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There is no AMR IFT anymore. It's just included in various County contracts now.

LOL Delta ^ God that is so true.

Back to the original question, ET has the benefit of not putting possible pressure on arteries/vein in the neck in the event of swelling, whereas a King tube could cut off blood flow to the brain.

I got in to EMS at 39 (after being on the law side of public safety for 21 years) and started out on IFT. 7 months later I'm working 911 and plan to attend medic school later this year. Not too late, by any means, and you may find your niche now! Go out and explore it!

IFT around here is $9-11 an hour with no call bonus and 8-10 hr shifts. If you work a ton of OT then it's lucrative...I guess...but there's OT on 911 too. No ones really in EMS for the money. At least I'm not. IFT was a good spot to get patient contact, basic vehicle ops and intro to PCRs. I...

Yeah that's all EMT pay rates. EMT tops out at $23/hr but at +2.5% a year raise it takes awhile needless to say. And 911 just about anywhere pays better than IFT id think.

Monterey County. All IFT in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the exception of Falck ($18/hr WTF!) pay $9 (w/call bonus) to $11/hr (no bonus) whereas 911 in Santa Clara Co. is $17/18 (approx) and MoCo is $15, starting, with 2.5% increase per year The IFT I was at only had 24's on the ALS units...

Generally in California you'll start out in an IFT ambulance. Some AMR counties will hire without experience for 911, but not many. The "general expectation" is one to two years of IFT or volunteer fire before you will be considered for a 911 slot. That varies by county. Not sure what Redlands...

Don't mess with internet cats...

Could be my mistake then. I'll have to clarify. Thanks for the noggin jolt.

Ahh well, probably has something to do with California and/or AMR. I've never run into a real difference in protocols on the ones I've run but knowing this area, I can see my Medic getting drama over a meds difference if we were requested to take a call in another county, although granted there...

As a side note, always keep your protocols handy. I use PPP (acidremap.com or on App Store) to keep my protocols handy and current. The $10 is worth it...don't bother with the free version. LA County is on there and I also download my neighboring counties in case of mutual aid or an outside...

Oddly enough I used the EMTreview plus app. It has practice tests and review tests. Pretty decent system for $10.

Welcome and good luck! I'm new here myself and everyone seems pretty helpful. I'm sure everyone here will come in handy for questions :)