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The paid company I work for. www.communitylifesupport.com 2 of the 3 Fire companies that pay us to staff their ambulances. http://www.clarkssummitfire.com/ http://www.dfcfire.com/

1: Legally driving with lights and sirens 2: Their stupidity is our job security 3: Mom payed for the class, and free learning is good learning 4: To have an interesting job 5: Want to become a Tactical Medic 6: To give back to the community that helped save my life after I had a...

We get these at least every other day. often times 2 a day. A Dr in our coverage area uses 911 as a taxi service. I feel bad for the people who get an ALS bill on a BS call.

I haven't done any out of state trips (yet), but another company in town has a contract that brings them to NYC, from Scranton PA, fairly often. The way I see it, it should go like this (assumed that you are an EMT-P, and out of state): mind you this is coming from a new EMT-B 911...

Was doing a psyche transfer from a hospital to a facility about 2.5 hrs away. the pt I brought was VERY VERY paranoid. asking the last time an ambulance caught fire, did we have fire extinguishers, how do they treat burns, etc. After answering a bunch of his questions, I excused myself from the...

I went to orientation today at the local ambulance company. I got a list of things I need. The two bigest were my EVOC, and Haz - Mat R&I. The guy in charge of my orientation said they run an EVOC class, and its coming up soon, so don't worry about that just yet, but said that I can find a Haz -...

I don't know what number my test ended at, but I passed (EMT-B) The guy giving the test said its 135 questions. I remember seeing 35, then I started getting into it and wasn't paying attention to the number. All of a sudden it said test completed, click here to exit. I clicked it, and it...

Thats what I thought. Thanks a lot for the answers.

So in one of our practice tests in class we had an interesting question. I saw this a while ago and have asked people I know but never get a strait answer. I am doing this by memory so I hope it makes sense. You are called to the scene of a bank robbery/ shoot out with police. An officer...

no lights or stickers... yet. I would like to put NREMT on the back window of my jeep, but i have to take my NR test still :P If I have my backpack, I have the big, cushioned CPR mask, like on a BVM, but with a 1-way, my scope, a mix of pens and sharpies, a cheap penlight, a plastic O2...

I have a few lights. One I got as a gift, its one of those 10 for $5 lights, runs on 3 AAA batteries, its a mediocre little light good for simple things. One I got from walmart on a late night "I'm bored" trip there with some college buddies. 1AA and a decent beam at house hold/ under hood...

Currently I am in Scranton Pa. Though once I go to paramedic school, and have a few dollars in the bank, I would like to move to Alaska.:)

I would wear the pink gloves to help breast cancer. I had a family friend whom was like an aunt to me die of breast cancer, so its always been one of those things that when I can help out I will... Though a 6'3" 270lbs guy wearing pink gloves might look a little odd... :P lol

assuming I pass my EMT-B test in Jan... I'll be 20. Never really thought of it as a job I wanted to do... My mom said she would pay for the class, and I figured it would be good to know, and now I love it.

Yea, to me as an EMT-B, I just have to keep him alive till he gets to the ED. I just like knowing that the 15yo that is acting drunk but doesn't smell of alcohol, may have OD'ed on cough syrup and is "robo-stoned" instead. while possibly unimportant to me driving him to the ER, its still...

I do agree with what JPINFV said, but for me, right now, its "memorize the book so I can pass the test". I don't like the idea of just treating the symptoms and give 'em high flow diesel (in proper dosage) to definitive care, but thats what I'm to memorize for now. After I finish class, I can...

In my EMT-B class we were taught the difference, but we were also taught that we aren't to diagnose, just treat the symptoms and get them to the hospital asap. We were told that the pain of an MCI is much much worse, and has a tendency to stay for a lot longer than angina. also that typically...

Good luck with this. I hope you have fun while reaching your goal. I have been meaning to get to the gym more, but have been using the excuse that my MP3 player is messed up. (I honestly can't concentrate at the gym without music) My only advice is cut soda, I noticed myself losing weight...

Thanks a lot. Both of those sites are great, lots of information and just what I was looking for. I never realized cocaine was such a short high, only about 5-20 mins. Its amazing to see what people are willing to do for those few minuets, and the devastating effects it can have.

I won't be working in EMS till beginning of next year, hopefully in January. I have never had a flu shot, and have only once had the flu. I am getting a shot this year due to going into EMS, and I'll be getting a few other shots just to stay up to day, so why not. My mom works in the ED and they...