Recent content by Trashtruck

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A big, fat polygraph is in the hiring process, too. They don't tell you that, either, until they spring it on you. Also, on paper, it says you have to be a city resident at the time of appointment, not at the time of application. However, RescueRider724 makes a very good point about...

I would splint their face and transport.

Yes. It will. You'll never know because it won't be the reason given for hiring or not hiring you. I'm not saying it will be the final determinant, but it will have some bearing(even if it's subconsciously). We're human. We respond to appearance. Males more so than females. I don't care about...

This.

Amen to that!

Your future as a paramedic, insofar as your certification or license is concerned, isn't in jeopardy from a speeding ticket or two. However, agencies will look at your driving record to determine how liable they are in allowing you to operate an ambulance. Where I work, I believe more than 2...

Just because I start an IV doesn't mean I'm going to check a sugar(and yes, the strips are costly so there is a cost component to using these all the time) Just because I start an IV doesn't mean I'm going to draw labs. Just because I have a pulse oximeter doesn't mean I'm going to use it on...

Brilliant!

Probably not.

I'd end up being a pt if I worked in California, which would be some sick, sick irony. Where I work: L/S to everything. You make the decision to use them or not on the way to the hospital.

There are PLENTY of crazy-*** mofo's in EMS(and every single other profession on this planet) Asking somebody to list their mental disorders on an application? That's a social idiocy test. Some things are best left unspoken. You'll be fine. Everyone struggles with something inside. Don't let...

I think it's a cool idea. If I didn't have a BAAM and had a p.o.s. stethoscope, I'd do it.

Two dudes just told me about this site: http://www.health.ny.gov/professiona..._bls_protocols You should check it out.

I can assure you, rwik123, it is. If you reread my post, you'll notice the administration route is IM and IN, which we do not titrate in 0.4mg increments. It starts at 2mg. If I were giving Narcan, IV, it would be given in 0.4mg increments. I see that you're an EMT-B. Do you give IM/IN Narcan...