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If your asking a about pay, where I'm from EMTs make about 30-35K a year. Medics make 45-60K a year without OT. Hours and pay vary per service.

Fair enough. Mainly wanted to discuss it without throwing off the other thread. Task accomplished.

I work at one of the operations that is an absolute meat grinder. We have guys transfer in on a regular basis. But in that process, I've met a few guys that are single and transfer operations every couple of years or so, exploring the country on AMR's dime.

Tk11, I'm going to give you some free advice so its worth what you paid for it. This is a job that will cause you to question and compromise what you originally considered your ethics and values. The only way to deal with the things in this job is to very quickly grow some thick skin and not...

There does seem to be this string of problems, doesn't there? Is this guy the FTO you had issues with?

I couldn't give you an honest answer to that statement. AMR is the only corporate EMS I've worked for. There are other large national and regional EMS companies but I don't know any of their policies.

This is exactly the reasoning why I would give Narcan. I do realize it isn't likely an opioid, without the ability to run a tox screen, you can't absolutely rule it out. With that, Narcan should be considered as a later treatment possibility when everything else has been done.

I never said anything about giving it because I was bored. That type of statement is comes close to hyperbole. Based on the information available when I originally posted that, if all other treatment possibilities have been exhausted, your options are to simply sit there and look at the pt or...

Why do you say that?

Do have a question. What is CLTS? That's a new anacronym to me.

Actually they pay moving expenses for transfers usually. Getting a sign on bonus to is the part that tends to be operationally dependant. As far as the minimum amount of time goes, it's usually two years although you'll want to contact individual opperations to confirm that.

This came up in another thread and I want to answer it without derailing the original topic so I created this one. While I don't blanket administer Narcan to all AMS, in the case of the original thread I would. If you administer Narcan and there aren't any opioids attached to the mu receptors...

Since this pt has a RA SPO2 of 94%, I would consider her self maintaining an airway. I'd probably put her in fowlers with a canula.

If you wouldn't, that's fine. I agree that it probably won't make a difference and I don't want to derail this thread.

If your not considering making EMS a long term career, think about going to work for AMR. Once you've been at your initial location for a minimum amount of time, you can transfer to an operation in another area of the country. AMR will pay you moving expenses and depending on where you go, you...

Then I reserve the right to be wrong.

Not as a matter of rote form, but there is an hour long Tx that will consist primarily of supportive care and since there isn't any harm in the administration or any way to completely confirm the pt isn't on an opioid, I would in this case.

Without any indications causing me to suspect trauma based on family history of events and a lack of evidence of toxidromes, coupled with the mentioned rapid rise in elevation, I'm going to suspect HACE until it is ruled out by the ED. Going to administer Narcan simply to rule out that possible...

Get into martial arts. The sparring is a cathartic release for job stress. Doesn't have to be some hard core stuff as long as you get to spar.

I assume where this is going would be HACE. (I live in an area that is slightly below sea level, so I had to look this up to confirm my memory wasn't faulty.) Treatment without specialization is to remove the pt from altitude. Since the local hospital is a level II, I'll assume the...