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Im currently on a hiatus from EMS while I pursue a career in IT. I got my NREMT EMT-I back in 2012 but never kept up with it since it wasnt required to hold my state license. My Texas AEMT license is currently inactive and will require me to get my NREMT cert back when I go back to active. While...

Im going in for orientation tomorrow at Bay Star in Houston. Anyone here who currently, or has in the past, worked for Bay Star?

Recently I was dropped from my paramedic program after clinicals last month because my instructors felt my reports were not up to standard for paramedics. Though they did help me with some, I leave out a lot of information. At my job, we use computers to do our reports but since the ones for...

I had a call yesterday where a woman broke her ankle at home after slipping off the stairs. She was home alone and all the doors were locked. She had to crawl to the door to let us in, but not before We damaged her back door to get in. Should it be acceptable for crews to learn and carry lock...

I'm doing paramedic clinicals and We had a call for an alcoholic who's family wanted him to get rehab. He tried to quit, went through bad withdrawal, but drank a half bottle of tequila today. He wanted another shot before he'd agree to go, and the paramedic I was with let him. This struck me as...

One of my instructors had a name for when the old ladies at the churches get really active And faint. He called it an "overdose of the holy ghost" any of y'all have different names for things like that?

While randomly Googling a company I just got hired with, I found they were recently sued for not paying over $200,000 in overtime. There was even a thread here that I'm sure they were talking about this company http://www.emtlife.com/showthread.php?t=24120 Do I need to be concerned about...

How would one go about getting a job out of state? Like applying for state certs and going through the application process?

Do you remember back when you were first let off your leash? No more clinicals, ride-alongs, or preceptors. What kind of service did you ride with? Did it feel like when you were still in training, but less people? What were your major fears on that first shift of the rest of your life? Im...

I just got my first EMS job at a local volunteer station and Ive done two night shifts so far. We are usually behind the truck on calls so there is always a bunch of people in a usually small room. During clinicals, most preceptors didnt seem to care what I did and I just hung back thinking I...

Without my fire cert. I cant be hired onto a real department. I havent had much luck with transports, and employment websites are dead ends. I did find out security services do hire EMTs and I was wondering what other industries hire basics as well, and where would I look for them?

It is the 22nd, and my niece was born was a few hours ago so I honestly havent been focused on studying lately, but Im making it my main priority the next few days. I have the AAOS EMT-I workbook and Mosby's Paramedic Textbook and workbook. Ideally I should learn everything paramedic, but what...

Im about to go on my intermediate clinical rotations and I want to improve on what I saw as my biggest weakness during my basics. Needless to say we all try not to harm our patients any more than they already are, but Ive always been too afraid Im going to hurt them and start over-thinking...

Hey guys, Im a soon to be EMT-B thats just finishing up my clinicals. I just did my rotation at the Houston Fire Department and it was awesome. Are there many HFD medics here?