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    Trauma and bls

    Your a bls unit, you come upon a single vehicle mva on the freeway, driver is out of the vehicle .female 5mo pregenant, abd/chest pain 8/10 knee pain 6/10 + bruising. - deformities. Your told fire is responding, your on scene for 11 minutes. Scene is clear, traffic is flowing chp is leaving...
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    snitching?

    gawd just delete the post its not even worth it.
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    red light cameras

    has anyone ever gotten a ticket for running a red light with a camera? I got flashed a couple of nights ago, my partner said they rarely if ever even send the ticket out and the BC for the night said its about 50/50. I was driving with a 2year old patient his dad and my partner in the back late...
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    confrontations and future patients

    The title is a tad ambiguious. I was curious if anyone has ever had a altercation (verbal or not) with someone on the street and later on had that person as a patient. You know every so often some tard decides he is offended by your very presence on the planet and decides to tell you about...
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    Whats going on with AMR?

    So, I keep hearing all the time, "AMR just lost their 911 contract with xyz county" or they lost a portion and are sharing the duties with other companies. Is AMR just going through a phase where they are getting out bid by smaller comapnies. AMR is huge and I know from experience, the bigger...
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    advice for a new hire

    Ok, so can anyone share any wisdom to a newly hired EMT-B. Is there aside from paying attention and listening to those who know more thanI do that is. One thing Im curious about is equipment, I have my own shears, stethoscope, B/P cuff, pen light. I dont suspect Ill need to bring my B/P cuff...
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    first interview tomorrow morning.

    Ok so I have my first interview tomorrow morning and I have to do a patient assesment or two. The assesment Im not concerned about, but what can I expect fromthe interview? What do they typically ask? I know each company is different but Im sure the interview process is somewhat universal...
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    is this the norm? (for hiring)

    Ok so I went and dropped off my application for a emt-b position I went and did a drug test and a physical agility test, the lady said shed call me the next day to schedule a patient assesment test. Nothing...I give her a call, shes not available, I leave a message.they say Call her back in a...
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    Ca.ambulance liscense test?

    I just bought the DMV book to study for my ambulance liscense test. Its a big book and I was hoping someone could give me a heads up as to what they test for and what they dont. Do I need to know the whole book? or do they focus on certain aspects?
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