My primary job is Working for a 911 service as an EMT but my side gig is me working on opening my dog training business and then moving it into police, SAR, protection k9, and WMD dog training. I also with the help of my wife raise a family.
lvl: EMT-B
exp: 1.8 yrs
I have been a part of both the transfer side and 911 side, My first 1.3-1.5 years of my career was spent working the inter-facility transfer side of the EMS world. When your asking for pro's and con's im not really sure what exactly you are meaning...... so im just gonna...
@Aprz Their is no real typical that goes on at my company TBH. Some get on in a year, some more or possibly still have not moved over and some are barely out of orientation. I wish that i could be more transparent to you about my work situation. But out of fear that one of my higher ups will see...
@Aprz I have done more or less what you said and stuck it out to try and save my career from looking like i am an unstable worker, that just job hops. We are about to go through another chance of getting released. To answer your question there is no set time it is based upon the needs of the 911...
Thank you all for your responses!
@SeeNoMore - 911 medic is where I want to be. Specifically working on the latest equip and field theories "on the cutting edge". I have thought about working for two services, The only down side is I would then only be home with my family 2 or 3 days a week...
Hey guys, before i get into whats going on with me i want to say thanks for having me and reading this post any suggestions are highly appreciated!
So to date I have been working as an EMT-B for10 months in the IFT world, at first i was more than willing to do IFT i got a chance to learn how to...
yes, you can place an OPA and if tolerated (not gagging or vomiting) not give o2. The OPA is establishing the way for the ambient o2 a path to be brought into the lungs by the muscilature of the chest. The debate about NPA and OPA in a unresponsive patient is more about preference (how the...
thank you for the response's guys they have been very interesting to read! and i get the feeling that we all have about the same feelings on the subject.
@connor thats pretty much all i can do.... shake my head and move on lol.
@wheel i live in the NWA.... what are the name of some national...
i know one thing that some programs do is they will allow anyone to enter the program but then if they can tell that the person is not gonna pass they will talk them into withdrawing from the class or bounce them out for some infraction. to keep there % #'s high.