Recent content by matthewspear

Hi all, Looking to move from LA County to a small town in TN. I want to get my EMT certs out there, and while I've read the reciprocity requirements, I'm not sure that I understand them all. Also - is there any kind of bridge class from B to IV? Just wondering if someone could...

Call HR and ask. I think they're finishing up their hiring process so I would do it soon.

PRN hiring. Low down: Starting - $10/hr with NO EXPERIENCE, will start you off more WITH experience. After 8 hours of continuous work, you'll get paid OT, after 12 hours, Double time. No stations, 10s,11s, and 12 hr shifts. No dialysis runs. CCT's, ALS rigs and BLS rigs...

Hey Guys - I'm an EMT in Los Angeles County. Does anyone know the laws regarding volunteering at a private organization as an EMT? -Basically I attend a large church in CA and We have a medical team that has been generally staffed with Nurses - but they are thinking about opening up the...

Passed at 70. Guess ya'll are right after all.

I agree/disagree. Any honest nurse will tell you that BLS/ALS are some of the best diagnosticians around because we handle the body as it relates to emergency situations. Sure, we're not doctors. But we have a well-equipped understanding of basic human functions and know how to think...

Haha. Well my instructors told me to expect to walk out feeling like you failed - they said you have to fail 50% of the NREMT in order to pass. I went in confident but terrified. Hah.

I hear you! I'm sitting around biting my nails for the next two days. (not really). But I guess what's making me nervous is the fact that some people said they failed right at 70... =/

I hear you! I'm sitting around biting my nails for the next two days. (not really). But I guess what's making me nervous is the fact that some people said they failed right at 70... =/

Nremt Took it this evening - stopped at 70. Went in calm... but still don't feel confident. I know they say you have to "fail" 50% of the test in order to pass. That part wasn't too hard - a lot of left field questions for me. I heard the earlier it shuts off the better - so... hoping!

"These are classic signs of an epidural hematoma. you ned to prepare for seizures. PT's who have an epidural hematoma commonly seize. PT's who have subdural hematomas present with a deterioration in LOC, dilation of one pupil, abnormal respirations, rising BP and slowing pulse." My question...

LA County Fire Dept. uses two medics on a truck with no pt. compartment. They contract out to private EMS companies to do pt transfer. LA City Fire Dept. recently started a program that utilized medics on motorcycles for incidents which made transportation difficult in the traditional sense...