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Our service does almost all 911 emerg calls, I think i`ve only had one transfer since i`ve been here. So the calls we do get are decent calls for learning and keeping the skills up, just not enough of them. I`ve decided to keep my current job and maybe look for a casual position somewhere close...

And yeah I wouldn't resign from this position unless I knew 100% I had another one lined up.

I guess I exaggerated a little on the turn over rate part, the agency has had many long term employees, one who only resigned last month had been with the company for over 16 years, but the company had bad luck with a couple of fresh out of school EMT's who resigned after only two months, I took...

I'd like to get some advice on my situation. I'm fairly new to the industry, only have about 6 months of working experience now as an EMT. When I got hired on at the company I work for now, the boss said he would like for me to commit verbally to one year of employment here, no contract was...

Since its your first shift, show that you respect the more experienced staff by not getting into racy debates or anything too soon. At least until your established as a staff member, i agree with the think before you speak comment as well. Most important.. HAVE FUN! thats what its all about, it...

At my particular company, I was expected to use the radio and basically know the truck inside and out with out any field training time. Although for the first month I was working with a very experienced EMT and he was awesome in helping me out. (We are a bls service).. in our practucum training...

Thanks for the reply, sounds like there isn't a lot of differences. The only two things I've found are here we can give Our own Nitro and Epi (with permission from doc of course).

IMO if a patient demands transport, even if nothing is actually wrong. Transport the patient. In canada or at least where i'm in training you can not in any circumstances refuse transport if the patient wants to go to the hospital. They get too go, and yes people abuse the system. But what can...

I have a quick question for someone on here who has EMT training in the US. I read one of the posts on this thread saying that in parts of the US you can get your cert in a 120-150 hour course or something like three weeks? If so what is the EMT licenced to do there? just trying to compare to...