. Hadn't transported her in a while so not sure if that was normal for her. What I did remember is her normal level of alertness (is that a word?) and she awake and responsive...

That's part of it and many might not agree but more appropriate wages would help me forget about three days in a row with no C7.

I got one of your favorites last week or a hybrid of it: "If you drop me I'll sue." My reply, "Good luck, you don't even know my name."

Agreed. "Stuck" at home is the easy life. I've gone backwards in pay as I've gotten older. Need to make a move (job and out of the house). Never happen as an EMT-B in CA.

I'll remember that for later.

If I had actual non-IFT experience and was encountering "normal" human beings I might be more "scared" about a "hypertensive" reading. With IFT I'm happier to see a high blood pressure than anything borderline low. It's less scary actually because HTN seems to be in every HX I read.

If I actually do something wrong I don't mind hearing about it. The problem is, at least in our IFT world, that it's all about the $$$. If I'm too specific I might finally reveal my identity but when you're at a facility and your partner says the wrong thing (possibly sarcastic) to the guy who...

Case managers are at the hospitals. Not sure if all hospitals have them but they are high and mighty I think: http://www.oceantoocean.net/pdfs/A_Website_-_JOB_Case_Manager.pdf

Exactly. Oh the family is waiting huh? Well if they're so excited for the PT to be home why don't they roll over here and pick them up themselves. It was about a 4 mile transport. I don't think the dispatchers communicate much of anything, they just give inaccurate pickup times so that they...

We started by telling them to complain to dispatch but soon realized that did nothing. I fear it would be the same if we told them to call the supervisor. Think "small time" private, IFT. The dispatchers really only answer to the owner and more calls = more money. Late or not they keep using...

Evidently we were 30 min late for a pickup today (hospital discharge). Serious business in case you didn't know. I think it was the case manager that "grilled" us. I did a pretty good job of keeping my mouth shut. Felt like saying, "Sorry we just sit around with our thumbs up our you know...

should I bring my resume?

This is why I would fail: "So if you have trouble with math and chemistry"

just a cold, stuffed up and some coughing all while working 11 hour days

10 hour IFT taxi Average 5-6 calls a day