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Some people don't like always having to do the paperwork, and others hate driving all day (feeling like a chauffeur).

I'd love to learn more about working at American in Florida. What are shift/schedules like? Benefits available to new employees? Are most trucks double medic, PB, PA, etc.? What is equipment like? Education offerings to employees? What is overall employee retention/tenure? Thanks!

I'm not sure I understand what "exclusive contracts requiring emergency response" means. I hear interesting things about Falck NE, and would love to learn more. Does this mean SNF emergency contracts? Urgent care or outpatient healthcare? Event or private property standby? Does this euphemism...

Meh, I don't think its a big deal. Overall, I think its a good idea for a new medic to tech all (or nearly all) calls for their first 6 or 12 months. Focus on being the best patient care provider you can be and driving your personal vehicle safely.

Are you referring to vehicle, malpractice or other protection?

With that said, in some states if you get in to a motor vehicle accident while at work (or get pulled over/given a ticket in some cases), resulting in points or a surcharge, its attached to your personal license, and could cause your personal vehicle insurance premium to go up. In general, these...

No, it should be mailed to you, that's what they've done in the past. If its been more than a week, shoot them an email.

Are you trying to certify in MA using NR, or do you need verification forms from MA to go somewhere else? In general, certification based on NR is taking 2-3 weeks (sometimes closer to 3), verifications 2 weeks...

Bailey, are you asking for our advice, or arguing? Every one of your responses has been "I heard that they do it this way, not that..." You've posted this four times, are you looking for different answers? I opened this with the intention to respond to you, but you seem to know best. Good luck!

Would you like a cookie or a medal? I sure hope your partner was testing you on CPR or something you're supposed to know... Gawd forgive they ensure you are competent at your job! I sure hope you approached your partner and spoke with them respectfully, asking them not to text, or used an "I...

Are finger sticks really reliable in a patient in extremis or in cardiac arrest? Is a venous blood sugar any better? I doubt there are studies on it.... If we know there's no pathophysiology for hypoglycemia causing CA, why are you looking for anecdote of Dextrose helping?

I think we fail to be our own vest advocates often. We should be proactive about tooting our own horn, getting our good news stories into the press. Those same sensationalist reporters who we are scorning also loves the field delivery by long time partners or the community CPR class, or the...

What advantage does tailgating the other driver afford you? What about your partner or your patient?

Auvi-Q seems to be the new, vogue version, for consumers. At the pricepoint it is advertised at, it may also be useful for EMS.

Yes, there are actually several available. --Auvi-q, looks like a pack of cigarettes or deck if cards, but is also equipped with a speaker and gives audio instructions. (~$40 less than Epi-Pen brand.) --although manufacturing has stopped, Greenstone medical has a generic epinephrine auto...

Check out https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/stateReciprocityMap.asp Let us know if you continue to have questions... Whoda thunq the national registry would have such a map? I'd expect the NRA's website would....

Ding, ding, ding. Each of these companies has been burned many times by the migrant nature of college students. You don't work shifts promised (often quantity), leave before they can make back their investment in you (orientation), and don't particularly contribute to their "community"...

H&H was formerly Boston Health and Hospitals, which became BPHC; its BostonEMS. All of the privates go in waves of hiring. Right now it appears to be Fallon, American (Falck) and EasCare. The real question is where you want to work and what kinds of calls. As others have said here and...

As of this year, I pay $125 + $20 for NREMT. NR EMTs pay $125 + $15, at min, the max is non-NR medics who pay $125+$25. My state just changed its recertification process, but its refreshing I now pay less than before, as the NR fees are incorporated.