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  1. Drwlemt

    Police Based Paramedics

    Thanks for posting this I'm originally from that area and this is the first I've heard of the Fairfax program.
  2. Drwlemt

    How will Trump effect EMS?

    Can't agree more military healthcare and now VA health care can be a nightmare depending what you need. Plenty of Ibuprofen though.
  3. Drwlemt

    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    EMT- B Honestly don't remember an exact number. I didn't know that it cut off until I got there and the test administrator told me about it. I know I walked away feeling like I had not done very many questions. Passed first try.
  4. Drwlemt

    Mental Illness and Substance Abuse in EMS Workers

    In the military I saw close friends throw away their careers to substance abuse (Alcohol, Prescription drugs, illegal drugs). Some of those guys aren't with us today. I do know a few though that either got kicked out of the military and cleaned up their act or got control of the abuse issues and...
  5. Drwlemt

    Police Based Paramedics

    It's really disappointing to see the general mindset on here about this subject but can't say I'm surprised. Working in EMS about 80% of the people I've worked with have had the mindset of doing the absolute minimum and are completely fine with that. It's really not surprising that EMS in this...
  6. Drwlemt

    Police Based Paramedics

    I see where you're coming from but it's wrong. Having served in an infantry battalion with the Marine corps I can assure you that people can operate within a tactical environment while providing emergency medical care. We had Navy Corpsmen, Army has combat medics. I personally witnessed both in...
  7. Drwlemt

    Police Based Paramedics

    While we're at it why don't we hire one person to drive, one person to control airway, one person to navigate, another individual to chart etc.... let EMT do EMT things, let LE do LE things seems more like, I don't want extra responsibilities and I don't want other individuals to get ahead of me...
  8. Drwlemt

    Police Based Paramedics

    I personally think this is a great direction for EMS to move towards. It creates more opportunities for training and employment and proves how versatile the role of a paramedic can be. Many people wouldn't think twice about a fire/medic or a flight medic so I don't understand why talking about...
  9. Drwlemt

    North Carolina

    Most of the military bases in North Carolina run Fire/medics and you get federal benefits. Its just very competitive to get hired.
  10. Drwlemt

    Law Enforcement / Medic

    Great stuff guys. Its awesome to see I'm not the only person interested in this line of work. I'll take a look at DSP soon when I get a chance. When I asked one of my medic instructors about this his only response was something about law isn't his job and he would never put himself into a...
  11. Drwlemt

    Law Enforcement / Medic

    Awesome thank you. Heard a lot of good things about the BORSTAR team sounds like they prefer guys to come on as an agent first then after some time and showing interest they put you thru the schooling. Haven't talked to anyone yet that applied as a medic but it would great to see if anyone's...
  12. Drwlemt

    Law Enforcement / Medic

    Appreciate it. I'm noticing that at the state level they tend to be two completely separate entities. But my only frame of reference is for here in North Carolina so I'm trying to see if anyone else has had any experience and any advice helps. I'm considering after I finish my medic going...
  13. Drwlemt

    Law Enforcement / Medic

    Hi everyone, New to the forum and wanted to see if anyone had any advice. I got out of the Marine Corps and got my basic and have worked with a 911 service for a couple years. I'm finishing up my AAS in emergency medicine soon and will be testing for EMT-P. I really enjoy doing EMS but I'm...
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