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That is a wonderful insult.

Random person calling me an ambulance driver? I don't care.

Why shouldn't someone challenge an exam? I looked through a CNA textbook and it seems that the position only requires certification for legal purposes. There's nothing in there that necessitates instruction.

Thanks guys!

I agree with this, depending on the requirements of each program. Can you get good training as a medic with just the cert? (this really depends on your specific program) What works best for your long-term goals?

Legally speaking, it's okay to have separate standards for male and female employees. Check out Jesperson vs. Harrah (that case makes me angry). Practically speaking, I don't know of anywhere non-military that has requirements for the hair length of nurses, respiratory therapists, etc...

Yes, exactly. The bystanders were awesome and heroic and I admire them greatly. I also get a laugh from the unexpectedness of them all walking away as soon as he's away from the car. It doesn't make the bystanders any less heroic, but it's funny in its unexpectedness. That said, I shared my...

Perhaps i'm jaded, but this video makes me giggle. It's surreal that they drag him out and then all just walk away. (it wouldn't be as funny if I didn't know that he was alive before I saw it) Edit: oh good, everyone else has the same response as me.

I'm moving, and I'm terrible with spacial issues. I can't find out how large a typical box ambulance is -- is it the same as a 10 foot moving truck? I'm trying to visualize and I'm fairly sure I could fit a desk, a couch, and a queen-sized bed in the back of a box truck..

There's a hospital in Louisville that dyed all of their sheets a non-white color and will NOT let EMS take them -- they claim they have a special elevated thread count. It may be simply apocryphal but I've had crews tell me of nurses making the ambulance turn around (with the pt still on board)...

What JPINV described is the "traditional" model: 2 year of didactic + 2 years of clinicals. There are a variety of new models being developed that are more like what you described. I know Indiana Univrsity has much more clinical integration throughout the program.

Take some of your passion and go to college.

Working IFT during the winter, we would transfer the pt to the cot and the family would immediately go "He needs blankets! It's cold outside! Are you going to give him any blankets?!" Like... duh?

Are EMTs licensed or certified? It would be good if this school required students to become EMT-B certified & work a few shifts *before* attending the school, because as the dean says, it's better than "passive shadowing of doctors." I was avidly pre-med for awhile and read far too many...

It's important to have a defined goal. What do you mean by in fire shape? Do you want to look a certain way? Do you need to pass a physical test? Do you want specific physical abilities? Not to put a damper on your enthusiasm, but you can only make so many changes in two months. It's great that...