Recent content by Rick Smith

alright gotcha so even though it's sometimes not a life threatening emergency it is an emergency to someone,i guess that is good enough for me. One more question I'm 6 feet tall and about 150lbs but im a in no way buff or muscular, can this pose a huge issue?

Ok don't get me wrong I know you are just trying to give me a peak into what your profession is really like and I appreciate that but no where did I say that assessing trauma is "cool". My reasoning behind wanting to deal with trauma is because I think it's interesting and I feel like that's a...

well what really attracted me to EMS was like being out in the field assessing gun shot wounds, heart attacks, and traumatic incidents like that but it is becoming extremely apparent thats not what it is at all. I live in Dallas, Texas so wouldnt being in an urban environment like that contain a...

wow this is all sounding really hard financially but i want to do it because i cant picture myself doing anything else

ok sounds good, what is the burnout rate like?

oh wow so if its not car crashes, gun shot wounds, and cardiac arrests then what exactly are you doing?

alright gotcha oh and have you seen the movie bringing out the dead? is being a medic anything like that?

Oh ok sweet just one last question...do you get to drive the ambulance at 18?

Oh wow I can believe that about Mcdonalds, what if we postpone the marriage is it possible to support yourself single as a medic?

Hello Im a currently a junior in high school in Dallas, Texas and I'm seriously considering becoming an EMT and later a paramedic and I have a few questions. Exactly how hard are the classes? After you become certified how hard is it to get a job and can that job be full time? How long are the...