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Retired but need “continued competency" check off for recertification-Montana
The rivers swelled that winter and spring and made for tough passing on horseback. /thatoldgag -
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Professional development / tuition reimbursement at your agency
Oh, yeah, we also get a stipend for degrees - $50/paycheck (every two weeks) for a bachelor's. -
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Professional development / tuition reimbursement at your agency
My agency pays for $500 of college classes, and as far as I know, those classes don't have to do anything towards a career in EMS. I haven't made time for that, yet. They did offset my paramedic school to the tune of $8700 and that was awesome. -
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Vent about age
My agency has high school students ride along at one of our stations. It's incredible the lack of real maturity every one of those students has and I would personally be appalled if my boss told us we were hiring one of them. There's a tremendous amount of growth to occur between the ages of... -
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Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed
EMT-P last week. Less than 45 minutes, and (I think) 70 questions. Passed. I know I aced the scenario based questions (crew safety before airway) but there were a few that I really didn't know. I get to start my medic orientation in a few weeks. Holy fart. Also, I used medictests. I think... -
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How One Man Converted an Ambulance into a Tailgate Vehicle Masterpiece
The cot is now an inFERNO. -
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Reno FD single role, REMSA.
Can someone in Reno chime in? Stand up 48s? That can't possibly be a thing. -
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health ins. while in EMT/PARAMEDIC school
I wouldn't want to comment directly on the state of employment opportunities in Illinois. In the Kansas City area, you would have to look past indeed, and other online job sites and go to agency websites directly. They are all, basically, hiring. Heck, working full time, single parents, etc... -
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Looking to become an emt don’t know where to start
In the Kansas City area, there really isn't a "bad" school for EMT. Passing the NREMT is all that really matters until you gain some experience. -
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Here's what CT wants to do for EMS
“Nowadays, we actually do more medical calls than we do actual fires,” Chin said. No way, really? -
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Didn't call a stroke alert. Ended up being a stroke
Very much, this. A few months ago my partner and I were dispatched for a panic attack. Presented very much like a panic attack. Patient described it as a panic attack, and even said that the symptoms she experienced were like some of her other bad episodes. Patient had experienced a death... -
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Nope, I'm not in Seattle. Good luck, my friend.
Nope, I'm not in Seattle. Good luck, my friend.- chriscemt
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