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I think this is another reason why there needs to be uniforms for EMS. I can buy a shirt with a star of life on it at Hooters (really I saw them the other day at my brothers 21st birthday party). I wonder how often I see people wearing a star of life are actually EMS. I personally think the...

I would hope that no school even offer I/99 at this point. We should all want to become paramedics anyway. Why would one not want to learn everything they can to help people out of the hospital. I do not really understand why one would go to I/99 school instead of paramedic school anyway.

I tend to agree with this idea, for the public's benefit at least. Maybe one day there will be only paramedics and paramedic students on the rigs. Though I am sure the floor nurses will still call them ambulance drivers.

I think they are really considering I/99 and Paramedic too close to distinguish the difference. I/85 and AEMT seem to be very similar. EMT-B and EMT except the removal of activated charcoal, and NG/OG which is not in Indiana's scope anyway. Of course all of this needs to be adopted by every...

I think you should determine what your company's policy is, then follow it.

Well obviously the majority of Floridians are looking the other way when it comes to South Beach! Last year when I went to my best friend/roomie from colleges commitment ceremony/bachelors' party there was no hiding who you are. I had a blast. I suppose they only hate you if you are not...

The Bearded Lady seems to get by with it in her professional life.:P

And in Canadian.... eh!

Faster is not always better... Don't work towards getting faster, work towards getting better... ^_^

Just used one for the first time today. Excellent sound quality, but don't scrape the diaphragm across clothing while listening to a chest... OUCH!

Or me please.

I can relate to the remind them once, but they still do not get it scenario. In the hospital the nurses either refer to the crews as ambulance drivers or as paramedics. Although it seems to usually be calling the drivers/EMTs paramedics, and calling the legit medics ambulance drivers. Maybe...

I second that PapaBear!

Do it anyway you feel comfortable doing it. Just remember to prioritize. Don't fake it. With time you will get your own 'groove' and streamline the process to yourself.

Well trimmed facial hair is fine. Facial hair is not a sign of professionalism, or lack there of. If it was good enough for Abraham Lincoln, it's good enough for an EMT. Now... as far as me personally... I just prefer to shave everyday (sans the period of time I was going through my "scruffy"...

I currently work in a suburban hospital, however I plan on finishing my EMT-B, and I will work for a local IFT service till I am able to enroll in the Paramedic program at the local community college next fall. I live on the border of suburbia and rural nothingness. The service I plan to work...

My mom got her initial RT education via correspondence when I was a kid (I believe the school she went to is still around). She eventually got a degree from the same place (again all online/correspondence and arranged clinical). I am not sure how I feel about online allied health professional...

Good point... don't be Mr. Know-It-All... that title is for the paramedics (lol). Don't ask a billion hypothetical questions that involve highly improbably scenarios that irritate the rest of the class and take up the little time you have for class anyway (by all means ask questions if you...

I agree with this one big time. Not just BLS providers in EMS, but nurses, paramedics in the ED, and other health care 'workers'/professionals. We have a big problem when our providers loose the ability to count while looking at a second hand (you see the key is to count the pulsation, not the...

In Northwest Indiana there is a private company that has the word MEDIC in big block letter on the back of all their jackets and shirts, regardless of their level of certification. I know I always assumed they were a paramedic only service until I was told differently from one of their employees.