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Hi All, I'm entering my last semester of college and am applying to jobs. It seems like the Dallas market for EMTs is pretty oversaturated, but I have a relatively limited view -- I've just had difficulty getting summer jobs. Would having a college degree (BS, non-EMS) and 3 years of...

So 67 yo male falls off a ladder, 12' or so, somewhat witnessed by wife. He's got wicked cp (10/10) and sob which he says originated before the fall. Chest pain radiates to his lower jaw. He reports drinking, denies drugs, meds, allergies. Reports family history of cardiac problems, dad was...

So, I'm learning about how doctors make competence determinations in school, and it struck me that I couldn't think of particular criteria that EMS uses for competence. I looked it up in my protocol book and couldn't find anything, and my service doesn't have a particular protocol about it...

My state, which currently has I99, is still working out its AEMT scope. To you who are currently taking AEMT, does your scope allow for medication with OLMC?

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Background: I work for a QRS, meaning we don't transport. When we get dispatched, the neighboring ALS service, which usually runs double paramedic, gets dispatched as well. This service is one of the best in North America; I did my basic ride time with them and have nothing but the utmost...

So we recently had our last day of basic class, and I've begun to understand the difference between technicians and medics. Basically, while EMTs consult with a physician pretty much every time they give medication, paramedics never do (except for... I want to say... Heparin?). So basically...

To the Paramedics who browse the BLS forum, EMTs in my area (Dallas) recently became able to use combitubes and ET Intubation (and maybe King's?). Do you recommend learning these (I'm a student) or will paramedics mostly take care of this? Also, do people in your profession have some sort...

According to the NR, we're supposed to lift the legs of shock patients. As I understand, the logic is that it tricks the body into thinking that it doesn't have to circulate as much blood, so the heart chills out (more or less). We've been taught, though, that this is illegal in Maine (and I...

From what I gather, IV certification is mainly for nurses (RN) but I've seen it in many of your signatures. As someone strictly working as an EMT (but not necessarily in an ambulance), is it valuable? I don't have the time/money to get my I/85 (and definitely not my P). I understand that IV...

Hey, I'm a college student who is in the middle of a year-long EMT-B cert class. I plan to be ME, TX, NY, and NR EMT-B by the end of the school year, and we have been told to start looking for jobs now. Unfortunately, I have found very little opportunities. I love medicine but, like all...