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Make them ribs mushy. Odd question, does anyone else have the monitor with the female voice that screams, "Deeper" or "Faster" if you are doing compressions wrong? I find it hard to stifle a laugh every time I hear that. Or maybe I'm just that twisted.

Sit back, breathe and remember your training. If you are ever in down time, as much as I hate to say it, review your text book from class, that way you know what is going on. My preceptor let me sweat to death on my first seizure pt. We picked her up and I put her on a cannula, 4lpm02. PT was...

Geriatrics out the arse. Be prepped for running lines in spider web thin veins and skin that tears easier than paper. Manatee pays like garbage, but the benefits are good and their fire and ems are separate. Sarasota, you have to be dual cert and run 5 years on the rig before you can go...

Combative, restrained, coked up pt tells me, "I'm going to take you to hell, mother f***er!" My response, "But we just left your house?"

Depends on where you are. Private companies won't hire in my area unless you have your EVOC license/cert. But the municipalities will put you through it, but pay like garbage. (28%-35% below national average for paramedics). Working private in my area is much more rewarding both monetarily and...