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Case management?? Please, tell more

Anyone here go EMS-->LPN/LVN-->RN??

piano mover? Wow, sounds almost as bad as transferring bariatric patients! I suppose I may be asking this question for a specific reason. I'm sort of at a crossroads: continue to paramedic school, or enroll in respiratory therapy school where I can make more money and work in a hospital...

Ideally, what career do you either have now or worked in that was exposed to you when you worked as an EMT/Paramedic? No doubt RN's and PA's will be high on this list. Any others? Just curious.

Can you successfully become a paramedic without working as an EMT? Absolutely. Can you make it much easier to become a paramedic and likely learn more at the same time by working as an EMT first? Absolutely. This pretty much sums up how i feel about all the great responses. My overall...

those who got their Basic and eventually went into medic school w/little ems experience: was medic school "do-able" for you? took me almost a year and a half to get a job w/my emt-b cert. as posted previously, doing most exclusively wheelchair transfers. would like to go on to medic school, but...

Hello all, I will be doing the infamous 3 day/24 hr EMT-B refresher course (Oregon) through my employer. Have only worked there for a short-time and have done mostly wheelchair transfers. As my NREMT cert is facing its expiration, I need to take this refresher course to renew it. My concern...

Anyone here worked in this sector? I know the position is more in line with law enforcement/security and less ems, but often these positions ask for direct patient care/interaction as experience. Pay seems to be pretty decent as well (loosely speaking). Thanks!!

great answers from all! I am hoping to start Percom's medic program sometime in 2014, but would like to be prepared as possible! I checked my local training center, and they have some upcoming refresher courses which I will be doing post holidays. Until then, it'll be book reading and online...

Hey all, took my EMT training about 2 years ago, feel like I am gradually losing knowledge, as the ambulance company I work for mostly has their Basics doing wheelchair transfers (no complaining, I am grateful, just explaining myself), thus I find I haven't been able to apply my skills as much...

...were you able to find employment successfully upon completing their program?

let me preface this by saying my first option for paramedic school is a local university or community college (ie OHSU, Portland Community College, etc.) that offers student loans. However, I realize that these programs can be difficult to get accepted into so I am also planning on applying to...

so I am not so much as driving and eating as I am eating behind the wheel while waiting. The ambulance I work for starts all new hires out by doing IFT's, so I am by myself. Anyone have any suggestions for foods that are easy to eat (ie don't necessarily require a spoon or fork) besides...

Hi all, I am trying to learn how to better navigate Portland, OR so that I am not having to rely on GPS in our vans (work for an ambulance in Clackamas County. They start you off doing IFT's until you have the skills and confidence to work on a 911 rig). I have checked my local libraries and 1...

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