Recent content by Alexakat

Rescue 14, I presume!?

I just recently completed my L&D shift for my paramedic class & one of the ladies on the unit was pregnant with her 9th child. She also told me that she lives in a homeless shelter with all of her children. When asked if she wanted to have her tubes tied or wanted information about birth...

TKD here too! LOVE IT!

I'm doing it now. I have a career in healthcare management & work FT, go to school 2-3x per week (usually M & W from 6p - 10p & Sat 8a-5p), do clinicals, field time & run 3 shifts per month with my rescue squad (they're paying for my paramedic class). My husband is also doing the same thing...

None for me yet...the few calls I've had that were dispatched as "possible labor" turned out not to be... We're in our Special Populations section of paramedic right now...& this semester, we do our L&D rotations...it's all a little scary to me! All that screaming & pushing...yikes!

Our squad offers paid training. Members of the community who want to join & be trained to EMT-B, Paramedic (or any of the "in between" levels we have here in VA). I'm taking the Paramedic class right now on their dime in exchange for my service back to them! It's awesome! Our squad also pays...

You will never be fully prepared for everything that's out there...as others have said, we're all still learning---everyday...it never ends. But as you get more experience & exposure to the field, you'll be more confident... When I first started out, I was SUPER nervous, but I had some...

I don't feel so bad! I've dropped 2 in the toilet in the past year...not because I was on the toilet talking on the phone, but because on duty, I carry my cell phone on my belt & after unbuckling, the weight pulled it off right into the toilet. Ew!

Hi, I've taken the VA Enhanced course (last semester) on my way to paramedic...& I didn't have to take a course entry exam...I have to say, I've not heard of it...

We carry them as well on our trucks.

I haven't yet...I've come close (ie. little bit of a gag), but I haven't actually puked yet...I'm sure my day is coming...

I've been at it for 3 years (started at age 36)...gawd, I'm old...

Hello from down in Virginia Beach!

Ok...that is freakin' hilarious!

Mostly study...