Recent content by kurtemt

Any advice on how to answer the question "what do you for community service or to help out your community". I don't really have the time to volunteer anywhere right now, but would like to be able to give a good answer. Any suggestions?

I don't know what you guys are complaining about, here in Chicago land emt-b's start at 9.00 an hour... and the medics start at 12.00-13.00 for the privates. Even the "techs" that work in the er's that are medics make about 13.00-15.00. But it's like anything else, you have to put your time in...

I live on the southside of Chicago and currently work for a private ambulance company around there. The pay isn't great and depending on the company you work for you may just be doing ift and dialysis calls all day. Some others you may get a few good calls. Buds is the only private I know that...

yes it is still possible to get a job, but try not to wait too long. I know employers are weary about hiring people that have a lack of CE time because when your lisence is about to expire if you dont have the CE time and the time to get your CE time you are no good to them. best of luck

Don't feel bad, and don't cry. It's part of the job. People WILL die on you. But at least you tried to help. Good job. I also work in a hospital and when we are working codes sometimes the RNs raise the bed up to start more iv's or the docs or respitory to intubate. I'm not a short guy but...

In our system we have over 100 hospitals in our general area. If you come in by ambulance you are going straight to a bed in the er. Unless the er is full of course, then the hospital is on by-pass and we take the pt to the next closest one 5 more min away. Sometimes not even that far. No...

No problems. My main point for the post was just for the delay from the ecrn. We were in the back of the rig wrapping everything up with the pt. we were calling med control because that is our protocol for every time we take someone to an er. For anything. After giving the history...

No siezure history. He had some cardiac, a fib I think. Chf, cvs post 4 years with a neg CSS. A Ox3. Sluggish to respond though

i agree, you dont need a bat belt. All I carry on me is a penlight, 2 pens, and a knife. Thats all i need. If im grabbing intial vitals il bring my stethescope. I keep extra stuff in my bag, food, pens, marker, extra gps, books with #'s and address for all area hosptals and nursing homes...

Thats really interesting. Working as an emt and also in a hospital in chicago I see alot of frequent flyers coming into my large university hospital. Most of these people know how to use the systems to best get everything they can for themselves. My only worry is that it would encourage people...

The ALS crew tried en route. 5 min eta so only time for 1 attempt. Granted out medics have a bad ratio for successful iv's but that's another story. But that was the only difference in the level of care ALS vs bls. Hence my original question. I could see if the pt was unstable or still...

We are in Chicago so we are never far from an emergency room. This was a nursing home facility we were called for. Our sop for any transport to an emergency room is to call medical control first, give report of findings and interventions, and give our closest and then desired er. In this case we...

No they showed up just as we were rolling out. Spent about 5 min on the phone with medical control figuring out who can take the pt. by the end of that 5 min convo with med control we could have been pulling up at the er. Maybe you are right I'm not saying you are not. Just looking for other...

He had no seizure history. My point was why delay transport for ALS when there is really nothing more they can do for him. He didn't need ALS meds he needed to get to the er ASAP. We can get him to definitive care faster and all other interventions were bls already done by us. Just seems like...