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  1. Medic496

    FF/EMT Job Openings in Placentia, CA

    Job openings this week for Captain, Engineer, FF/EMT and PT FF/EMT in Placentia, CA. Only FD in Southern California where you don't have to be a medic and won't be running as many medical calls. 48/96 schedule
  2. Medic496

    Privatized EMS in Placentia CA

    The Captain, who may or may not have been a medic is making medical transport decisions? I wonder if he was primary care for this patient or just being the guy in charge with the red hat? Delaying transport due to not liking the currently present and licensed BLS ambulance provider is gross...
  3. Medic496

    Privatized EMS in Placentia CA

    I appreciate your perspective and agree with you. ANY proposer could've used motorcycles, squads or drones if they wanted. However, the selection of ambulances (type 2) for response is identical to what OCFA had been doing in the past with their medic units and the bonus is it provides an...
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    Privatized EMS in Placentia CA

    The RFP allowed for the ALS provider to choose their mode of deployment since there is already a contracted (EAS) Ambulance provider. Lynch’s proposal was to use ambulances as a non transport vehicle.
  5. Medic496

    Private 9-1-1/ALS Opportunity

    This is not a new idea. If I remember correctly, this is how ALS was started in Santa Ana. Many ALS programs ran out of hospitals at first. I believe the old Santa Ana program was a hospital based ALS program and later the City adopted it and ran their ALS ambulances. I believe it was in...
  6. Medic496

    EMS for over 15 years, still love it

    EMS for over 15 years, still love it
  7. Medic496

    Would a petrolatum gauze be good for an open chest wound?

    Taping the occlusive dressing is the ensure that air does not re-enter the chest cavity. Also, as the patient breaths and the lung fills, the air in the chest cavity will need to escape. Taping three corners allows the cavity to "burp" out any air that was causing the pneumothorax. A...
  8. Medic496

    Recert Help Please (California)

    Shelby, State EMS regulations define the EMT recertification process. All Counties must follow the same process. Since you did earn a CA EMT certification based on competing an EMT course and passing the NREMT exam, once CA EMT expired you had up to 6 months to renew your CA EMT without...
  9. Medic496

    Goodbye Gerber

    The loss of Gerber is a loss to our EMS community.
  10. Medic496

    Mobile Integrated Heath Video - NAEMT

    I haven't seen anyone post a thread with the video about Mobile Integrated Healthcare provided by MedStar Mobile Healthcare in Fort Worth, Texas. So I'm sharing this with the community. See video in link provided below. Thank you to NAEMT for creating the video
  11. Medic496

    Two for two, and going for the trifecta with community paramedics.

    Two for two, and going for the trifecta with community paramedics.
  12. Medic496

    OCFA to try Private Paramedics for 911 Transport

    Thank you all for the comments. Competency and professionalism are the two most ingredients of success. Whether a Paramedic is a FF or not is irrelevant. A Paramedic is a licensed medical professional regardless of the employer. With the continued development of the NEMSIS 3 data set and...
  13. Medic496

    OCFA to try Private Paramedics for 911 Transport

    Sharing an article from the Voice Of OC. New Fire Chief of OCFA contemplating a pilot in which private paramedics working for the 911 ambulance transport provider accompany the patient to the hospital so that the FD can go back into service for another immediate response. A new and...
  14. Medic496

    Premier Medical Transport, Brea CA

    OCEMS conducts the IFT-ALS Paramedic Accreditation course. Only a Paramedic employed by an IFT-ALS provider is eligible for the class. Those interested in the level of service should review IFT-SO-1 and IFT-SO-2 for the program standing orders. IFT-SO-3 is a good document to reference the...
  15. Medic496

    Private Paramedics are competent and professional, and we're going to prove it.

    Private Paramedics are competent and professional, and we're going to prove it.
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    Premier Medical Transport, Brea CA

    Today at 6 am Premier Medical Transport has launch an OCEMS approved IFT-ALS Paramedic program. Premier is the 4th company that has qualified to OCEMS policy and become licensed as an IFT-ALS provider. Unfortunately, ELITE couldn't keep up the volume and has since ceased IFT-ALS operations...
  17. Medic496

    In Which States is a Paramedic Certified vs. Licensed?

    Actually, the NREMT provides a pass fail option on their validated exam and provides national REGISTRATION if successful. In CA, EMSA then licenses and the LEMSA accredits. A person holding NRP is a "Nationally Registered Paramedic". It is also irrelevant to maintain once licensed in CA...
  18. Medic496

    Is 56 too old to become an EMT?

    Becoming an EMS professional is possible for any person of any age. I believe that the future of EMS will include home calls with part of our profession not lifting patients and driving but providing care and guidance. EMS is healthcare, the 911 first response portion does require long shifts...
  19. Medic496

    Lynch Ambulance OC Medic

    Please do change Ski mask - IFT-ALS in OC is real patient care. Unfortunately, you would not qualify to work at Lynch because of your crappy attitude. You can try another ambulance company in Orange County but no other has IFT-ALS. I wish you luck in your next career. This one is just not...
  20. Medic496

    Samaritan Ambulance - SUSPENDED

    Story about Orange County EMS in California suspending the license of Samaritan Ambulance. Company been in business for 2 years. Anyone work there and have insight? http://www.emsbroadcast.com/2014/06/28/crooked-ambulance-company-in-anaheim-california-suspended-for-illegal-wrongdoings-2/
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