This morning approx. 03:45 we get a call for a fall. Pt wife states he lost balance and fell. We get there an assess the man and find out he has no head neck or back pain. Also no evidence of him hitting his head. We sit him on the toilet and as we're assisting him to the toilet I notice he is...
I work for a private company who provides BLS transport for the county. My company's protocols say any fall with +LOC is an ALS call. Today we're dispatched to a 61 y/o who fainted and fell. He had +LOC, Hx of head trauma years back, also Hx of seizures. His BP was 150/70 pulse 60. He had a...
Who is working or picking up a shift on Christmas? I'll probably pick up a shift simply because I will get holiday pay plus it'll be overtime for me. I don't have kids or a girlfriend so why not make money?
After two months of waiting I finally got an interview! The best thing is I got the job as an EMT and start tomorrow! I didn't have to take a test which I thought was odd. The company, Americare is in Hillsborough County, FL.
Anyone have experience with getting an EMT job with a misdemeanor on your record? I have an underage drinking charge on my record from a year ago and one company told me their insurance wouldn't cover me so they couldn't hire me.
How unfortunate. The grandparents had no idea they were in the house.
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I am a few chapters out from being half way done with EMT-B school and I am just wondering if anyone else felt like they were confused or felt like they didn't know anything. We are just now being able to start our ride alongs so I haven't been in the field yet. I know my pt assessment, opqrst...