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So, despite a recent posting of mine on here, I have accidentally turned into a "Ricky Rescue" which in a sense I'm okay with. The thing is, I'm on a Paid Volunteer Service, so what I did was quit my fulltime job to focus on ems. Which I've actually been able to turn into a pretty decent living...

Not that anyone can tell when it would happen, but I'm super nervous about running a code. I sometimes take things really hard so there's no predicting how I'm going to take it either. Any advice?

I'll be getting a Jump Bag from my service soon and I'm nervous about about being first on scene. Especially sense I don't have a very good command presence yet. Any advice or tips or tricks for being first on scene?

Is there such a thing as being too Ricky Rescue? I mean we work in a field that can go from cool and calm to complete chaos, so is it really a bad thing to have a meriad of favorite gear/equipment on your person? I just want to be prepared all the time, but I don't want to look like an idiot...

Do you get your ACLS & PHTLS certifications through a medic course, or is it like BLS CPR course that you taken separately?

I'm just wondering if anyone has an experience traveling a long distance for school, and trying to balance a social/private/work life. The school I'll be going to is about an hour and a half away, and I'm worried about not being able to juggle things so I wanted to see if there was some good...

Just wondering what paramedic school is like? Is it fun, is it boring? That kind of thing and how difficult was it to learn all the drugs and patho/phys? Any input would be awesome.

New EMT here, I'm scared to death for my first run outside of clinicals. Any advice?

Hi! I'm a newly licensed EMT basic, I'm on an advanced service, (not als) but its through the local medical group so there's options for full time service. I'm wondering if I should get my aemt license and then medic, or should stay a basic provider for awhile then move up? My concern is that a...