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I have a T-shirt with NREMT Star of life logo on it with my name last initial on it then EMT-B. Have my patch on left side. Then I have the EMT pants aspen mills with reflective tape on pockets where my trauma shears are and pen light. I am now working as an EMT-B for an agency that needs EMTs...

I have an Scanner App on my Iphone, Recently I was listening to Nashville's EMS channel and the call came out and the address information and chief of complaint sounded like a computer or automated voice. and the information was repeated x3 station number, truck/rig number and type of of call...

In my training it was once a week at 4 hours, From August through December, 5 months it was a semester course at Ridgewater college, Willmar, MN. I suppose hours vary from state to state. The curriculum was online classroom "lecture" and practice skills, we used the JB learning text and online...

Get one of those Air fresheners that are used in the restrooms that spray every 10 mins. Put that in the rig. :rofl:

Well, I have to take one step at a time, I have tried too, At EMS agencies, But I landed a job working at a Girl Scout Camp for the summer and at a convention for 3 days. Its a start. Good Luck. :D

Did you try applying for OCFD I know they have a great fire academy. But I think the EMTs there have to be Firefighters. I saw the OCFD on a TV reality show called "The Academy" it was on FOX. Sorry I just realized that you are from NC not CA. But I know HR recruiters they actually input the...

I had to watch it a few times over too to see if it was real. But I looked like a reenactment to me. But the story about the ER physician's father was dramatic. You can tell that the ER doc. was choking up tears while he was telling the story about how his father's cardiac event was on how poor...

"Big city turn me loose and set me free." Merle Haggard.

" I thought I was doing something wrong!" Now I am not alone.:rofl:

I keep my penlight and Trauma shears bright yellow in my Glove pocket the 5.11 tactical series kind. and of course your PPE, gloves, and vicks for gag control when you have bad smells in the rig or on scene . :mellow:

Kind of the in the same boat up in Minnesota, I have got my EMT-B certification. Applied with Mayo Medical Transport AKA Gold Cross Ambulance. I got a call and they are looking for EMTs that are enrolled in Paramedic school. So a lot of the big guys are just hiring paramedics and only taking...

I recently watched a video, called CPR360 "EMS pit crew" about a medic that went into cardiac arrest. It was a great video on how the rate and depth and quality of good CPR can be effective. It also showed a monitor called ZOLL and it will actually show you how deep you are pushing. Great...

"Push Fast Push Hard!"

Wow! that's good to know, This staffing agency, they staff medical employees, like nurses, er techs, and I think HUC's AKA "Health Unit Coordinator" as well, but they are just starting to staff EMT-Bs now. But this job is only PRN. This summer I landed a job at a Girl Scout Camp and they are...

I was hired to work as an EMT-B at a convention/trade show there will be a partner with me and I the staffing agency that assigned me to the job. Stated that I don't require a EMT uniform. Just dress clothes. I have a Polo shirt that has my EMT-B patch and My name in the front. I think I would...

Recently, I was looking for some more ride along experience after EMT-B training. I was at a small volunteer agency that just bought a new "HORTON rig" very nice patient compartment with a Ford chassis. But as I was looking at the rear windows I noticed that there was no privacy window installed...

Strkyer cots Where I was assigned to my ride alongs, they just started to use the STRYKER cots with the buttons on the head end to raise all four legs on the cot and POC and Trendelenburg positions too. I like them. Actually the ambulance agency got the Strykers from, is HCMC in the Twin...

That is quite understandable Robb! We get the long end of the deal when other people don't pay for services or when some call 911 for little things like a toothache and other illnesses that are not necessary for EMS to get dispatched to.:rofl: its just ludacrist!

:rofl:Thats Crazy 30,000 dollars. Now I can see why my past Ambulance bill was almost 2,000 dollars. :angry:

It's targeting the sexual orientation of people, not patient care. It's a new generation of entertainment. But the language for a cable network filthy!:rofl: I remember watching blazing saddles back in the old school days, the TV networks censored the flatulence scenes. But today it's all right...