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That is an understatement. :(

Nice dude! I got a huge pay increase going back to the ambulance, but I also just came back to the ambulance in time for an even bigger pay increase that only current employees got. Had I gotten hired like a week or two later, I wouldn't have had such a nice pay increase. I would've been paid...

pain 0.1-0.25 mg/kg post intubation sedation 0.5-1 mg/kg RSI 1-2 mg/kg excited delirium/behavioral 4 mg/kg IM Works as intended. I personally haven't had any major issues with it. I don't prefer it over drugs. I don't see it as any better or worse for things like RSI or pain management. I feel...

700 mcg Fentanyl (100 mcg/2 ml x7) 25 mg Midazolam (5 mg/5 ml x5) or 40 mg Midazolam (10 mg/2 ml x4) 1,000 mg Ketamine (500 mg/10 ml x2) 8 mg Ativan (2 mg/ml x4) Our protocol for Fentanyl and Ketamine are both weight based. Fentanyl 0.5-1 mcg/kg max single dose 100 mcg. Ketamine pain 0.1-0.25...

@DesertMedic66 Do you mean 5 mg/ml Versed vials? Ativan concentration is usually 2 mg/ml.

Where was it at? Too bad I am hearing about it now otherwise I would've tried going. Funny you say that. The place I got hired at is the very first paramedic job I applied, interviewed, and got a rejection letter from like 8 years ago. I might be going per diem at the flight job. I am not...

Today is my last day doing flight. Makes me sad. :(

Seems like everything is official. I am going back to ground in California. Been talking about it in the chat a little bit, but haven't made a post I don't think. Very sad about the scope and no more flying, but looking forward to the lower temperatures, being closer to home, and California pay...

Nope, I have no specific info on King.

Just put it in. I imagine that if you apply to every single job opening in the Bay Area, you are only going to hear back from a couple of them. You are probably not going to be offered a job with all of them. If you work 911 in the Bay Area, you are going to deal with a ton of homeless no matter...

I did a bunch of burgers and hot dogs for 4th of July. That was fun.

I like Seattle. I hope to go back soon.

I don't think California has certified itself to jump in. California is going to need to take a LEMSA class all over again, jumping in orientation and 5 jump (similar to 5 ALS contact/5 call in a lot of LEMSA), do a couple of background checks, and a protocol test or two.

Eh, it's an okay revive. I've been seeing a ton of Netherland EMS people talking about this monitor. In the US, I've used all three main cardiac monitors: Zoll, LifePak, and Philip. They each have small differences, but otherwise none really stand out that much. I can't imagine a different...

Can't you just walk into a CVS or Walgreens and buy any of those things off the shelf? I've never seen a glucometer or lancet that I thought stood out from others. Just buy whatever is at the store.

I thought the tests were hard, but I still passed both first try. Both tests have nearly a 50/50 pass rate with CCP-C having a slightly worse rate. One thing I've noticed with people who fail these tests or similar is they expect their ALS experience to help them, but these tests are CCT tests...

I don't think it was my company. I forgot to say that we couldn't be dispatched/respond to calls on the freeway. I didn't understand why, we were close to one, but I am guessing the CHP thing you mentioned? I dunno. Both Santa Clara County and Alameda County (ALCO) had supervisor SUVs. Both...

I have a paramedic license in Arizona. I think I just had to show them my NREMT and tell them which company I was going to work for. They gave me the Arizona license for free. It's one of the easiest licenses I have ever gotten. I didn't have to take any refresher. The Arizona people are very...

Where I used to work, they did that too. They only did it in a city that didn't have fire ALS at all.

Trying to find out where to avoid? 🤣