Recent content by SFLfire

Just found out today that I passed 1st try! Test shut off after question 120 with 10-15 minutes left. I REALLY took my time.

Based on what I've seen (from internet forums) nurses bash medics just as much as medics bash nurses. Go check out allnurses.com. You know it happens both ways.

I think I made a mistake by JUST saying fire department and it might be throwing some people off. I know that throughout a lot of the country, fire departments only hire Firefighter/EMTs...that's not the way it is where I live. Down here FD also runs the emergency ambulance service so everyone...

This. This is my point. Experience. It goes back to my original question. Look, I loved my clinical, all of us did. There were 6 of us at the hospital and at the end, as we were walking to our cars, we all said we wish we could do another one. The steady flow of patients was great...

I see a lot of people saying its pointless for most nursing students to have ride times so let me ask this. Isn't it pretty pointless for emt students to have clinicals? Again, what are we learning? Not a medic, can't do very much. Maybe its because nothing that big happened during my time...

Not sure. I only did one clinical. Maybe when I get to medic school and do more of them, I'll learn something.

Wow, completely forgot I posted this. If anyone is still reading this (doubt it) my reasoning was not so much for the nurses to learn anything, it was just to get them to know the difference and maybe have a different kind of appreciation. Medics and EMTs have to do shifts in the ER and we're...

So far I've done 3 ride alongs and just completed my hospital clinical. Honestly, I thought I was going to be bored out of my mind but I was WRONG. I had just as much, if not more fun, than I've had on my ride times. I got a lot more practice in the hospital and gained more respect for nurses...

I just got home and things went well. 3 calls, 1 transport. We went to visit a preschool and when the kids saw us they started chanting "SAVE THE WORLD, SAVE THE WORLD" It was pretty cool.

I plan on bringing my own lunch (and probably dinner too). Yea, its local. About 5 mins away from my house

Hi everone! Tomorrow I have my first of 4 ride times. While I'm really excited, I have a few questions mainly about eating. Because I'm going to be there from 8am-10pm, will I be expected to help pay for meals? Can I bring my own meals? Will they invite me to eat their food? Will I be...