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Hey everyone! Most of you are probably new and don't remember but that's ok. I haven't been around much due to school and other obligations. Well, I finished P school last week and today I passed the NREMT paramedic CBT! Next weekend I go do the skills portion and - assuming that goes according...

After my hiatus - and I really don't know why I felt the need to take one - I'm hopefully going to start hanging around again. I've since started medic school and will finish in August. Next week begins my field internship and I'm ultra excited about it! I also have a blog where you can...

(note: this is mostly copied and pasted from an IM conversation I've been having) Friday night/Saturday morning we had two trucks out on calls then we received a LifeAlert activation (we only run two trucks from 1600-0800). My truck would have been next out so as we're leaving our first call I...

I just started my first EMT-Basic job at a hospital-based service. For the last two weeks I've been doing orientation and finished that on Friday. The Basic scheduled for Saturday called out so I was asked to fill in, therefore I worked my first 24 yesterday. I also managed to steal an...

Just a heads up: I tried (keyword) to order some shirts from the Galls website last night. The screen popped up that said they had gotten it and that they'd send an email confirmation. As this AM, no email and the order was not showing up on my account. I just called them and last night they...

Found this while piking around on NYFD's site. EMS sure has come a long way! http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/ems_week/ems_week99_slideshow00.shtml

Had an interview last week with a hospital-based 911 service last week. I found out today that I got it! I'm going to be working full time and all that good stuff. Obviously this means that I'm most likely leaving the radio station, at least full time. I'm pumped! Gotta go in tomorrow for...

Only this time it's mine. Got nervous when the test stopped me at 70 but just found on the Registry's website that I passed. Now just waiting on the state to verify that I took a skills test and then I'm good to go. So... now what? :)

I signed up to take the NREMT-B test... my appointment is Wednesday at 9AM. Anyone have any last minute advice? BTW, I got my class grade to day, which was an A. Edit: How long does it normally take to get the results?

Last night I had my state skills assessment and somehow I managed to pass. A couple of preceptors got a call and had to leave so they decided we were going to do trauma and medical assessments in one sitting. I finally got in for mine and went totally blank. LOL It took me a minute to get...

Well, over the last week I've been flooded with work, class and rides. The rides... wow. I rode with two different agencies (one busy, one that's normally not) and got to see everything from a couple of seizures (one poor guy had a BGL of 29) to a couple of MVCs. One of them was with...

Well, I had my ER rotation today and I managed to survive. I saw everything from an upper GI bleed (first patient - and someone I know at that) to a broken arm (broke both radius and ulna in a bicycle accident) and even a full code. The lady was brought in with a poss. stroke and was...

Some of the students in my class were swapping stories last night and one of the guys told a story of one night when he was working in the ER. Truck calls in (they do their reports over the air) and says they're en route with a female patient and a dog. They gave vitals and left it at that...

As some of you know, I'm preparing to take the Basic class this summer. To make a long story short: I've been to the doc several times to get caught up on shots and all but one sticking point has remained: I never received a second MMR. My mom always told me that I had a bad reaction to it...

I'm looking for a good deal on red LED dashlight. I've looked at all the websites but I wanted to check and see if anyone was looking to sell one. If that's you, PM me and we'll see what we can get worked out. Thanks in advance. Jon

You can read the whole thing here. Note: It says it includes a video but I can't get it to play. Flags are flying half staff in the town of Stonewall, as the town honors one of its own. 63-year-old volunteer firefighter George Wimberly, died while en route to a fire Wednesday. (snip)...

In the same vein as the "how much coffee" thread... what's your brand of java? I love Community Coffee but I also like Starbucks. I got some whole Starbucks beans for Christmas and I think I'm going to break into soon. :-D Jon

Found this while surfing a little while ago. This guy seems really jaded... either that or he's just a good writer. He claims that his ramblings are fiction but I wonder... Note: May contain some NSFW (not safe for work) language... saw a few words here and there but nothing in great numbers...

First, sorry if this has been done before. I know some of you are sticklers for the search function. ;-) Second, I again apologize if this isn't the right board but I figured it would get moved if I'm wrong. Fresh off my honeymoon and my wife and I have agreed that I should wait until the...

HI all! Just a reminder from one of the n00bs to take a minute out of your day to go vote! Democrat, Republican, Green Party, whoever... just go vote and make your voice heard! Have an awesome day and be safe! Jon