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You will need to take a refresher course and retake the cognitive/skills testing for recertification.

For testing purposes ABC is always the correct format. For example, you run on a pt with multiple gunshot wounds and you immediately start treating the hemorrhage. You patch the pt up and notice his airway is filled with blood and he's in respiratory arrest. What good is your patch work if your...

I'm a little confused.. is the company just a hospital that runs its own ambulance? Or an ambulance company that has a contract with the hospital? For the interview, dress professional and show up early. I would brush up on your skills just incase there's a skills test involved. Be yourself and...

Pomona, California. Work in Riverside County.

Good thing saline is hardly ever used ;)

If you want "respect" aim for a FD position. -____-

It's our long week :( back to work tonight, next day off will be Sunday.

Holidays seem to be the slowest shifts for me.. just don't get complacent beceause you never know.. I assume your first day will mostly consist of familiarizing yourself with the patient compartment.

Winner winner, chicken dinner!

There goes 24hrs shifts in LACo. When I was doing IFT in LA, our 24hr unit averaged 5 hours of sleep if any.

Dejavu.... AMR Riverside recently went through this and ended up renewing their contract. I see the same happening for San Bernardino.

With all the union negotiations going on here in Riverside we should see raises fairly soon. Riiiiiiiiiiight? HA

It takes awhile. From the time I applied to the time I started working was about 2 years.

Going to have to call the your county office and see if they actually mailed your card.

I have 1 LA County EMT patch that I'm looking to trade. I prefer a patch outside of California

I would think having the discharge may limit you on where you could work. As far as getting your EMT, the program should have a list of what would disqualify you from obtaining certification.

I live in Pomona and work for AMR.. I'm under the impression that Cole-Schaeffer has a small hold on SGV and LA. They do 911 for Pomona.. So I assume they can't afford to last forever. Previous employees I have talked to can't say enough bad things about the company (not surprising). I have...

Good body mechanics and being able to lift. Considering you are in LA you will most likely start off doing IFT so you will be lifting plenty. Just keep working at it, not just for obtaining a job but for overall health.

Still have your EMT textbook? Try to find a skills refresher course in your area. A year really isn't a long time. I was almost out the full two years before I started working as an EMT.