Recent content by john young

Quoted the wrong thread! apologies. Was meant to be in reply to redundant bassist's post. My bad.

I'd argue that the "burnout" might have years of experience on the job and no matter how much they wanted their shift to end, they'd still walk the walk.

Favourite music to listen to on an emergency drive?

Called out to a house fire, arrive and the PT is sitting outside with about 8 firemen and 4 police, covered in soot. Me: "Hi sir, what's happening with you today"? Pt "Well the F**king house burned down didn't it?" Cringe.

what is the set age in the U.S. to be employed in the emergency services? It's 18 in the UK having came down from 21 for the ambulance services. I joined at 21 and personally, found that i had a fair bit of growing up to do in a short space of time.

radio, tough cuts, pen torch, mini mag light, pens, gloves and a steth!

I'd say under 18 is a little young for some of the stuff you encounter in the job. That being said, I'm one of the youngest paramedics in the UK and like yourself, continually get my age commented on. If you have a mature attitude and outlook on life then there's no reason really why you...

Hi all ! This is my first post! I'm a paramedic from sunny (haha) scotland. Was just wondering if there's currently any sort of exchange programmes in place over the pond? Would love the opportunity to work over in the states and see how you guys do it. Not 100% sure how the qualifications...