Recent content by Geoff

I am not terribly surprised that the training required here is low, since the wage is also low. it is hard to get people to get a high level of training and then pay them barely enough to keep food on the table. People can work at the local Walmart for about the same money as a EMT-b where I am...

Mr. Brown - The RN route is something I have thought of mainly for the financial compensation and to be in the medical field, but I am more interested in the EMT field. I understand what you are saying though to learn things more the 'right way' as a RN and then move to be an EMT rather than an...

Mr. Brown thanks for the information. Another possible path I have considered is to become an RN. So, I am going to look up any bridge programs from RN to Paramedic. My wife is an RN in the NICU at one of our local hospitals, she started out in the ER. She has a 4 year degree, but I would be...

I am beginning the process to change careers. I am 31 years old and am currently a Software Engineer. My job is secure, I simply don't find it to be rewarding. I have talked with my wife for the past year about a career change and I have decided that moving into the EMT field is the direction I...