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    A SoCal paramedic asking for some advice

    Thank you all for the responses! Firefighting is a no go for me due to a rotator cuff issue. Also, I hate the chain of command bs and the idea of not following protocol because the jaded ff/captain doesn’t care about patient care. Must be around LA county and I just want to feel like I’m...
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    A SoCal paramedic asking for some advice

    Hi there, just hit two years as a paramedic in one of those busy 911 systems near Los Angeles county. I’m pretty tired of the crappy pay that comes with 911 out here. I’m trying to figure out what my next step it, but my problem is that I have no desire to be a firefighter and I can’t move from...
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    Any care ambulance medics here??

    Again, thank you for the input but I’m really just looking for a care medics input. I’ve put a lot of thought into moving from 911 to ifts and I need to be making more money.
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    Any care ambulance medics here??

    I actually work Amr sb county. The experience is good and all, I need to make more tho. I’m just asking for the opinion of medics that work at care, but thanks for the input.
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    Any care ambulance medics here??

    Wondering how you like working at care ambulance in LA county if any of you are here! Any insight on the pay/shifts/call types and Volume/equipment Do you honestly ever make bade and run an actual emergent call? I don’t really expect my skills to remain as they are right now but it would be...
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    Best Pants and Boots?

    Haha wudup dude!
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    Best Pants and Boots?

    Liberty???
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    What is your most ridiculous call?

    Homeless man in Lynwood doing Michael Jackson moves in the middle of the street at 3 am. Irritating but hilarious
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    Best Pants and Boots?

    Workrite uniforms and haix boots.
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    Compton fire, ambulance company

    Mccormick also backs up Compton, haha. I think the captain has a bunch of ambulance companies in a hat and whichever one he choses he calls
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    Compton fire, ambulance company

    The CEO of ambuserve supposedly is the son of mccormicks CEO
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    Good EMT COMPANIES IN ORANGE COUNTY, CA

    Shoreline actually does 911 in Westminster in orange co
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    guidance for a CA emt, please?

    i've thought of that too, i dont think i'd mind the work. but i work 6 days a week just to make ends meet, i can't even finish my GE's, dunno how i would ever get my as or bsn.. medic seems ideal because i can just save up a sh*t ton of money and get it in one 8 month swoop
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    guidance for a CA emt, please?

    sorry if there's a thread about this, i spent a good 10 minutes putting in a search for this topic and came up empty. this might pertain to just california or los angeles county ems based workers, but i would like input from non california providers as i've seen many of you seem to be very...
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    Code calls, load & go or wait for ALS?

    i guess it depends on where you work and your protocols. in la county everytime i've called als it's never taken over 10 minutes, usually around 5 minutes. i'd rather work the pt for 5-10 minutes with good quality 2 man cpr and have als come to give the pt everything the er would give them in a...
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    Favorite Pranks

    if you leave the rig unlocked at my company, you'll either find your gurney fully risen in the back or all the equipment in the unsealed cabinets stuffed in the fron compartment of the ambulance
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    Code calls, load & go or wait for ALS?

    bls transporting a full arrest? if i were enroute back to the snf with the patient on board, the patient went into arrest and my eta to the hospital is 3 minutes then sure. if i get on scene and the patient is in arrest, no way in hell.
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    ER Tech training

    hi, i'm an ed tech in la county, ca. the hospital i work at just wanted experience on a rig, bls and emt certs, phlebotomy is left to the phlebotomists. it's mostly on the job learning where i work, there's no cert for learning how to set up/assist in a thoracentesis, abcess, central lines or...
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    good shepherd ambulance in glendale, ca

    Hello, i did a search on the forum, on google and have come up empty handed. does anyone work for, have worked with or know anything about good shepherd ambulance? i have an interview there, and i would like to know a little about the hiring process and what it's like to work there. thanks!
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    trauma shear/o2 wrench in one?

    this is exactly what i was looking for, thanks. i tried google, perhaps the words i chose in the search weren't working.
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