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http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/oems/ Didn't see anything that jumped out, but this is the site to look through to see what the requirements are.

www.nmetc.com It's a hybrid course and offers in house also.

Unconquered82, I heard a good quote the other day and can't remember it verbatim, but it had to do with being an emt before medic school and he basically said that being an emt before medic school only helps you if you learn the right way, if you are new and get stuck with someone that is...

I'm dual licensed in NH and VT, VT recognizes the NH license, but to be licensed you have to be employed by an agency in that state and they sign off on you to get licensed. I'm not sure how it works where you are, but one might lapse if you don't work there after the expiration date.

I am a FF/AEMT with my local department. When I'm working my shifts on the ambulance I have no duties as a firefighter. We are housed in the same building but two separate entities. With that being said, having the FF training is great at scenes. You know what is going on, we frequently...

The AEMT test is not adaptive because it is still new for the NREMT. After they have used it long enough they will have the information on what questions rank at what level with pass or fail rates and will be able to make it adaptive, but right now we are building the database. I was...

I have a pair of the Danner Ft. Lewis boots, have had them re-soled in the past, but they are just worn out now. They were probably the best boots I could ever get. I have a pair of Bates composite toe, needed them quick for new company and have found they are very comfortable and like the...

Yes I am.

The protocols in VT are restrictive and recently they have made a step in the right direction and are putting out new statewide protocols that almost mirror the NH protocols. I'm dual licensed, as are many of the people I work with. It is hard as the local medical directors oversee the...

How badly was the helmet damaged? The shell and the foam lining, how bad was it compressed? We had a similar one the other day, but the difference was a complaint of neck pain, they were immobilized and transported. We had a guy fall off his porch - about 3 feet and immobilized him due...

Same thing with me, was able to get my state application out using a screen shot of the registry page with the passing results and my NREMT #, just got my license in the mail.

New Hampshire patient care protocols http://nhoodle.nh.gov/irc/?page_id=262

Glad it all worked out for them, too many bad case scenarios to spell out. It's better to be a witness than a victim and report what you see. There is no duty for us to stop a vehicle, nor the legal authority to do so. I'm sure I would be looking for work if I did something like that.

I work for both, being paid is great, but volunteering is also a good thing. My home agency is a first response only, we don't have an ambulance or rescue, we respond in our private vehicles with a jump kit. The ambulance that transports is one of the ones I work on. I work on 2 ambulance...

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