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Hi! I just got done doing my ride alongs for my emt class. Due to my age I ended up getting stuck on IFT units, however I did manage to get a 911 call for a heart attack so that kinda made my day. What kind of stuff did you see or do?

As far as I know based on my research, San Diego has its own EMS system and AMR works for areas surrounding the city (ie national city, la mesa, etc.)

Hello. I'm thinking about applying as a medic for amr down in the san diego area. Does anyone have any idea what they pay down there? I'm trying to decide whether or not it would be worth the relocation.

Of course i want to be in ems. And yes i have to be an emt-b first. The program im doing requirea you to work as and emt-b for 1 year in order to gain paramedic program admission

We all know that being in EMS isn't easy on a hungry stomach. What do you usually eat during your shift? More importantly, how fast can you scarf it down before getting a response? :)

Thats right! ridiculous much? They contract private to transport.

Like I said I'm not even sure if they are even going to start hiring paramedics, let alone figure out what county to put them in. Haha yeah you are right about O.C. paramedic responses. They use EVERYBODY on most medical calls :P

Does an engine drive faster than an ambulance?:rolleyes:

I assume that they will just assist the fire medics, and yes, care only serves orange and la county

rumors now are saying that care will start hiring emt-paramedics in the near future, which is why I'm still thinking about going to paramedic school. But still I don't know for sure what is going to happen

What part of california are you from? What provider do you work for?

You do have a point, but like I said, the FD pretty much as all of the same equipment that is on a BLS rig, and more advanced equipment that isn't on the ambulance. They just take it with them if they have to hop in on an ALS transport. You are right because only the EMTs of that rig know the...

I'm from orange county, CA. All of the firemen/paramedics are either on engines or non-transporting medic units (most of the time, engines). A lot of the cities each contract a private ambulance service to cover all transport, both emergency and non-emergency. The firemen will usually hop in the...

Hello. Right now im in my emt-b training and i plan on starting paramedic training next year. However I'm facing a problem. Where I live, in order to be a paramedic, you must be a firefighter. Only emt-b's roll in the ambulance. I've got nothing against fire medics. They sure are great at what...

hello. Just wanted to hear some stories about paramedic school and how to survive it. Right now I'm in my basic class and I'm going to start paramedic training soon hopefully. I hear all these stories about how paramedic school is so easy to burn out of and how difficult it is. What do you think?