Recent content by FireMedic82

I appreciate all of the replies. This has opened my eyes quite a bit. Thanks!

That's got to be a great feeling. Haha what a shame. I think I could suffer through that one. Yeah, that is a shame, but definitely good to know there are places like this that are available for options.

Man, you guys are making me jealous. What's the catch with places like this? DEMedic, your department especially...there's gotta be a catch. That just seems awesome compared to what we do here.

We also don't even run BLS. Well, technically we do, but the pt has ALS care. For starters, like I said earlier, we use our county law enforcement dispatchers which are not medically trained to determine what meets BLS or ALS criteria. All calls are responded to in an ALS manner. Also, our EMTs...

Thanks! Very helpful. Really? Is this not common anymore? What hours do you have? :lol: Get to win a toaster, that's funny, but it actually says a lot about your department. Man, 2 on 4 off AND 12 hour shifts!? What a sweet gig that must be.

Man, that does sound like a pretty sweet deal. The 100% pain HC would be nice as well!

You are very right sir! They could probably care less, just for that reason. Someone will be right there to fill the spot. But that 9-5 thing is exactly what I've been mentally battling with. I really like the ability to have 2 days off(even if 1-1/2 of them are spent sleeping sometimes) and...

If you have more than 3 failed attempts of operating a push button stretcher while doing your Paramedic School Clinicals. Revert back to EMT-B school.

I completely agree with you. It is very concerning. Again, and yet another thing to give you an idea of what I'm dealing with as far as management goes. I have been told of a ISO study done years ago that was swept under the rug and in clever ways kept from public view. However, we recently...

I'm not sure how to multi quote so bear with me. To try and sum up the questions of both, I will say that unfortunately there would be no way for me to get away with turning off the radio. That would be immediate write up I'm sure. The main radio at my station controls all speakers, so turning...

JB I have recently polished up on it as a just in case. I have only worked for one other service in the past so I was unsure if this is a common problem that I would trade into or if could it be solved by going elsewhere. Like I said I do enjoy my job but not so much that I would like to...

Another note on the sleeping during the day (just to give you an idea of what I'm dealing with). Keep in mind this concept never sticks completely, but at one point, we were allowed to use our "lunch period" for one hour of sleep. Other than that there would be no sleeping before 17:00 hours.

Yes, we do have a dispatcher that could be contacted by radio or phone which could then page out as needed. This goes in one ear and out the other. It is a very simple concept, but the concerns of lack of sleep in our department are non existent. I have been with this department for about 6...

We have a total of 4 stations total that cover an area of about 1000 square miles, serving a population of close to 50,000 people. Out of these 4 stations 2/4 are 2 man stations, 1/4 is a three man station, and the main/central station is the one I work at and we have 5 people there (2 ems units...

Hello! New to the forum. I was doing a search on this subject and came across this forum and figured I could maybe get some experienced opinions here. Anyways, here's my issue and questions. I work at a EMS/Fire station doing 24/48 shift work and my average sleep at night is usually 3-4 hours...