My comment was about US EMS being treated like crap, at least the privates. It's pretty much all I hear. No hours, crap hours, crap equipment, crap rigs, crap HR, etc.
But I hear the Canadians get it right. A good education and decent pay, can do much more cool stuff in field, things like that...
Reposting from the other identical thread, hoping to make someone jealous.
I actually got paid to take my EMT course . Went through local JC and due to living circumstances I qualified for a federal PELL grant, some $1400.
Tuition $5
Background check/drug screen $90
Book $99
Uniform $50...
Our instructor stood up all night freeing access to the students who had passed so they could take NR the next day. That was pretty cool of him.
Of course I procrastinated an extra day (hangover day... celebrations were a must. I freaking passed!) and had to take it on Friday.
Don't ever take...
I actually got paid to take my EMT course :). Went through local JC and due to living circumstances I qualified for a federal PELL grant, some $1400.
Cost of the course: $300 or so
Tuition $5
Background check/drug screen $90
Book $99
Uniform $50
Stethoscope $45 (Littmann variety)
BP cuff $12...
What a :censored::censored::censored::censored:ty situation. But, I don't think in-field amputation is the correct answer. Sounds like it sucked but with nothing you can really do. Amputation opens up: liability, infection, potential shock, and death, without the proper resources to control the...
We have a winner here. You do not replace assessment skills with facility staff words. Ask them if anything is bothering them.
Just be sure to document a necessity in the narrative so you can get paid.