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My partner and I got dispatched to a hospital discharge 30 minutes prior to our off time. We swore and cursed the entire drive to the hospital. Come to find out this patient was going home on hospice because his wife had died the night prior and he did not want to "do this" anymore. He had spent...

You're not likely going to get a 911/ ER tech job without experience, let alone working only during the summer. I wouldn't pass up an IFT job honestly--It was a place I wasn't thrilled about starting at but I am glad that I did. You'll learn a tremendous amount on patient assessments and the...

Hi all, I'm sure interview questions for ED Tech positions aren't going to be that far off from EMT questions, but has anyone had any experience with ED Tech interview questions? Does anyone know what is usually asked? Any input would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

I certainly welcome the jokes, it lightens up the workplace and makes the day pass by faster. My only gripe is with pts (and occasionally hospital staff) who think my clinical judgement is inferior and not as credible because I am a woman.

I've worked at a gurney and wheelchair transport company. Because it's not BLS, we only did hospital discharges to nursing homes and doctor appointments. I was also a volunteer EMT for a high school rugby team. All looks great on a resume for future EMS jobs :)

Fortunately, I have a bunch good respectful coworkers. And I agree with abckidsmom, patients can be stupid. Most of these patients are all 65+ and have always had that opinion about women anyway, so it's pointless to try to convince them they're wrong.

Oh and I know it probably doesn't sound like much, but a trainee hearing "you're doing great" (when appropriate) helps tremendously.

When I started out at, my FTO wrote out a "script" for me for the different types of calls we'd run into. I know we learned all our skills in EMT school but we all seem to blank out when we're brand new in the field. My FTO mainly wrote down the structural basics of the call and what...

Hey everyone, I'm currently working as an EMT for a BLS company and I seem to get this from patients and hospital staff all the time. I feel like I'm constantly being undermined for my 5'2 stature and also aside from the fact that I'm a lady. I work out, am physically fit, and never had any...