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How much ot do you work? How many hours a week?

Passed nremt-p, passed jobs new hire requirements and have been released as a paramedic. I am really nervous all day. Slow station, moving to busier station soon for trial by fire. Worked as emt-b for two years no anxiety regarded very high as emt. Was emt FTO. Did well in school. How do I make...

Does anyone else get the cold shoulder at clinicals? Mainly the hospital? I do my ambulance ride outs with the company I work for and love it. I know the best medics to ride with and they are very helpful and informative. I do recall though when I rode out with some of the same crews during my...

First off, sorry if I made it seem like broad sweeping comments, not my intention. Second, I never said "everyone else" and the only reason people fail is due to laziness. I meant about the people I see at my school who sleep in class, dont read the books, self admit to not studing at all, and...

Any advice on additional tools to help aid in my quest for a red patch? I am currently entering the second semester of my paramedic school. My school does not have the greatest success precentage for the national registry. I attribute alot to the laziness of students and lack of effort. I was...

NO IT IS NOT OVERKILL. Crossfit is functional fitness. If you are attacked in a dark alley loading groc. into your car you cannot use bicept concentration curls or tricept roap ext to get away for defeat your attacker. Again crossfit is functional fitness. It works EVERYTHING. It prepares you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBgKB4Gnsw Take one of these and call me, if you can, in the morning. Give it a shot.

Stop. Dont waste your time with insanity, P90x, pyramid, etc. Devote the next month of your life to crossfit. It will change your life forever. You will no loger die in the gym on a dreadmill or olyptical, or spend countless hours wasting time with lateral ext, and leg ext. Do it. One month. I...

Just like in class but with a real life twist. Scene saftey, anyone running around with a hunting rifle? PPE, check on scene. Walk into residence or on scene. All done with eyes, PT sitting up in bed, chair, standing, etc., obvious skin color pink, or normal skin tone, not to light or to dark...

Its crazy. My eyes have truly been opened up to what real life for other people is. I know some can change it but others cannot, brain damage, paralysis, disease, old age, etc. I grew up helping pay bills at a young age so my single parent could keep our one bed room apartment. I thought I knew...

To OP. I am 31 starting EMT I in the fall of 2012. I got my Basic a year ago and have been avoiding EMS for money. I came from a mechanical background. I have made good money. I have been blessed with an opportunity to work in EMS. Many a door was opened for me. I agree with a few people who...

Enrolled at Kilgore medic program. Only two days a week and will be able to do ride outs with the company I work for. Plus I have the option of doing clinical at one of the (from what I hear) packed hospital ER in the nation in Longview. Really excited. Will be trying to ride out in stations...

Recently joined a rural ambulance service in East Texas. Will one day be making amove to medic. Not a real good market right now (at least with this company, full with medics). Anyways love it so far as EMT but cannot make career]support family on EMT salary, plus would love to have the skills...

hands down crossfit will blow doors on anything else. That is why it is used by elite level people. Fire dept, police, army, navy, special forces all are going to a crossfit type system. My brother in law is a marine sniper what do you think they used for pt in sniper school, crossfit. I have...

I am no vet by any means. I am finishing my rideouts with my first ambulance company. The only advice I can give with water still behind my ears is, get in there. The more you get in the action or in the mix the more comfortable you will become. Also ask questions and dont be offendened easily...