Recent content by Sunyata

While not a military or federal agency, I do work for a state law enforcement agency. And every division headquarters has at least two AED's and each area office should have one AED. The HQ (which employs about 1,000 people) has two on each floor and one in each out building. As for...

How incredibly true. I have been an EMT for a little over 10 years now. It has made me see not only the worst parts of humanity, but also the best. And while it is not my career, it has been a huge part of my life and probably always will be. As for burnout, it really is what you make of...

I think it really all depends on your situation. And your location. From a time stand point, it will be easier to go through your BSN program first, then go through the bridge program (if your area allows that) to get your EMT-P certification. While you are in nursing school, you should go...

Hmm... That is interesting. I may have to do a little research on that. Although, I live in a fairly urban area, so we never have transports over 20 minutes. Thanks for the info. It is always neat to see how other systems do things.

Just out of curiosity, WHY in the world did you guys wait over 30 minutes to transport this arrest patient? To me, she would have been a priority patient (LOC, respiratory rate, and then the cardiac arrest) and would have been a load and go.

To address the OP's question: Volunteer work builds experience. And most of the time paid EMS agencies would like to hire someone with experience. This does not mean that you should not start sending out applications, though. It is a good idea to go ahead and send some out. HOWEVER...

I know that feeling! That is awesome that you got some hands on experience with your first ride along. I remember my first ride along... It was also on a Sunday, but I only had one call... A transport from an emergent care center to the ED for a suspected MI where the pt's pain had already...

I was always taught to treat the symptoms, not the numbers... That being said, I usually will take a baseline manual BP before hooking up to the NiBP. I have never found there to be a discernible difference between my reading and the auto reading, though.

Exactly, I am in Virginia as well, and if you are an NREMTP AND a Certified FF then you would be pretty much guaranteed a job here. Depending on what agency you decide to go with, you could easily travel quite a bit. Good luck!

Oh wow... $1500. That is a little ridiculous. I think I paid $150 to go through my EMT-B Class... But besides that, I think it is awesome that you are taking the initiative to take the class. You will have a blast. And just relax and go with the flow. As long as you pay attention and...

I would like to think that no matter how weirdly religious this school or organization is, that they would much rather help save this girl's life than fret over a male EMT or student who is also an EMT touching her. But if you are acting in an unofficial capacity, (depending on your state)...

Oh wow... That is crazy. And yes, seat belts DO save lives. The general public would really be surprised at how often a life is saved because the person was thoughtful enough to buckle up. In about 8 out of 10 of the fatal accidents that I work, they fatality could have been prevented by...