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I don't know if this has been brought up before, and I deeply apologize if it has... But has anybody heard of California "updating" the EMT ranking terminology? I just took my refresher, and the instructor was saying that there will no longer be "EMT-B's/EMT-1's" or "EMT-I's" but rather...

<_< Hey all, So i have a story that'll probably make all the noobie EMS-ers feel SO MUCH BETTER ABOUT all the hardships of starting off in this crazy field... So it was my second call, I was still being watched over by my FTO. This wasn't even an emergency call, btw, it was a routine...

Hm, been a while since i've been here... Hi all, Well...me and my partner were driving down a crowded LA street, going to pick up a patient on a routine transport call (our last one for the day), when i smelled something burning. My partner didn't notice it at first, but as we got closer...

Hey, I'm a newly licensed SoCal EMT-B...... and I never really heard of it in class .....but are Precordial Thumps CPR protocol? and are they proven to actually work?

Has anyone here heard of "Tactical EMS"? I know a lot of retired army medics and future-SWAT team and LAPD EMT's go for it, and certification is pretty tough to obtain..... anybody got information on it, or is anybody here certified?

Hey Guys, I finally finished my EMT-Basic class, got through the NREMT_B np, and grabbed my license asap..... and I couldn't help but feel .... "that's it?" ...honestly, and I mean absolutely no disrespect to any seasoned EMT-B's here, I felt as if Basics are allowed to do nothing but...

...just a random question, but has anyone ever completely messed up on a call ? like, just blatantly misdiagnosed, mistreated, or even simply had no idea what was wrong and what you had to do..? ...sorry....EMT school's been kinda making me paranoid of approaching a victim, and just choking...

Hi, I'm new here, untrained and useless as of now, but aspiring to maybe become a basic EMT sometime soon.... I was just wondering if any of you worked as EMT's while still having to go through school (hs, undergrad, or grad) and if that lifestyle was/would be too hectic and stressful, or...