Recent content by mcgrubbs

My first shift as a fully released/checked-off field EMT was with my good friend/mentor. I couldn't have been in better hands. It was a Friday night, 1800-0600. Our first call was at 1820 while we were getting chow to go. It was for a 40-ish umpire at a litlle league field. He was lying...

Abso-frickin-lutely!! I've worn a 5-stitch Wilderness belt for over ten years now. Nothing better

AMR handles Otero County and Dona Ana County. I did the lift test and physical this morning. My well-kept/trimmed goatee was just fine with a N-95 mask. Also, just FYI. My test was the 3-minute step-up/step-off w/ an old step aerobic platform about 12-15" tall, Then a series of...

I just interviewed last Friday with AMR here in NM. As long as my N-95 fits correctly, then I can keep my well-kept goatee. I'll find out tommorow morning.

Don't F*** Up.

Same thing down here at Las Cruces. We lost two guys Monday due to droppng below an 80 on exams. One was good and I hate to lose him. The other..good guy, I'm just not sure he really wanted to be here. (in this class)

I would rather see someone do a semester of school to get their Intermediate license, work a bit, and THEN decide that EMS isn't for them.....RATHER than go all the way thru Paramedic school and find that out. I'm in my school's Intermediate program now. Takes a semester. In MY area...

I'm in the I-85 program now. At our school, there's two I classes: day and evening. Getting into the day class was like a race. 16 slots for 30+ students. So, a 17yr old high-school student is in my day class who often states that: "I don't know why I'm here. Just cause, I guess" That's...

The helo went down just miles from my house. They had just called Final Approach. Three good men lost. Here in Las Cruces, we have a very strong EMS community. John Sutter was a plank-owner. He leaves behind an 8-month pregnant wife. He was the kind of man, and paramedic, that we all...

If you're in a college program, I would guess that there is a list of pre-requisites for Paramedic. I know there is at my school.

Just started Intermediate. I've got a doozy sitting next to me. 57yr old Female, really funnny, nice gal. But sorta misguided. Wants her EMT-I so she can go with her husband on missions and help out medically. I asked her if she can get med control to work as an "I" in a foreign...

A handful of us are driving across the state Friday morning for our NM state test. Should be fun.

Get ahead and stay ahead on reading your book. When I did Basic, the people that started failing out weren't reading their book, they just wanted to sit thru lecture and wing it on tests, skills, etc. It showed.

All the ambulances in our locale use the white cardboard parts boxes from CarQuest. They work great.

Interesting..... I just finished his book yesterday.