The Official EMTLIFE Introduction Thread

SliceOfLife

SliceOfLife

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Hailing from MA here. Like so many others I browsed here a while and found some great discussions. Thought I would throw in my 2 cents.

I have been a basic for 8 years and I just recently (this month) got my medic ticket. I'm pt at a small FD but we only run at the I level, so I'm in the market for a full-time gig. My current profession is not in EMS.

I also recently enrolled in the medic-RN program through Excelsior College. I'm looking forward to others thoughts on that subject.
 
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abandk03

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Amy age 37 Social Worker and Pet groomer. Will be taking EMT-B Feb 9th and looking forward to it. I only hope to continue my education in the medical field. I might be 37 but I have many years ahead of me to do what my heart and head tells me!! I have a passion for helping people in need and hope I can make a difference even if just a small one.
 
Emergency Laughter

Emergency Laughter

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Hi, My name is Mike. Became EMT in 1980, worked in Washington & Hawaii. EMS put me thru Surgical Tech school. 8yrs as Chief Medical Officer on largest mother ship (680ft) in US, fishing Alaska's Bering Sea & Pacific Ocean. 7yrs instructing maritime emergency medicine & BLS thru ARC. Many years trauma surgery. Bone tumor in femur slowed my roll so now volunteer with CERT Programs, Medical reserve corps and published my first book: Emergency Laughter. Look forward to talking with everyone. Mike
 
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masteryman

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I'm a full time student at a local university and I can't stand working as a waiter any longer. I need a job that leaves me with a feeling that I accomplished something... ANYTHING!
I just got accepted to an EMT-B program starting this summer.

I'm happy to join this community,

Masteryman
 
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homingmissile

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22 and hoping to get into the EMS field. It's early to have what you'd call a mid-life crisis but I have a feeling that I want to do something significant with my life. I think this is a good place to do that.
 
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Hey everyone, I'm really excited to be here! I just got my Basic cert in December. I've always been a forum geek so I'm really glad to discover one for EMS that is so large and active and informative.
 
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ponytail

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After years of thinking about it, I finally went ahead and signed up for a basic class. Now halfway through, I love it and hope to continue on to medic or RN program as soon as I'm able.
 
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CaptainKidd

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New EMT in SoCal

New EMT as of Dec. 2011 - Graduated from UCLA's CPC. Just trying to get my foot in the door so I can get the experience I need to move up in the world. Goal is ultimately Paramedic. Living is So. Cal. it's gonna be interesting. It's a zoo out there.

Been lurking around on this forum for a bit, and decided it was time to say hello.
 
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Pandora

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Hi there, everyone!

My name is Melissa and I'm from Southern CT. I just signed up for an EMT-Basic course which starts tomorrow. I am very excited, and hope to get my money's worth out of this course by working hard and learning fast. I have 3 years experience as a veterinary technician, a BA in Biochemistry, and I'm currently working as an Analytical Chemist/IT help. My ultimate goal is medical school, and I am hoping EMT-Basic will help boost my application, as well as provide an excellent, useful skillset.^_^
 
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Talonrazor

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Hello from chilly Alaska!

I am a Shift Lead EMT and primary Training Officer at an emergency services patrol that enforces public intoxication and drug incapacitations laws. A kind of hybrid job using EMTs as sort of correctional officers and homeless service officers, we pick up public inebriates and take them to our detention facility. I am a NREMT-B and State of Alaska EMT-1. I take my EMT-2 class very soon as well as my WEMT through WMI over the next month.

I am also a Combat Medic for an airborne unit in the Army National Guard. I have training in TCCC and advanced medicine as well as limited primary care. Serves me well in my field. Excited to learn here!
 
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Chrashley

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Hello everyone. My name is Chris and I'm from Indianapolis. I am new to the EMS field but have some backround as my wife is a post op open heart nurse, my brother and brother-in-law are both firemen, and my dad is a pharmacist. I am currently an HVAC tech and have been for 17 years. The market in the field is so saturated and under appreciated that I felt it was time for a change. I am currently in school to get my EMT-B cert with plans to get my Paramedic after that. I look forward to talking and learning with all of you.
 
EMTLEO

EMTLEO

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Hi all. I'm Fred, I'm a career Police Officer, and newly certified EMT-B in the Southeast US. I've been lurking for several months and have learned a lot by watching the exchanges here. Hopefully I can continue to learn from, and now participate in, the discussions.
 
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grant

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Hi
I'm Grant. Old School Retired Paramedic and miss it a lot.

Nice to see a forum like this.
 
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piton23

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Hello,

Ive been creeping this forum on and off for about a year now. Finally decided to sign up. Im currently a EMR working industrial and will be starting EMT in March
 
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OilRigMedic

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Hello!!

Hi guys, and girls. So I just signed up to emtlife and this is my 1st post.

My name is Albert, I'm 36 years young. I am a remote duty paramedic on a
6th generation semi-submersible drilling rig off the coast of Mexico in the gulf. I started as an EMT-B in 1999 and got a job as an ER tech, jumped to EMT-I in 2001 and in 2002 I left the ER for a firefighter job. In 2003, while still with the FD, I received my "paramedic patch". During my time with the FD, I became an ACLS, PALS and CPR/1st Aid instructor as well as a fire instructor (all of which I still am to this day). In 2009, I was hired by another fire department that had "better advancement opportunities" and ending up getting laid off 4 months later due to budget cuts along with 4 other fellow FF. I took to the air and became a long distance transport flight medic on a Learjet. I hated it and the pay sucked. Long story short, I ended up with the offshore company I'm at now, which is AWESOME to work for and pays me more money than I would have ever dreamed of making! I work 28/28 days on/off and helped bring the rig around the world from Singapore last summer.

Well, I hope I didn't bore anyone and hopefully I can make some cool friends on here. Feel free to email me if you have questions (I see there are a lot of of up and comers on here, which is great) or if you just want to say hi.

Cheers!!
 
ATrain

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Hey everybody, EMT-P student from Southern Indiana here. Finishing up ride time at the moment, about 250 hours to go before I can test for my medic. Been an EMT for about 4 years following an inauspicious Navy career as a nuclear reactor operator. Just wanted something with a little excitement.

I worked for a private company for a little over a year, thought I'd gotten my fill so I decided to quit and go work at a factory, but realized how much I missed EMS, so I went back for my medic.

I'm also an Aries, love long walks on the beach (or whatever passes for a beach along the mighty Ohio River), and sushi.
 
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Veneficus

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introduction threads

They almost sound like a cross between a personal and a resume.

Welcome all the same.
 
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