Recent content by EMTJosh9

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So, I used to work in a fairly busy system that covers multiple counties, we had about 24 stations and at each stations there's usually 2 crews. On an average shift each crew does about 3-6 calls a day. now, they also have BLS crews that handle the transports, or do BLS calls. I had one BLS...

SO , I saw the thread on how to buff calls in NYC and it inspired me to make this, back in the day, not to long ago .. I used to be a buff when I first started in this field. I used to carry my radio everywhere waiting to " save a life ". I'd go to EVERY call regardless of what I was doing...

This answer was the most realistic one i've read so far, I know im not amazing as im new .. noones amazing when they start, but im certainly not the worst. But even when i know 100% i did the right thing he still gives me a hard time.

So I have this one co-worker , and EVERYTHING I do is wrong, ( even if its not ) complains when I ask to many questions for an assessment ( they r relevant ) and complains when i dont ask at all .. Complains when I drive to calls to quick , but complains also when I go to slow for safety...

do you have to be NREMT to go to medic school , or can you just be a regular EMT ?!?!?! I'm goin to assume yes , nation registry but just wanna know for sure.

i usually do one or two shifts a month when im bored w my volunteer company, and i always find it so weird when i see people who i work with in my paid company at the hospital when im with the vol. company , idk why .. I am NOT sayng paid ems is better then vol. im just wondering who else...

Just wondering if you guys bring backpacks with all the essentials you would need like , drinks , snacks , phone charger , pillow , etc etc etc? I was thinking of bringing one for a 12 hour shift was just wondering what everyone else does? do you only use it for 24s? or whenever you work? what...

Hey, Stupid question here but do you carry a flashlight ? I'm just wondering when you would use it really .. I've never seen anyone need to use a flashlight , would it be fore like MVA's where its kinda dark? or in what type of situations would you use it mainly ? Dark obviously .. but usually...

Do you guys use them? If so what do you have on it? I am thinking I should probably get one but I dont wanna look like a whacker carrying a bunch of unneeded stuff on my first day haha.

Okay so i'm a newly licensed EMT-B , I got it about 4 months ago. So as you can assume I don't have a ton of experience in the field , however, i DO know what i'm doing. I started a new job at which they knew I was a newly licensed EMT, finished orientation a couple days ago and now I start my...

Ok ......... This is going to sound like i'm a total idiot but ... Does anyone else have trouble taking BP's on very large individuals ? ... They always scream when i'm pumping it up ...

Mobile Life ,how about u ? i cant view your profile idk why

Hello everyone I got my first job and have a couple questions .. I've read my orientation overview and everything seems straight forward but I am wondering about these .. 1. for part of my orientation it says i will be doing OSHA blood and airborne pathogens awareness, and immunizations / TB...

I'm a brand new EMT and whenever we get a call I can't take lead .. The patient assessments we learned in class just don't seem to apply.. I'm confused , Are you supposed to stick with what you learned in class and do the exact TEXTBOOK patient assessment? Or do you just have to go through the...