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Finished my EMT class at 15, certified at 16.

Those are some nice thoughts, Dr.Parasite. But here in reality, we can't devote 100% of our time to work. And people don't always just choose to have other things just as important as work in their life. We can't just go to work, then just sleep until our next work day. We have things like...

I've had both a normal DVR, and Tivo. They really are great. With tivo, there are a lot more features that not everyone will use, but the ability to pause and rewind live TV, as well as record and save TV shows and movies from any channel is.. well, I can't imagine life without it.

It is our responsibility to be well rested, before we even start a shift? That's not always an option. In fact, for most people I know, it's damn near impossible. I guess you don't, but some people have other things to do when they aren't at work. It can't always be: Sleep all day, then stay...

I'm not sure if any shots are required. I'm not certain about privates or hospitals, as my ambulance runs out of a fire company, but not only are shots not required, they aren't allowed to suggest them. I asked an EMT instructor I know from a county over about it and I voluntarily got hepatitis...

A Purpleheart Bokken would be excellent as a primary weapon. While guns would be the most efficient at zombie killing, ammunition is limited, and would attract loads of attention from both zombies, and perhaps undesirable humans as well. I would prefer a stealthy approach to Zombie survival.

Something tells me we're in the worst profession possible should there be a zombie outbreak. At least at the beginning.

When I started my EMT-B class, I was the only one with no existing medical or emergency knowledge whatsoever. And I still managed to pass with some of the highest scores in the class. I felt the same way you did when you started, but the medical knowledge thing isn't all that difficult. I...

Doesn't sound like your height is a problem. I've seen a lot of EMTs that weren't too tall.

I've seen an incredible amount of middle aged, obese male EMTs around here. It doesn't seem to matter what age or gender you are, as long as you get the job done professionally.

Pennsylvania, actually.

So I just passed my EMT-B class on the 5th (February). Now, the state practicals are scheduled: practicals on the 10th, and written on the 23rd. Only problem is, I don't turn 16 until the 28th. After my course coordinator and I worked on finding the best solution, we came to the conclusion that...

Most people in my area call it a "Litter". And they call the ambulance a "Rig". I'm the only one who calls them a stretcher, and an ambulance.

Do you guys think some rugged water resistant overalls, and a ****ies jacket with the same qualities will work?

I'm currently taking my EMT-b class, and two days from now, from 8 to 4, I have my vehicle rescue class day. Since most of the people in my class are part of a a fire department, they will bring their bunker gear. I, on the other hand, have nothing to wear. It will snow about half a foot, and...

I bought my mac back in 06 and I loved it. Recently, the disk drive has randomly failed, just after my AppleCare expired. I have noticed over the years that Apple technical support is terrible. Every single apple genius I've met, (Ranging 5 stores) are nothing more than Apple cheerleaders...

If the person I hate most in the world, were to have a serious medical problem, I would help them in a heartbeat. I may have problems with people, but I would never refuse to help someone because of issues between us. No matter how bad. This is even more true when you're on the job.

Ah, upon further investigation, that <60 pulse for children if they are not breathing thing is in fact, not in our protocols. Although, it's still in the current American Heart Association CPR course for Healthcare providers. And in that course, if there is a child age 1 to puberty, and they...

Someone posted this: So Brown posted THIS: I was just saying that in my area, a heart rate of 40 in a child THAT young, would indicate the need for chest compressions if the patient was also not breathing. But this isn't an appropriate scenario for CPR (For multiple obvious reasons). I was...

Here, you start chest compressions on a child if the patient is: A. not breathing and B. has a heart rate of <60. So a heart rate of 40 would indicate a need for chest compressions, but since the patient is breathing, we would not start CPR.