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I just took my medic written, and it stopped me at 80 questions. From what I read from the NREMT site, strong and weak students get stopped early. I feel good about how it went, so is it safe for me to assume I passed? (I know it will be up tomorrow, I just want to speculate). And on a...

Oh, I was being a bit sarcastic and poking fun at how often Wal Mart is called a monopoly... I don't see them as a true monopoly, thats why I put the "quotes" around it.

Usually when it comes to "monopolies" in business (ie WalMart) I would say too bad, shop somewhere else... But in EMS, it seems like the people have little choice in their service (as it seems composed mostly of contracts with cities?), and I have trouble seeing how AMR moving into every city...

Just thought I would ask for a couple opinions on something I'm interested in, EMS as a business. Recently AMR[EMS corp] bought out two large private EMS services. And especially with the one acquired in St. Louis, they have a pretty good presence in every region in the US. I am interested in...

Sorry to hear that you were treated that way... But now that we have discussed drug doses in this case so much, what was the call about?

How much did the kid weigh?

Oh, I thought this was regarding Medical Directors... Having a physican with no background in EMS will probably be a problem.

Not sure about you guys, but just having a Medical Director who seems to care, and is involved in some level with Management/Operations is enough, I'm not sure how much "streed cred" matters...

Posted on his MySpace, how intelligent...

Very nice to hear that, a somewhat standardized requirement in terms of education is the first step to the advancement of EMS...

I agree Rid, but it appears that dtermnd is stated to be a "student" and his level is not stated. I think he is far from being a lone practitionar and could just be reciting a common algorithm for an unstable rhythm.

congrats! What kind of call volume does the private company get?

wow, that was a damn intense call. on a somewhat random note, what happens if you guys get blood/dirt on your shirt/pants (or whats service policy)?

I mean, how? Do you know what exactly happened, I can't imagine having a pt on the stretcher and then my partner going into cardiac arrest and the student fainting. I'm interested in how they managed to do it.

:huh:what the hell? What did her partner do?

heh, how true is that Jon. I think you need a good ratio of transport to 911/emergency responses. Transport is good, great experience, but too much of it can be a bit frustrating.

heh, yea I guess they are right when they say MO is the meth capital. Although I don't hear too much here in STL.

I'm waiting to get my first cardioversion, anyone know the chances of a cardioverted pt. entering V.Tach or V.Fib after shock?

?? I specifically remember having to present some HIPAA form that we got for sitting through 4hrs of video to ride along with city EMS...

Welcome, Your avatar looks curiously like mine....