The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

[ANDREWG]

Hello Everyone! My name is Andrew, I finished EMT-B school in December, I am currently set to start working at MedStar EMS in Fort Worth on April 4th. I am excited to start my new career and have found alot of valuable information on this site.

 

[LucidResq]

Welcome!

 

[flnbar]

Hey all,

I'm Derek 26 y/o SSgt in the USAF stationed in UT. I'm kind of new to the EMS world. I took a state EMT-B course from MA but never took the state certification test (regret that every day). I'm looking to get fully back into EMS once my current enlistment is up (still have 3yrs and change). I'll also be working towards my BS in Fire Science Management while in so I can hopefully get into the fire career field as well.

Sucker for Jeeps and offroading and couldn't love my surrounding community more for such a hobby. I'll seeya around the forum!

 

[MissK]

Hi everyone! My name is Kim, and I'm 24 years old. I'm an EMT working for a private ambulance service and a volunteer firefighter. I start medic school in August, and I'm pretty excited to learn more.

 

[LucidResq]

Welcome to both of you, and good luck in your education journeys. Hope the forum can be of aid.

 

[mainevent1536]

Hey Everyone! My name's Sam, I'm 22 yrs old and I'm fresh out of my emt class. Been lurking for a few months, so finally decided to join up. Along with being an emt, I am also a pre-med student, who will be starting up med school next year!

 

[NBMedic]

Hello my name is Mike I have been in EMS for 23 years and a medic for the past 5 years now.

 

[Chimpie]

Hey Everyone! My name's Sam, I'm 22 yrs old and I'm fresh out of my emt class. Been lurking for a few months, so finally decided to join up. Along with being an emt, I am also a pre-med student, who will be starting up med school next year!

Welcome to EMTLife Sam!

Hello my name is Mike I have been in EMS for 23 years and a medic for the past 5 years now.

Welcome to EMTLife Mike! Be sure to tell your coworkers about us.

 

[mrswicknick]

Hey guys,

Names nick, im 19 and just got finished learning the first responder curriculum and now moving to do the EMT-B course this summer. Plan on going the full route up to EMT-P and maybe ER tech or something. When Im not studying medicine, Im also a part time student at the U of WA (Go Dawgs!) and a huge rally racing enthusiast. (Dont worry, I keep speed on the track). Anyways, Im sure Ill be asking yall for some help sooner or later but its great to be on my way to become apart of the community.

N

 

[Jayrae74]

Hey Everyone!

My name is Jessica, I'm 21 years old and I am currently Going to school for my EMT-B. I eventually want to become a Paramedic. I could have done better on my first quiz but I let my nerves get the best of me. I want this career more then anything and I am so nervous that I am going to screw up and disappoint everyone, especially myself. If you have any advice for me, I would love to hear it

 

[Asimurk]

My name is Jessica, I'm 21 years old and I am currently Going to school for my EMT-B. I eventually want to become a Paramedic. I could have done better on my first quiz but I let my nerves get the best of me. I want this career more then anything and I am so nervous that I am going to screw up and disappoint everyone, especially myself. If you have any advice for me, I would love to hear it

Read a question and try to think of the answer before looking at the possible answers. EMT-B is basic for a reason. Take every opportunity to learn, and dont be afraid of being wrong, or else how will you know what you've gotten right?

Welcome to the forums, and it might be helpful to say your state. Things vary from place to place.

 

[Aussie_Medic_Girl]

Hi i'm Cassie, 21, live in Queensland, Australia. I completed a 3 year bachelor degree at the end of last year and am now on road full time as an Advanced Care Paramedic with the Qld Ambulance Service. I currently work in a rural area, average workload would probably be 2-4 jobs per shift. We generally work as part of a 2 person crew but at times also work as single officers. I've lurked around here for a month or so now and decided it was finally time to join up!

 

[mikeward]

Hi!

I am Mike, an ancient caregiver (EMT 1971, EMT-Cardiac 1978, paramedic 1982) who spent 22 of my 30 years with a large urban county as a paramedic/firefighter. Assignments include running the EMT program at the Fire Academy, ambulance and medic unit assignments, facilitator for hospital-provided paramedic class, ALS provider/fire company commander, ems field supervisor and office puke. Retired as the acting EMS division boss.

Been teaching at the college/university level since 1984. Fire and EMS.

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington DC - one of the 13 schools offering a bachelor's degree in EMS (BSHS EMS Management - distance education).

University closed our on-campus Emergency Paramedicine BSHS in 2004 (money, space and mission).

Occasionally visited this discussion board since 2009, jumped in on the DCFD logo discussion earlier this month.

"FossilMedic" on the Firegeezer blog site

Author Fire Officer: Principles and Practice textbook (Jones and Bartlett)

 

[Anjel]

Hi i'm Cassie, 21, live in Queensland, Australia. I completed a 3 year bachelor degree at the end of last year and am now on road full time as an Advanced Care Paramedic with the Qld Ambulance Service. I currently work in a rural area, average workload would probably be 2-4 jobs per shift. We generally work as part of a 2 person crew but at times also work as single officers. I've lurked around here for a month or so now and decided it was finally time to join up!

Welcome...

My advice...Stay away from this thing we call brown and his orange jumpsuit JK he is from NZ anyway lol

But like I said. Welcome aboard.

Same for you Mike! I will have to check out that bachelors program once I finish my AAS

 

[MrBrown]

Hi i'm Cassie, 21, live in Queensland, Australia. I completed a 3 year bachelor degree at the end of last year and am now on road full time as an Advanced Care Paramedic with the Qld Ambulance Service. I currently work in a rural area, average workload would probably be 2-4 jobs per shift. We generally work as part of a 2 person crew but at times also work as single officers. I've lurked around here for a month or so now and decided it was finally time to join up!

Where in Queensland are you?

 

[Fly-write]

Hello

Hello,

My name is Troy. I was medic qualified 20+ years ago through the United States Army medical specialist course at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

I still work in the EMS field today. I enjoy the people the most. I found this site through a facebook page. I'm Looking forward to learning more from all of you. Glad to be on board!

Fly-write

 

[Aussie_Medic_Girl]

Brown...I'm in Emerald, about 3hrs west of Rockhampton

 

[MrBrown]

Brown...I'm in Emerald, about 3hrs west of Rockhampton

Do you work with an ICP or another ACP?

Brown is a step below ACP (we call ACP a Paramedic here) which has just been reinvented to require a University degree by 2014. ICP now requires the Post Grad cert.

One of my mates is a HEMS Registrar in Townsville, poor bloke, most of his work is retrieving Abbo's who have either OD'd, sniffed too much gas, been stabbed or had some alcohol related trauma.

 

[8jimi8]

interesting influx of advanced providers lately

 

[MrBrown]

interesting influx of advanced providers lately

The Brown+/ALSPase pump is responsible.

Brown joined, so by cotransport down the gradient from an area of higher to lower Brown concentration, other providers who are as cool as Brown come along too.

Note ACP in AU is not the same as an ACP in Canada and was invented to distinguish upskilled people when up skilling was all the rage in the early 2000s.