DesertMedic66
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I haven't heard anything about us being put into waves but we only have like 10 DRT members.
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I haven't heard anything about us being put into waves but we only have like 10 DRT members.
TransportJockey
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We have two at my operation, lol. But we only have like 20 employees. And they sometimes will break up the crews into waves, so if it's gonna last longer than a week they can rotate out crews if needed.
DesertMedic66
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Was your first wave already deployed?
TransportJockey
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My boss is one, and not allowed to deploy this time, and I'm out of town lol. So neither one is deployed this time
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I was on standby for a non-DRT mission with one of our contracts. They stood down our ALS crews at least. Oddly enough, I've missed the invite to play DRT for this one, even though it's in my backyard. I'm a little miffed.
Guess I might make it to EMS Expo after all.
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Does anyone ever think 17 years old with no work history and 8 months of driving history is a suitable a candidate for an emt?
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Considering it is a high school class some places.... Yes.
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Paid? Unlikely.
Are EMT's under 18 allowed to work alone in your state? They aren't in PA
TransportJockey
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At seventeen are you even allowed to be an Emt? In NM they aren't
NYMedic828
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Usually by graduation in your senior year you at 18-18 1/2 years old.
In NYS you must be 18 by the day of the state exam.
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lightsandsirens5
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Wow. In WA you got to turn 18 before the last day of class.
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Got our assess absolutely handed to us tonight. 17 calls in 12 hours... Everyone else gets a "thanks for the help" or "thanks for expediting" and we don't even get a word even though we ran more calls and transported more patients than any other unit on duty and were pleasant on the radio throughout the night.
:censored::censored::censored::censored: you dispatch, last time I go out of my way to make your job easier.
:censored::censored::censored::censored: you dispatch, last time I go out of my way to make your job easier.
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Though if you turn 18 within the allotted time to become certified post-testing (if your state certifies through NR exam). I think like 1 year, you can potentially get certified.
At least I was. I paid them whatever the certification fee was, 30 bucks or whatever.
mycrofft
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There is one more category of veteran who is often insufferable, that is the bogus one.
As in "I was in "Nam, man".
Oh, where?
"The jungles, you know. Pleiku".
.:glare:
NYMedic828
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Yesterday, 10,000 fire/ems/law enforcement members came together to honor the tragic murder of a fellow officer.
I don't think any words can amount to how great of a man he must have been to have such a momentous send off.
Roads were closed down for miles from the church to the cemetery lined with fire trucks and American flags. 5 helicopters overhead and a parade of police vehicles.
I don't think any words can amount to how great of a man he must have been to have such a momentous send off.
Roads were closed down for miles from the church to the cemetery lined with fire trucks and American flags. 5 helicopters overhead and a parade of police vehicles.
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Aidey
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It is entirely possible that the 2 that I worked with who were still active duty were jerks before they went into the military. I also worked in an area that was very hostile towards paramedics, which didn't help.
The guy posted the answer, but honestly don't know, lol, if that meant the patient had an MI or not. If so, he didn't mention which vessel/what kind.
Edit: The incident itself is sad to hear and read about, but it's nice to see how many people got together to pay their respects.
From what I've been told in the past, any elevation in troponin means MI. Enzyme testing is one thing I don't know much about.
Edit: The incident itself is sad to hear and read about, but it's nice to see how many people got together to pay their respects.
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bigbaldguy
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Yesterday, 10,000 fire/ems/law enforcement members came together to honor the tragic murder of a fellow officer.
I don't think any words can amount to how great of a man he must have been to have such a momentous send off.
Roads were closed down for miles from the church to the cemetery lined with fire trucks and American flags. 5 helicopters overhead and a parade of police vehicles.
Wow! That's incredible thanks for posting those pics.