Recent content by Bloom-IUEMT

DrParasite--thanks for the reply. I've heard it is a requirement that your employer at least pay you for hours worked if you are attending mandatory training regardless if it is at their facility. I cannot find any info as of yet on the internet.

two questions: Is an employer required to pay for a re-certification class that is required for your job? (PALS, PHTLS, etc. not including EMT or Paramedic recert) Is an employer required to pay you your regular hourly pay while you take a re-cert class mentioned in the above question...

You just became my personal hero with this post! This may be off topic (too bad mods!) but did you find medic school or MS I/MS II harder? Just curious...

Lol yeah behind the monkey bars at first recess. The message is for him and him alone. But thanks for commenting on something you don't know anything about haha j/k. It was an airplane rid actually!

Really? Just stop. I found AIN'T in the dictionary as well, doesn't mean it's a proper English word. Before long, word's like "cuz" will be featured as well. It's not a proper word, so don't use it. To the OP, my question is, and I'm not trying to incite any kind of discussion about it, why...

Okay....how does one retire from an internet forum? Getting a pension? In case you manage to read this, thanks for reneging on your offer to let me shadow you and "forgetting" several times to make good on your promise. To let you know, I was looking forward to riding with you for several...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/22/california.toddler.heroine/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/patient-handling/articles/852643-Tenn-firefighter-medic-fends-off-pit-bulls-with-spine-board/ I strongly believe it be required that people be licensed to own, care for, sell, or breed pit bulls. They are incredibly dangerous and incredibly trendy among...

Depends, Epic Beard Man is 67 and I would not want to screw with him. http://www.break.com/fights/epic-beard-man-bus-fight.html

Couldn't do anything.. What if she coded?

Annnddd....once forgot to put the Lifepak on the ambulance.

Started CPR on a guy that had been dead for some time. He had obvious livor and rigor mortis.