Sorry to hear so many people have problems with dispatchers. In our area we have awsome dispatchers. They can dispatch the call cover them answer everyone while makeing phone calls for police, and fire to tow trucks, electric providers and so much more.
I went on a ride along with a local company about a year ago. It wasnt as a student but to get insite on the job I was interested in. The medic was awsome. We had one call all day which was to tranport a choper crew from landing zone to pic up patient at hospital and then back again. As the...
i wish that we got this kind of training or any training at all really. we had to take the evoc which is five min of driveing around a parking lot three times. And our ambulance com gave us no training or anything we were just expected to get in and go. I did an ambulance transport to philly...
I have been looking for a purple trauma bag as well but havent been able to fine any. I finally settled on an orange one. I dont care to much for the ped ones.
This goes to show that its never to early to teach your kids about who it is safe to talk to and who it isnt when they need help. I wish more parents would do this.
As it says i have my first job with a private amb comp. I do mostly weelchair transports right now cause id ont have my EMT yet but my boss is getting me into an evoc class and bridge course for my EMT. Then I will be able to do 911 calls and standbys. I cant wait.
This is interesting and I am interested in what will be said as I too will be doing kinda the same thing on an as needed basis when I finish my first responders class in may.
I am a first responder student. That will finish up in may and then I am going to sign up for my emt. I spoke with my instructor and the person he is putting me with may alow me to do vitals and little things. I am just worried about being in the way as this is a great passoin of myne and I...
I am going to be doing an observitory ridealong with a local ems crew and want to know what to expect. How to stay out of the way but how to still see what is going on and learn something as well.
Thanks
In case you didnt see my class was cancled due to not enough intrest but i have started a first responder course last week and it seems to be going well. I am already three chapters ahead in the book. What i do is take it everywere i go and i do meen everywere. I read while i am siting in...
http://www.aolnews.com/2010/03/06/bilingual-4th-grader-hailed-as-hero-in-bus-crash/19386389/?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl5|link3|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2F2010%2F03%2F06%2Fbilingual-4th-grader-hailed-as-hero-in-bus-crash%2F19386389%2F
i hope this link works as this is my first time posting a...
I have seen a little discushion on this but not much. Does anyone know what the law is in pa for going for your medic. Do you have to get your emt-b first before you can go for your medic. And if so do you have to work so long before you go for your medic.
thanks in advance any advice would be...