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Question about FDNY employment

ragetears — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:33:55 GMT

So i have a question about FDNY DQ's during the background investigation.

I am in my investigation. Have a few tickets from '08 that they said they do not care about.

But i had a suspension from '11 to '12. ( Almost exactly one year ) for failure to pay ( red light ticket on a bicycle, it goes against your DL apparently ) as soon as i paid it, the suspension was lifted.

Just wondering if anyone has a similar experience. My investigator didn't mention it and told me to watch for my next notices. But im just nervous.

Any answers are greatly appreciated! And pay your damn tickets on time! lol

NREMT website result?

jets44 — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:14:42 GMT

When I took the cognitive exam it resulted immediately. I took the Cognitive exam 2 days ago, received my unofficial result (passing!) and have been refreshing the NREMT website regularly with no update.

How long does it take the registry to make it official normally if there are no unforseen issues?

Thanks:)

Saw this video today, truly moved:

takl23 — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:13:18 GMT

+ YouTube Video
ERROR: If you can see this, then YouTube is down or you don't have Flash installed.

There are two people in the past few years that have really inspired me Navy SEAL Adam Brown and the subject of this video Zach Sobiech even though I will never meet them.

Buy the song if you can proceeds go to the Zach foundation for Osteosarcoma. Share the video as well.

how many states are you licensed in?

troymclure — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:53:31 GMT

how many states do you hold a license in currently?
how many states have you held a license in?

Questions from a potential EMT

sblanton — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:23:08 GMT

Hey guys and gals. I very much want to study to be an EMT but have a couple questions... How tall is too tall? I am roughly 5' 9" and am afraid that my height might hold me back in some way. Also, I know that the job is very physically demanding. Any advice on how to train for it? I am in the middle of losing weight already and I'd love any advise I can get on what to focus on to excel at this profession. Once again, please advise. : )

San Diego EMS Week

Looneybin5150 — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:29 GMT

Happy EMS Week all! My partner and I were wondering if anyone knew if any of the hospitals are doing anything for EMS this week.

MCI Training-Do You Have Enough?

Trailrider — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:38 GMT

Do you think as EMS providers we receive adequate training to handle MCIs? It seems like major incidents are becoming a pretty thing around the world unfortunatly.. Where do we lack and what can we do to improve services? I would like to see some kind of training where EMS providers both metro/rural do training exercises with the military/hospital on a regular basis. Nothing is will stop an MCI but I think we can certainly be prepared. What do do you think?

Looking for work in washington state!

keen912002 — Tue, 21 May 2013 02:58:28 GMT

Hello my name is keenan im 21 and I just got my emt and my nremt. Im trying to get my agency affiliation so I can get out there and apply for an emt job. anyone know where I can get affiliated and how long will it take? I have tried multiple fire stations and there not taking any volleys right now. I have a lot of questions and I am trying to get as much knowledge as I can but there are so many hoops to jump through its very hard but I want this so bad and I refuse to give up!

NMETC - Is it worth it?

Unaguave — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:37:54 GMT

They charge a $200 non-refundable application fee. It does NOT guarantee admission. I mean, really? Can a brother at least get a heads up as to how many slots you might have available, what the acceptance rate is and all that jazz BEFORE I take a plunge? Or how about this: a smaller application fee. That way it won't smell like a scam.

I'm sure NMETC makes good on their promise to get you trained up to take the NREMT but the application fee seems like a fast and easy way to make a few extra bucks on all the suckers that WON'T be admitted. Is there something I'm missing? Does it really cost this much to consider a student for admission into the program? If so NMETC may need to review their overhead costs.

Thoughts? Should I give it a shot? They accept the GI Bill so it's tempting to go with them and knock out the hands-on training at the end of the program rather than pay out-of-pocket with PERCOM and have to take 6 2-day trips to PERCOM's training sites (10 hours one way).

Also, does anyone have any experience with setting up your own clinical and ride along rotations? Do you normally have to pay for this? How difficult is it to find a site to knock out your hours in a metropolitan area like Houston or Austin? I'm asking because NMETC doesn't set those up apparently.

instantaneous rigor

blindsideflank — Mon, 20 May 2013 23:19:21 GMT

Thought I'd share this because it was new to me and my partners (and the emerg doc)

30's male smoked some crack. friends called for a seizure. Pt talking, confused (seemingly postictal). Pt codes as he is transferred to stretcher.

5 mins of code and an attempt to intubate is thwarted by trismus/rigor mortis?!?! no room for a king airway, couldnt get the opa in but bagged well with 2 npa's. (didnt get to cric)

asystole btw...

hospital arrival and PEA. Dr tries succs. nothing. Nurses look at us like we have a several hour old body and roll their eyes. They continue to work the code and we leave.

well here it is (wiki link..)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaveric_spasm

"Physiological Mechanism

ATP is required to reuptake calcium into the sarcomere's sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). When a muscle is relaxed, the myosin heads are returned to their "high energy" position, ready and waiting for a binding site on the actin filament to become available. Because there is no ATP available, previously released calcium ions cannot return to the SR. These leftover calcium ions move around inside the sarcomere and may eventually find their way to a binding site on the thin filament's regulatory protein. Since the myosin head is already ready to bind, no additional ATP expenditure is required and the sarcomere contracts.

