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I worked on the ambulance for about a decade before switching jobs. I worked every 4th of July I think. Never seen a firework injury call. It was always things like old people calling for GI bleed, dyspnea on exertion, homeless people, ETOH, the typicals. Didn't feel any different. I would've...

Did everyone catch COVID? I just became symptomatic today and tested postive. Bleh.

You clearly didn't pick up enough shifts. :P I remember they used to screw me over like that too. Funny enough, once they stopped forcing me, then I start to pickup a bunch of shifts anyways. XD

The trick is to pick up so much overtime that they can't force you even when they try, which they will anyways.

Oh, we all know that I don't have experience. The only time I've seen the back of the ambulance is when I am driving behind them on the freeway as they clear the path for me. I am talking about CCCSD saying that something is killing them and they are biting their tongue. Is it the name of the...

Okay, I feel like I am missing something. What am I missing?

I would just show up to work with a good attitude. Try to have fun. I personally enjoy Starbucks or cafes when posting on street corners, if the ambulance companies you are looking at do that. Our job is serious, but too many people take it *too* seriously.

Never heard of it. There are too many paramedic programs. I would imagine that there are multiple medic schools with similar names. Which state is this in? I feel like most medic programs should be easy to get into. They usually just check to see if you know basic English and math. If so, you...

Are you switching to the ambulance that is 15 minutes out or another company? Will you be doing interfacility transfers, 911, or both?

Were you just in Colorado?

How did it go for you? I've tried it a couple of times and didn't like it.

I've been getting all my alphabet soup cards done this month. I really do not like the new AHA style with doing precourse work before the class. It's painful. Then I still gotta show up to a 4 hour class after. Super annoying.

Butter than Kansas or New Mexico, lol.

I wouldn't mind working in Kern County.

Do you guys get annoyed with people saying "Halls" in the same way that firefighters grimace when I say "truck" instead of "engine"? 😆

Since you will be in the same area, hopefully you will still be very involved and interact a lot with your EMS family at Halls. Hopefully you will enjoy the new company. New adventures and new fun. :]

Ever since I started the travel position and just got a bunch of different state licenses, I just jump state to state. In a month, I usually work 12-13 24 hour shifts. In between shifts, I am usually traveling for work. I never pay for gas. I'm always living out of hotels. For me, it's fun and...

I live at work.

In IFT CCT, it's pretty routine for us to treat hypertension in acute stroke patients regardless of if it's ischemic or hemorrhagic, however are treatment threshold is different depending on type of stroke or bleed. We usually treat it with Labetalol or Nicardipine, not Nitroglycerin.

@MrBrown A lot of people here probably aren't familiar with the acronym Boehringer Mannheim (BM) for blood sugar. Usually people will say BM for bowel movement instead. It's pretty common for people to treat blood sugar and lung sounds like vital signs. If you establish an intravenous line, it's...