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They are hiring but I have read a few bad things but they are from 2014 and I have not heard much neither.

What is a patient who is not alert and oriented refuses care/vital signs? Do I have to take them, especially if they are not restrained?

so vitals are every 15 minutes for stable patients so if i take them do i count 15 minutes after i take all of them or as i am going along for each vital sign like bo, respiratory etc..? How do you count the time?

I worked at a company for 2 days only and on one of those days got my LADOT permit but I quit and got hired at another company. I did not put this job on my job application since it was only 2 days. But, do I need to pay the full fee for another LADOT permit from the company I am now working at...

I just started and they want me to start driving soon, which is fine with me but... I am bad with addresses and freeways and I never really had to drive anywhere far form home. And it is in los angeles so, it is big. My question is how did you do it when you first started? By the way, we can't...

So I passed the NREMT and what helped me a lot was downloading the National Emt Curriculum. It is straight to the point but detailed enough to study from and easy to read since it is in bullet point format. But study form other sources as well but this beats any study guide out there in my...

So I have all the requirements to work, however I am confused if I need a license or certificate from the state of CA? So I have right now: -Course completion Certificate -Ambulance Driver's Cert. - NREMT License I have googled it but I can't seem to find anything else I need. Is the above it...

So I took the examination and the nurses took my vision test with and without glasses and Doctor said I was bad with both, but they did do the test pretty far away like 10 feet and he also said I have had the glasses for too long(2 years) so he told to me to go get new glasses. I see fine. I...

So I just took an EMT training course and passed it, now I am waiting to pass the NREMT. However, I wanted to know if I have to recertify in my state after a set amount of years of having been certified, like take the NREMT again or take a refresher course but most importantly, I wanted to know...

So I took the NREMT for EMT basic yesterday and failed. I knew once I hit 120 questions and I was right. I failed Medical,Ob-gyn, Trauma and Operations. Any sites/books I should read? I remember someone saying on here that they read the DOT guide or something to pass it, do you know what it's...

If I work as an EMT,and I encounter interesting things when treating a patient or just have a crazy encounter with one, in general, an interesting story to tell, am I able to talk about what happened and what my patient had etc. without giving any personal information about them without...

So I did my medical skills test yesterday and passed, however when I started the teacher told me the patient was "a something times 3". I am not sure what he said, I have heard it before and I know that it is for determining mental status and when he explained that to me I still didn't get it...

Hi, I just wanted to know if 5 seconds is enough for taking pulse rates and respiratory rates as well? I have taken the pulse rate on myself to try out and seems accurate compared to 15-30 seconds. I always got the same result with all times. How long have you guys taken it for? Because I know...

So, I have been looking at schools but they are either too far away from Los Angeles, hard to get in(lots of requirements too) or full time. I need to work, I can't afford to go part-time when I get a job or quit because of paramedic school. I really want to go to paramedic school but it is...

I am going to graduate soon and will be working, however if I have to drive an ambulance I am ruined because I don't know how to drive in the freeway, I am scared of it and don't know much about directions. Have any of you had any similar problems and how did you deal with it? I don't even have...

I know one does in my area(los angeles)but wanted to know what is like the average of other companies. What I mean by my question is that when applying for a job as an EMT do they offer you the choice of not driving and just being an attendant?

I have been trying to contact them but they are soooo hard to get a hold of. Do any of you know if I am able to do my clinical and field rotations in Los Angeles? If they don't, is it possible and fast to find my own so I won't have to travel?

Does anyone know if this is a good school that offers a very good paramedic education? I also want to know if they have clinical sites in Los Angeles CA, specifically in the San Fernando area, if any of you know anything, I would really appreciated it. I have looked at other schools but they...

Does any one know where I can go to school for paramedic training in LA, besides UCLA and part time? I met a guy who only goes tuesdays and thursdays and I was going to ask him where but somebody cut me off and I am not going to see him again. Do any of you know where that is? He also said that...

I am in school right now to become an EMT and interested in getting a job with a private ambulance here in Socal. I wanted to know if any of you know what kind of calls they get? Like, do they get emergency calls or mostly non-emergency like driving a patient to dialysis? Because in my area...