When this process occurs on a larger scale, the stiffening associated with rigor mortis can occur. It mainly occurs during high ATP use. Sometimes, cadaveric spasms can be associated with erotic asphyxiation resulting in death"

ever seen it? thoughts?

How long was your field training time?

patzyboi — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:44:47 GMT

Just wondering

My Pay, Meal Break and Rest Break violation of rights

MrBuluntea — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:33:09 GMT

I have worked for two different non-emergency ambulance service companies and at both places I find that they are consistently violating my employee rights by not providing me with the opportunity to take a lunch break ever!!!

They also do not pay overtime at all. NOt even time and a half.

Does anyone else seem to have the same problem?
Does your company also not pay overtime? They are making me work 11-13 hours with no overtime and ridding me hard.....

Am I the only one?

Deadlifts

AjCapri — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:06:56 GMT

I want to start deadlifting and doing weighted squats to help in my future career and to save my body.

However, I'm a mere 5'3" and I have no clue as to what weight to start with when it comes to deadlifting. I have a gym membership and I usually work on the machines but I feel like actually deadlifting will help re-enforce proper body mechanics at work as well. I suck in the upper body strength department, but I'm doing good with lower body strength. I understand this varies depending on individual fitness, but can anyone give me some pointers so I don't under-do or over-do it?

OKC tornadoes

DEmedic — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:03:11 GMT

Hoping our brothers and sisters in OKC are okay. Watching live coverage, Plaza Towers Elementary school was destroyed.

http://kfor.com/on-air/live-streaming/

EMS Memorial Dedication

jgenesio — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:32:18 GMT

EMS Memorial Dedication Ceremony To Honor EMS Professionals on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 11:00 a.m.
Ceremony Will Offer Special Tribute to Two EMTs Fallen in the Line of Duty

ALBANY, N.Y. (May 20, 2013) � New York State will host a special ceremony on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 11 a.m. on the Empire State Plaza in Albany to honor the nearly 60,000 Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in the State and pay special tribute to two EMS providers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2012.

This year, the names two fallen EMS members, Eric Monty of Altona, Clinton County, and David Restuccio of Staten Island, will be added to the �Tree of Life� Memorial on the Plaza. There will now be 44 names of EMS personnel enshrined on the memorial.

I keep seeing the more questions you get the worse you did.......

faith79 — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:20:42 GMT

I just finished my NREMT-B exam. I felt like the test was super easy, yet I had a 123 questions. I thought the quicker it kicked you out the better you did? ANYONE have any light on the subject because I am seriously freaking out right now?

Attention, attention:

Household6 — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:08:05 GMT

Quote:

Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board

Status:

Application in Process

[My brand new, fancy Basic license is awaiting 3rd party verification of my course info because I passed my EMT-B class..]

Feel free to send me congratulatory bouquets of flowers, feel free to plan a parade or two in my honor, if you want to send me gifts, I would prefer conflict-free diamonds and goods made in America.

No phone calls though, I'm waiting for Michelle Obama to call and congratulate me, I don't want to tie up my line..

^^^^^ you're cool if you know who this is..

This is kind of a big deal for me, going back to school at 35yo, with 5 kids and a farm and completely changing my career path 180�, going into healthcare.. I feel kind of awesome today..

pathophysiology:LOC , hang upside down?

kaisardog — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:57:32 GMT

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-mountain.html

It is lore in mountaineering that climbers who accidentally flip upside down in their harnesses and hang there too long eventually lose consciousness, then die if not rescued. (In the case above, hypothermia from being upside down in water overnight certainly contributed to the death.) but heated discussion at our climbing site yesterday had one ranger claiming that an upside - down climber would get 'compartment syndrome' leading to LOC and death. another thought that the increased blood flow to the brain, and increased ICP, from head being lower than heart , eventually would cause LOC. A climber 'flipping', (becoming suspended upside down, with the waist harness leg straps cutting off circulation to the legs) is an event that can occur from inattention or bad rope technique. Unfortunately, since most climbing sites are wilderness locations, rescue may be hours away.

what are your thoughts on the pathophysiology of what is going on when a climber is upside-down for a long time, say longer than 1/2 hour?

New certified emt need resume help!

keen912002 — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:35 GMT

Hello, my name is keenan, im 21.

I just got my emt and nremt finished and trying to get out there and apply for jobs but you need a resume. I haven't made a resume for medical at all and I don't have any experience in the medical field. Next, I was wondering if anyone had a good template for a new emt with no experience and just a resume template for emt. I have looked online for a great while and couldn't find a resume template for a no experience emt. and I am lost on what to put under experience since I have none. Please help.

Patients trying to add you

Nathan — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:31:36 GMT

I honestly had no idea I was this popular with the ladies, but in the last month I have had three patients (I frequent flyer, and 2 5150s) add me on Facebook. Has anyone had any issues with this? It is weird because I work 2 hours away from home, and I don't advertise where I live, that and I don't go out and tell the world my last name.

I took care of the frequent flyer, I told her that my Facebook is really just a way to keep connected with family, and that it would be unprofessional to add patients.

Should I be concerned?