Recent content by MissouriEMS

I've never really understood this rule..... If a person asks if they're going to live, why not just say "well, of course!" If they live you were right and no harm done. If they die, your not going to receive any complaints from them. I haven't done this, but I don't see where the harm lies...

Maybe i'm interpreting the law or our duties wonrg, but according to the US DOL - Waiting Time: Time employees spend waiting rather than performing their principal activities may constitute hours worked depending on the circumstances. The basic test is whether the employee is “engaged to wait”...

Yeah, the shift is considered "on-call" for 24 hours, but your still stuck at the station for the entire 24 hours because you can't leave city limits. I'm not worried about the pay, as I think if the other problems were fixed, the district would have the money to pay their employees better. I...

That's what i'm wondering. I think MEMSA does the inspections and issues the state ground ambulance licenses, and Missouri department of health and senior services issues the individual EMT and paramedic license.

I am an EMT and Paramedic student (2 months left!) in central Missouri and I have worked at the same district since I became an EMT 3 & 1/2 years ago. Things have always seemed unstable financially for the district but lately i've been getting the feeling that things aren't as they seem. First...