Recent content by Bubz628

They're not gonna have a third person on board with you just for a while? Some companies have an extra Basic or Medic when someone new hops on the truck, just for a couple of weeks or so... But anyways, good luck!

I've heard that Louisiana does allow EMT-B's to drop a Combitube, but the local protocol for the EMS company that I'm about to start working for doesn't allow it. Just for that company...

I think it would be a great idea to do a ride-along before starting an EMT class. It would give you a great general idea of what you're gonna be getting into before you actually do. There was a girl in my class that actually dropped out right after she did her clinicals because she couldn't...

Personally, I wouldn't take any other classes while I'm enrolled in the Basic course. But that's just because ours was so accelerated, and I wanted to focus on nothing BUT what I was doing pertaining to my EMS course. I don't know if the course is different in some areas, but ours was only 3...

I'm not trying to piss in anyone's cereal, but I think it's ridiculous how when a Basic tries to make a simple comment on here just trying to suggest something, a Paramedic just has to come up with the cockiest remark to come back with. Jesus Christ. Let people talk, and don't think just because...

My best bud posted an ad on Craigslist about me, saying I was a gay Egyptian looking for some lovin'. He even stole pictures of me from my Facebook page and posted them in the ad so people can see what I look like. I'm going through a divorce with my wife, so I guess he thought it would make me...

We're all 'medics'... It's a label given to anyone working in the EMS field.

That's how it is where I'm at. I'm in Louisiana, and to begin practicing over here you have to be state AND nationally certified.

Congrats! Haha yea I wish they would at least give you a score. Mine stopped at 65. I passed, but it would be nice to see how I did... <_<

Good luck to you! The class is fun. Dedicate yourself. Become religious with your skills so that you can be confident when National Registry comes around. :)

Damn. If your situation happened in 2003, I don't see why it would be such a big issue. I recently had an interview with my local medic service, and they said there would be an issue if we had a DWI within the past 2 years. I had one in May of 2005, and the recruiter said it didn't even show up...

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I wish we would have gotten to do more ride-alongs. Our class only did one 12 hour clinical. But I have to admit I had fun. I was on one of the busiest units in our area. We had a total of 11 calls. I got to see a lot, and get a real taste of what I'm about to start doing for a living. I...

Check out EMT Achieve. You can find it online, and the subscription is good for a year. It's 20 or 30 bucks, but everyone in my class said it helped them out a lot. It gives you practice tests and they're full of scenarios. I've never used it, but I hear it's really worth it.

I've never tried it yet. But I know some people who have, and they say just one is enough. Now for the dumbasses who try to be hard and drink 3 or 4 at a time, that's just asking for trouble. :ph34r: