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Yes, I do volunteer with scout leaders rescue but that is not where this happened, it happened at my actual work and I do not work in Kenosha.

How is it identifiable? I did not mention where this took place or the company I work for.

Last night our squad broke down in a bad area and as we sat there waiting for a tow we were approached by a male holding his hands in his pants under his shirt, we are thinking he may have a gun so we watch him closely. He asks "Hey can I ask yalls a question? Last night you see I was really...

Garbage men can actually make pretty good money ive seen some starting out at 15 an hour and more. Again another job that requires no skill that pays more than an EMT so sorry guys the over abundance excuse doesnt make any sense because there are so many more unskilled people out there that have...

Im sorry but the over abundance of EMT excuse just does not work. Taco bell here starts out at 9.00 an hour with ZERO prior training at all and they are always hiring. There are alot more people out there with no training at all and they are making more than some EMT's. I think the reason the...

In Wisconsin before a utility worker can shut your power off they have to knock on the door and find out if anyone inside is on oxygen or if there is any other medical equipment that requires power, if there is they legally can not shut it off.

Radio Reference FTW.

I currently am an assistant and I would recommend it, Its a good way to learn and keep your skills sharp and be aware of the latest changes in EMS.

Move California is one of the hardest states in the country to get an EMT Basic job in.

Anyone have any experience with the Billings MT Branch of AMR? If so what are your opinions? What is their starting wage for an EMT Basic? I am really thinking on moving to Billings one of these days and I am just trying to get an idea of the job prospects there. Thanks in advance for any...

I could be wrong but being hired on with FDNY being only a basic doesnt sound very likely, From what I hear you would be damn luckly if you were able to get an IFT position in NYC as a basic. You might have a better chance with them applying as a Firefighter and not as an EMT.

Why not just go get your paramedic and apply for Milwaukee Fire?

You guys need to lay off, he made a mistake it happens. He doesnt deserved to be banished from EMS. No one was actually harmed from his bad decision so stop the holier than thou bs.

Its not an accelerated course so I dont know if it qualifies as a mill or not, it is just the course at our local community college. I think it actually helped me because knowing that made me work as hard as possible to make sure I passed.

Dont know how they run things there but in our class if a student fails 2 tests they are kicked out of the class and will have to start all over again from the beginning, if you failed your 2nd test after the halfway point of the class then you are kicked out and do not get any refund on the...

All Im trying to say is there is alot to be said for good BLS. Its not as useless as some would make it out to be. I have seen medics who were terrible medics because once they got out of medic class they forgot all of their bls skills. That being said I also know basic needs improvement.

And what is that taxi driver going to do when the person in the back starts to go into shock because he wasnt trained to identify early signs or take measures to prevent shock? Or what about a patient that needs good airway management?

You wouldn't think someone claiming to be a medic would say something so foolish. Basic is where it all begins and where you develop your good assessment skills, without a proper assessment ALS means nothing.

But you have to consider there are many jobs paying more than that with no training whatsoever required besides a High School Diploma so yes even though there are many emts and paramedics that doesnt equate to why the pay is so low. To put it into perspective the taco bell here is starting...

Up here in the Milwaukee area Basics are averaging around $10/hr and Paramedics are at about $15/hr