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I have a job posting, and I was wondering if anyone knew any free websites to post a job to. Also, is there a spot here on EMT life?

So there is a HUGE issue here at work, and I am gonna bring it to your attention. I am currently writing an email to the chief of my dept. It has to do with documentation in EMS charts. For those of you that work with this , I would really like your imput. Please help an EMT Brother...

So here is the story: I am a supervisor for a mostly paid company with volunteers. I over see 6 full time staff and a ton of Per Deims. The volleys are here as well. They are the Captians and the chief, with my boss who is the asst. chief. The issues we are having are this. We are...

PT was on a 4 ft ladder. Fell reaching for a tool. landed on his butt. CC of lower back pain / tail bone pain. Hips intact. no pain upon palp. no deform. tender distal to lumbar. didnt LBB. possible lawsuit due to wife being EDP. Thoughts .

I have a PT who has strong Hx of Chronic seizures. I don't know if she is non compliant with meds, or what. Every time I go to her house she is difficult to say the least, but her postictal state is very short. She usually has a HR of about 130 ( UNK how long that lasts) and is AAOx3 by the time...

Is there a regulation about how many hours an EMT can work straight. I am scheduled for a 14 hour shift , 3 times a week. Tomorrow I am scheduled 14 hours, but I was told that I have to work an extra 4 hours. I am ok with this except I have to be back at work in less then 6 hours, for...

Just trying to put together some ideas of how to correctly store epipens in an ambulance for both winter and summer. We just had to throw all of the ones we had out, because the containers that we kept them in we at around 97 degrees F. How do you do it. we were thinking of a little...

I have a question. A friend was just ... counseled ( I think that's spelled right ) For violation of state protocol 23yom Cut forearm w/ Arterial bleeding, which was controlled. PT had pulses. AAOx3. and good pressure. minimal blood loss, ambulated on scene. don't have all of the details...

While responding to the closest assisted living home ( without a staff of nurses) I was wondering if having an EMT or 2 on staff would help this place. i mean, we go to this place at least 10 times a week. So i started thinking of the ( almost 15 other) places in the area like this that...

I am applying for a EMT job, and my friend applied last year. He told me about his trauma station and said it was what lost the job for him. Here is the set up You are alone. You find a man who fell off a ladder. The PT is in the supine position and not responsive. Breathing is normal and not...

I am applying for a supervisor position, and they asked me for an Introductory statement. any ideas? Is this just to state my skills, and tell a little about myself?

So i had a call dispatched as 56yo male feeling Dizzy and lethargic at work. We arrived to find the PT sitting in a chair, clammy skin, kinda tired. The LEO Gave him some soda thinking that it had to be a sugar issue. Baseline vitals revealed that his pupils were sluggish, and his BP was...

So I have an interview set up this Thursday. Should i know anything before i go. What are these usually like? What questions should i ask? Thanks guys!

So i have been tasked in picking out new jump bags for our fire company. i was wondering if you guys had any good ideas? only requirement i can think of it need to hold an )2 bottle. thanks guys!

i got out of the army about 5 years ago, and didnt really know what i wanted to do with my life. I have just become an EMT, but i have worked in the ER for the past few years. i really want to become a PA. I spoke to a recruiter about switching to a 68W and going back on active duty...

I live in NJ, and I have been applying to jobs all over the state. Last week i got a call back form a pretty big ambu company. They asked for a drivers abstract. It showed that I had a suspension about a year ago for not appearing for court. So i was declined further consideration. It had...

Just took my last in class TEST and CRUSHED IT! I have Practical on Friday, and then the state exam 2 weeks from now. I am excited to start! Just wanted to put that out there.

Hello All. I would like to introduce myself. My username is my name, soooo.... thats that. I live in New Jersey, and I am currently taking the EMT class at MONOC. Its a little intense, but I think I can manage. I was an ER Tech at Jersey Shore for years, so a lot of the training is...

while in the army I had a few acronyms. One was CPRTLCSPNV Cool Clamy Skin Paleness of the skin Restlessness ( or neverousness) Tenderness Loss of Consciousness Sweating P ______ <--- cant remember Nervous Vomiting and others of this nature. Is there a list anyware for these...

I have been wanting to make the move to the west coast for years now. I am to start paramedic school here in new jersey , and when I am done, I plan on moving. Anyone have any advice as far as if this is a good idea, if it will be diffucult. I love the san fran area, I have visted some...