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Do you know anything about gold coast? I take the written test in a month

But do you know how a 12-lead would present as an MI from loss of blood rather than one from a blockage?

How would you even know someone is having an MI from a dissection? (Serious question)

Don't get me wrong though, you do make a great point. I'm a medic student and it's definitely something I will strongly consider on related calls

I think I think it all depends on the situation. Obviously 19 y/o chest pain with no other info could be anything. A dissection could cause an MI, in which you would give aspirin if you didn't suspect a bleed and nitro if they're not hypotensive. And because you treated the MI you made the...

Sacrifice is the name of the game. Be prepared to work long hours for low pay. Also it depends on where you work. You'll need someone to babysit a lot. I have a 1 1/2 year old and it's already overwhelming. You can do it, but it's going to take a lot of work

They should add that in aspirins contraindications

A dissection is a contraindication for aspirin?

Super late but this is a damn good post

Thanks for the info!

Are you working at hall now? I'm about to finish medic school and I'm try to decide whether to go amr ventura or hall as a career. What's medic pay like for ventura and scheduling?

Dang 100k, must be nice. And medic pay decreases on a 24 and 48 right?

And I saw on the recruitment page that medics can make up to 80k before ot...how is that possible?

How much does a hall medic make on a 24? I know the 12s go 3/4 every two weeks, what's a 24 schedule like? I'm thinking about making the commute from SFV, I can't stand IFT anymore...

I got accepted into an academy and then herniated a disc a month before it started :/