The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

James007

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Hello all,
My name is James, i live in Nashville Tn, and im a 20 y/o looking to become a EMT and if i can handle that ill go for paramedic.
Ive found some wonderful info on this site, and i look forward to becoming part of the community
 

HotelCo

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Hello all,
My name is James, i live in Nashville Tn, and im a 20 y/o looking to become a EMT and if i can handle that ill go for paramedic.
Ive found some wonderful info on this site, and i look forward to becoming part of the community

Welcome aboard! What sparked your interest in EMS?
 

MissB

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Hello everyone

I am a 32 year old EMT student(I just started March 10th, so I'm EXTRA green)
I am also an aspiring Doula. I have a huge interest with anything medical, but my passion lies with women's reproductive health.
Currently I am working as an office Manager and Trainer for a NP Youth Organization. I've been with this org since I was 15 years old!
My hobbies are knitting, reading and Videogames (xbox,PS3)
...and I'm a documentary junkie!

I am happy to have finally found the right life path for me:)
 

Anjel

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Hello everyone

I am a 32 year old EMT student(I just started March 10th, so I'm EXTRA green)
I am also an aspiring Doula. I have a huge interest with anything medical, but my passion lies with women's reproductive health.
Currently I am working as an office Manager and Trainer for a NP Youth Organization. I've been with this org since I was 15 years old!
My hobbies are knitting, reading and Videogames (xbox,PS3)
...and I'm a documentary junkie!

I am happy to have finally found the right life path for me:)

Welcome! If you ever need any advice or help. Feel free to ask. This is a great site. Ive learned lots!
 

pullnshoot25

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Hey all! 24yr old EMT student here out of San Diego, CA but shall soon be am EMT as my final tests are coming up in 2 weeks!

I am currently a shuttle driver for a restaurant here in SD and my goal is to become an RN, eventually at the Masters level. I have all but one class completed for a Human Biology degree at UCSD but I am leaving it unfinished for now so I don't have raised tuition rates or reduced access to financial aid for my nursing degree.

My hobbies are primarily centered around firearms though I am becoming more interested in gardening and a few other practical skills.

That's all I have for now. I look forward to learning from and contributing to this forum!
 

Zodiac

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Hello! I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to make an account. I am 22 years old and officially became an EMT-IV roughly one year ago (and have yet to find a job, which I hear isn't too terribly uncommon.) I'm also a full-time university student majoring in nursing/undecided.
 

rfd521

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Hello!!! I am an EMT-B at present, in my second semester of medic school. I work full-time for Russellville Fire and part-time for NorthStar ambulance. My wife and I live here in Alabama (I drove 2 hours a while from Mississippi). I am 22 and have been an EMT-B since February 2008. I hope I can help some and be helped by those wiser than myself.... :rolleyes:
 

VFlutter

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Hey, my name is Chase and i am 20 from Saint Louis, Mo. I am currently in Columbia, Mo where i spent my first two years of college in Pre-nursing at Mizzou and am currently in an EMT class through University of Missouri Health Care. I will be moving back to St. Louis in May when my EMT class is over to start nursing school at BJC. Hopefully i can get an ER Tech job while in school and work towards becoming a flight nurse one day. But either way i know i will be spending a lot of time in the ED/ICU for the next few years.
 

EMSDan

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Hello everyone! My name is Danny, I'm 24, I live in Orlando and I've been in EMT school for a month now, and I have my first ambulance clinical tomorrow night. Glad to be here...
 

pn1019

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Hello all! Everytime I have a question about EMS it seems google leads me here. Finally figured I should probably stop being a lurker and just join. I have my EMT-B, fresh out of school, and looking for a job. Got lots of questions I'm sure you're all just dying to answer! haha. Looking forward to absorbing all the info I can. =]
 

ishnemt

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ishnemt

hi my name is ish. im from Zimbabwe and im an emt-i and have been for about 10yrs.just did my ACLS last year and wanting to go further in ems but thats not an option in Zimbabwe so i want to broaden my horizons and look further afield. ^_^ . i have tried other ems sites but none of them seem to have what i'm looking for and there isn't enough interaction.
 

mammikoura

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Hi!

Currently serving in the army (not the US one though) and looking into becoming a combat medic. I was supposed to leave for medics training a few weeks ago but it has to wait due to a deployment. Then again, I am deploying as a driver for the medical response unit so it's going to be an invaluable experience, gives me a good view of the life of a medic on operations.

I've been reading these forums for a few days now and there is a lot of great info here. It's also nice to see that there are quite a few ex/current/future soldiers here. Looking forward to getting to know all of you guys.
 

Anjel

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Hello all! Everytime I have a question about EMS it seems google leads me here. Finally figured I should probably stop being a lurker and just join. I have my EMT-B, fresh out of school, and looking for a job. Got lots of questions I'm sure you're all just dying to answer! haha. Looking forward to absorbing all the info I can. =]

Haha you sound exactly like me. And that's the same reason I joined.

Welcome! This is a great site and feel free to ask away.
 

firetender

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Welcome!

rfd521
ChaseZ33
EMSDan
pn1019
ishnemt
mammikoura

Happy to have you aboard, and even happier to see we're getting a lot more members from other parts of the Globe!
 

btkspot89

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Hey Guys,
I have been lurking around this site for a while and finally decided to post for the first time. I have been an EMT-B in Northern New Jersey for 5 years now and I am both a volunteer for my local squad and a paid one as well. Glad I finally decided to post.
Btkspot
 

okse54

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just wanted to say hi

been an emt for about 4 years, currently in the middle of a paramedic course. just recently stumbled across the forum.
 

HotelCo

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just wanted to say hi

been an emt for about 4 years, currently in the middle of a paramedic course. just recently stumbled across the forum.

Welcome to your new favorite addiction.

Seriously though, search through the forums, ask questions, and get to know people.
 

Rip Shears

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Hmmm, seemed to have missed this thread when I first signed up. So, allow myself to introduce...myself. Yeah.

Joined the Navy in '96 and went through Paramedic training in '98. Still active duty. Started doing medical R&D in '03 and began development of the Rip Shears nearly four years ago as a side project. Found this forum with a Google search. Looking to contribute wherever I can.
 
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Spencer_Oliveira

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Hey, EMT's, Paramedics, EMT-B's, so on.

So, I'm Spencer... I thought I'd introduce myself to this forum community.

I just have one question - Do you have to be an E.M.T, E.M.T-B, Paramedic, Fire-Fighter, Etc to be allowed here? And if don't 'have' to be - Here we go.



I'm 12, not a EMT yet, obviously - but I hope to be when I turn 18, or so.
So, I know CPR, and how to control an A.E.D., some A.L.S. drugs, Cardiac Dysrhythmia, Emergency Medical Tools(Backboards, IVs, Syringes, BVM, So on!) Just now learning Trauma Assessment.
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PS: I saw the "No Medical Advice" rule, but would be giving tips on what I should learn for future reference considered that? PM me the answer if you can, thanks...
 
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