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Don't worry about being "that guy" on a scene. Chances are, if you can identify that there is "that guy", you're not him. That being said, wear your stethoscope where it's most comfortable for you. Be warned, though, that any position you wear it in has its own inherent risks. If it's around...

I wouldn't worry about the nursing comment. It's not a crime if it isn't for you, and I don't know a lot of people who got into EMS not coming from somewhere else. I came from a Culinary Arts background when I got my first job as a EMT-B more than three years ago. My closest friend in the...

It's really impossible to tell sometimes just how an interview might've gone. For example, in my current job, I left the interview having stumbled my way through a pathophysiology question (Define 'shock' without using the words 'inadequate tissue perfusion'.). I also, in my opinion, didn't...