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I got a nifty little jump bag to keep in my personal vehicle for Christmas, however it didnt come with any kind of organization system for the inside of the bag, like where you can divide the inside into little compartments. Any suggestions of where I might find something like this? any...

just got back from running a call with my fire dept. I roll the truck as being the EMT in charge with 2 CFR's under me. Its for a 15 year old male, supposedly having a seizure in a parking lot of a school. we get there, the kid is clearly still seizing, PD is already on scene and have him laying...

the company I work for is WAY under-staffed, and has been for some time. for the past 2 months, I have been working between 60-80 hours a week. There has been many times where I would go into work Monday morning and not come home til Thursday night. granted there was time for sleep, but I am a...

Our corporate guidelines state that the only people allowed in the back of the ambulance are us and the patients (or of course whatever fire personnel or police we need). If the pt is out with their friends when we get them, too bad they can get to the hospital another way. 1 family member, if...

In my cert course, we practice off the grading sheets for the NY State Practical exam. For the Patient Assessment (trauma and Medical) I keep doing bad on these because I forget stuff. Actually I shouldn't say that....I get everything in, but sometimes it not always in the right order. Now, I do...

I'm currently in a paid EMT-B training program, and I did a ride along today with an EMT-B and a Paramedic. although I have virtually no experience, my jaw was on the floor after I watched this unfold. we get dispatched to a "elderly male with chest pains and shortness of breath." we get on...

just got called a couple hours ago, and the company which I applied to for their EMT training program, has decided to hire me and put me through the training! I am very excited! Sooooo, starting the 21st, I will begin 8 weeks of paid training, which include class M-Th 8-5, and then there is...

Hello all! My name is Mike, and I am located in Buffalo, NY. I'm hoping to become an EMT soon. I applied to Rural/Metro Medical services for their EMT training program. I'm an Eagle scout, and since being involved in Scouts, I have always gotten a lot of personal satisfaction out of being able...