Recent content by emt_basic_newbie

by all means, im not trying to start a fiery debate, but would firing someone for that reason by reasonable? if i had hurt a pt., damaged equipment, stolen med's etc. I could understand it 100% but to fire someone for leaving out " Company X" seems a little unreasonable, considering it was one...

I was finally able to score an interview with the company I've always wanted to work for. I've been at my current job for almost 2 and a half years. Cool, right? maybe... heres the story. I worked for this company for about a year and half. I got my EMT-B cert. and thought "hey, I should go out...

I did my EMT-B ride outs with [company name here] and immediately fell in love with the company. Everything was great about it. They aren’t hiring any EMT-B’s at the moment but they are looking for a support service technician. Can anyone tell me more about this [hours, pay, ride along, etc]...

My friend said his rotation went well except for one thing. They had a woman who came in from a MVC and my friend said there was blood from head to toe. He did an EKG, BVM, and suctioned. He said he noticed vitals going down and he eventually got bumped out of the room [he said the room was...

I've tried looking this up online but I couldn't find it anywhere. I know that with the fire department, 80% of the calls are medical. Of 80%, how many are ALS versus BLS? I'm asking this because the company I want to work for does 911 service for a few smaller cities and the ambulances are...

My long term goal is to be an EMT/FF. I don't think I could get into "just EMT" with a private company. Don't get me wrong, I dont want to get into EMS just to be a firefighter but I feel like I have to have both to be happy. Anyone else ever feel like this when they were younger?

Hey guys, I've just started my EMT-B class and things are going well. I was wondering if someone could give me a quick introduction on how radio procedures go. Does every hospital have its own channel? I've never worked with a radio before and don't want to go into my rotations clueless.