Recent content by allen griggs

I didn't say I didn't need to go back to school. I said it is absurd to think that I would need to go back to basic school. There is no substitute for 11 years of full time field experience as a Paramedic. I doubt that there is any change that I couldn't get proficient at in a 120 hour...

Give me a rundown on the changes over the past 17 years. Or, if the list is too long, give me the top five.

The butt of the tree was 18 inches in diameter, and it was aimed at the left half of my butt. I did some quick calculations, "Fractured pelvis, torn artery, fractured spine, damage to liver and spleen = Death." It happened very fast, I just barely got out of the path of the tree. Too bad...

I live up in the North Carolina mountains. I was cutting some trees down for my neighbor so he could get a view of the French Broad River. I had just cut this 95 foot pine tree, it landed where I wanted it to. I started walking down the mountain. I still had my earplugs in, and I couldn't...

I was a Paramedic in Baldwin County. Y'all are right, I checked with the state. All my on the job experience would count for nothing, I would have to start back to school, I guess, basic school first. No way I'm going back to basic school. I can see them requiring me to go back to...

Some of the students were sobbing because they didn't do well? Good thing they flunked, they are too immature to be EMTs. Sound like a bunch of 8 year old girls.

My license expired 16 years ago. I worked as a Basic EMT for 3 years, and as a Paramedic for 11 more years. I'm thinking I would like to get back into EMS work. What all would be involved in getting my Paramedic license back? And, would any EMS hire a guy who is 59 years old, and has...