Recent content by FlorianFred

Hi @Dannyboy -- I realize this thread is probably getting a little "long-in-the-tooth", but as a 59 year-old who will be 60 in a few short months with a story somewhat similar to yours -- feel free to check out this emtlife thread from a few years ago for a little background: What Drives you...

My state leans heavily on NREMT for re-certs. If NREMT re-certifies you, then the state renews your license. So all CE gets entered into NREMT's site/dashboard, and once the Training Officer approves it, the re-cert and license renewal wheels start to move. As an EMT with a volunteer FD...

Ageism is certainly a real thing....I can speak from experience on it, but only in regards to jobs outside of EMS. That said, I'm currently in an environment where the labor-supply is low, and the demand for EMS workers is high -- so even a "geezer" like me (significantly older than yourself)...

I'm definitely envious. My state is....let's just go with, "not Massachusetts". :(

Took the EMT NREMT on Saturday -- stopped at 70 (or maybe 71). Found out today that I passed!

I would ask around -- current EMTs -- and find out where they went and how they felt about the program, especially since they are now putting their knowledge to use. Around here there are not many options....and most folks have a very strong opinion based on their experience and the experiences...

Thanks all, I appreciate the replies/info.

I ran across a situation on a recent MVA scene, and after a brief and professional exchange on the event with the EMS provider, I came away confused and a bit concerned. The scene was a 1-vehicle MVA wherein the vehicle left the road and went nose-down into a deep ditch. There were two...

"Look kids....Big Ben!!!" -- Happy New Year!

Been a while for an update....I'm the guy who had his 1st Moderna end of December 2020, 2nd Moderna end of January, and breakthrough Covid (verified by testing) at the end of July. My postings are in this Megathread. Sometime ago (I'd estimate 3 or 4 weeks ago) I developed parosmia. I did...

I'm one of the vaccinated who ended up getting COVID. You'll find my vaccination postings earlier in this thread -- 1st Moderna shot was late December and 2nd was late January. I live in a state with a low vaccination rate, and my county has one of the lowest vaccination rates (34%). It's a...

I don't have any real standing to weigh-in on this -- so of course I will anyway. I'm an EMR-trained person who also fights the occasional structure fire and does some MVA work (i.e., extrication and/or directing traffic). I personally like the term "medic" as an umbrella term, although I...

This was extremely helpful -- thank you all.

My first time posting a question, and I feel the need to start with 2 things: I'm MFR/EMR, not an EMT; and I apologize in advance if this has been addressed somewhere else on the site....feel free to just paste the link and I'll read that thread. As a volunteer fireman who tries to go on every...

I followed your Captain's path with my second shot. You had the reaction I was hoping for, but my chills/fever thing wasn't horrible, and so far my station's reactions seem to run the same range as your station's: "felt a little off", "really enjoyed my sleep", "had a naggy headache but killed...