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    CNA/Phlebotomy?

    Hey guys, I'm about to get my EMT soon. I want to tech in an ER too and would grabbing a cert in CNA or Phlebotomy increase my chances of being hired at hospitals and once hired would I get paid more than the starting wage? Has anyone been through this?
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    How to get better?

    Hey guys, I'm currently an EMT student and we're just about halfway through class. I test quite well but when it comes to certain things like scenarios, I get tunnel vision. Or if an instructor asks a "pop quiz, hotshot" kind of question, I'll know the answer but just can't verbalize it well and...
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    Wow, that was beautiful

    IMO, this was really well written http://www.reddit.com/r/ems/comments/1l3322/a_reminder_of_why_we_chose_this_profession/
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    Books?

    Hey guys, I'm starting EMT Basic training in a couple weeks and I'm curious if any of you have ever bought any another literature aside from the required textbook to boost your knowledge base?
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    ER Tech and Paramedic

    Hey guys. Has/is anyone here done/doing part-time work as an ER Tech while being a Paramedic at the same time? I can only reckon to guess that all of the experience is more help than harm. Are the schedules of both occupations too much to handle at once?
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    Moving to another state

    This is quite some ways away but I'd appreciate the info in advance. I'd like to eventually move back to the Bay Area after I become a paramedic down the road. I live in PA at the moment. What's the process of being able to medic in a different state when you're looking to settle there? Are...
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    Road to paramedic?

    Hey everyone, I'm a complete newbie to the EMT field(and this forum so i wasn't too sure where to post this) and begin training next month. I have hopes of eventually becoming a paramedic and I was curious as to how the road looks from a basic EMT to a paramedic looks like. I like to do the best...
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    Road to Paramedic?

    Hey everyone, I'm a complete newbie to the EMT field and begin training next month. I have hopes of eventually becoming a paramedic and I was curious as to how the road looks from a basic EMT to a paramedic looks like. I like to do the best job I can in anything I pursue so are there also things...
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    Newbie here! EMT basic next month.

    Hey everyone! I'm a 27 year old direct support professional working with adults with intellectual disabilities. Not as easy as it sounds though, I can't count the amount of times I've been spit on, peed on, bitten and had feces flung at haha(I say haha because I can look back and laugh at it...
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