Recent content by aquabear

Check out Williamson County, way lover call volume, but a 56 hour work week. Arguably one of the best scopes of practice in central Texas. VL, DSI, vents and pumps on every truck.

an interesting saga…

1) ACC 2) Temple College 3) Anywhere else

We're pretty open about it. Your checks are lower during the academy because you don't average 56 hrs/week like when you are on the truck, which does suck. However, that figure doesn't include mandatory CE, paid card class hours and built in over time completing shift change, so that number gets...

Bumping this thread since we are hiring again! Application closes on January 15th at 12PM CST. Dual Paramedics on Every Medic Unit Evidence Based Protocols Up to date equipment: Stryker PowerPRO + Power-LOADs, LP15s with Technimounts, Ventilators on Every Truck Competitive Pay TCDRS retirement...

I formerly worked for AMR Santa Barbara before I moved to Texas to take a job with a county third service. In terms of AMR divisions, it's better than most, but still AMR. Manageable call volume, descent pay, good mix of calls. Management and supervisors are meh, but it's AMR soooo... yeah. LD's...

We had an idea about when we would have our next hiring process and academy, but COVID jacked up all of our plans. Currently all CE classes, mandatory trainings and even out annual SOC updates/testing have all been indefinitely postponed due to social distancing policies in an effort to keep...

Just taking a shot in the dark that the IFT, soon to be 911 company, is Lynch... and I'm guessing they will be putting their most tenured medics on those shifts, so as a newer employee it probably won't be likely that you'll get onto those two trucks when they start next year. If you goal is a...

Sorry for the late reply, but before you consider moving from Texas to California, talk to the former AMR Santa Barbara medics that have moved to Texas. The pay there is good compared to other AMR ops, but the cost of living, especially in south county, is high. There are reasonably priced...

Bumping this. Wilco EMS is hiring! Applications close at 1700 central time August 9th. The hiring process will be August 19-22 and you don't need your Texas DSHS license to apply, you just need to be eligible for reciprocity. As always, I'm here if anyone has questions.

It’s a manufacturer approved site. I personally prefer it over proximal tibia for its ease of locating. https://www.teleflex.com/global/clinical-resources/ez-io/VC_IO_Distal-Femur-ID-Insert-Infant-Child_AI_MC-000235_Rev01.docx

Has anyone come across a pediatric distal femur IO trainer anywhere or built one themselves? Thanks!

Last I heard, AMR Santa Barbara was paying people to do their internships there if they signed a contract to work as a medic there after you got your paramedic licence. It's not a terrible place to work, but it's still AMR.

So are counties in California using push dose pressors as a bridge to a drip, or have they just gotten rid of prehospital vasopressor drips all together and using just PDP instead?

For our agency, endotracheal tube placement is the "preferred airway device." We also approach intubation differently than most ground EMS agencies (only using VL, utilizing a bougie every time, regular ETI and SALAD training, not stopping compressions during attempts) and as a result, we...