Recent content by zachogden

Health link and detroit EMS are the only two places in the metro area I know of that allow AEMTs to practice full scope, not sure about the rest of the state

Private EMS in the metro Detroit area is always hiring, I can tell you that. We bleed basics down here like crazy

Here's an idea: your doctor won't give you a card because cannabis isn't actually treating your condition. Getting high isn't a substitute for SSRIs and therapy (things doctors might recommend perhaps?). Swap dope for booze and you'll get the same effect but be able to pass a screen. Cannabis...

I may be biased but go be a .mil medic. Pay/benefits are better, training is paid for, and if you hate it you can change rate/MOS or decline to re-enlist when your times up. Just make sure your rate/MOS is guaranteed in writing in your contract

Pretty sure that's his top half. You can see his butt pretty clear on the left in the first pic....so the "calf" at D is the shoulder

1. Right now, great. DEMS is hiring 70, DMC is hiring, CEMS is hiring etc. there is a reason for these jobs always being available though...it is detroit after all, and not everyone can handle abused kids, stabbings, ODs and rapes for $8/hr. 2. See above. Lots of basic gigs. You can work...

Not super hard. Detroit EMS in General has a high turnover. CEMS usually has big hiring spurts every so often

I'm in an AEMT class now and IIRC mandatories are airway (combi), CPR, med admin, trauma & med assessment. Randoms are other basic skills like kedboarding. Definitely double check with your instructor though, I'm not 100%