Recent content by SAREMT

Cool, thanks for the replies.

I was just curious if there was a known generalized bias against fire medics or not in HEMS. I guess I got my answer in that most on here haven't recognized that in their experience. I'd be curious to hear more about the California issue considering that's where I actually live. Part of the...

I don't know about by 2020, but unfortunately in the future perhaps for us I imagine we will see more automation.

I'm bumping an old thread, but seeing as how you guys actually have attended this program I'd like to ask a question. Did 10 days seem like an inadequate amount of time to learn skills. Did you feel inadequately prepared for clinical or field time?

I think another thing to consider with the definition of "progressive" is the autonomy of decision making with regard to treatment, transport, and referral. I come from a system that only recently began dispatching nonemergent calls as code 2 and does not enable any sort of community...

Has anyone heard of HEMS companies having a bias against people with fire backgrounds?

I have fantasies of leaving my fire aspirations behind and working for Hall just looking at these forums.

This ^ nobody likes medical batman. You will have an FTO who will specifically spend the next 15 or so shifts with you attempting to make you street ready. Learn as much as you can from them. Keep up a good work ethic and positive attitude. Unfortunately this field has a lot of negative...

I understand your pain. I'm down in CA, and I've looked at moving to the area for a while. My girlfriend lives in the area only on the ID side of the border, so I've researched the area quite a bit. For a paid EMS gig in the area as an EMT-B, Spokane AMR is about your best bet. The problem is...

Yeah, I just meant that ten days seems like a short amount of time to actually get to practice skills.

I worked as a seasonal employee for a state park service where we did SAR and EMS, but it was BLS and all on foot unless we happened to hitch a ride with a helo. As far as I know, NPS, rural Fire, and rural ambulance services that do things like rope rescue are the best bets for paid wilderness...

I just posted about this program, I look down, and boom I see this post. Have you guys started your program? I'm really considering the May class. The main concern for me is skills, but it really seems to be my only option with work if I want to attend medic school any time in the next two...

Hey guys, I know there are a couple of threads discussing the program on here already. I'm considering attending the program and would like to know if anyone on here has attended that might be able to answer some questions or pass on some advice. As of right now, the main concern for me is...

New to the forum. I hope I don't put my foot in my mouth.

I have no idea what this person's certification was or where she worked, but I one time was screamed at by a "nurse" that I didn't know what I was doing and that I couldn't possibly be getting a blood pressure without a stethoscope while I palpated a blood pressure in the middle of a crowd at a...