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Marion Co, Indiana (city of Indy) JUST now has granted EMTs the ability to use glucometers. Yes, really. It's brand-spanking new, and we have to do *both* an online training course and a hand's-on to get signed off to actually use it.

I got my certificate in May 2013. I took most of the summer off, and started applying to various places in August. I had a job offer at my #1 pick by the end of Sept.

Not everyone is from CA? I tend to click on and read a lot of threads I have no info to offer, am just reading out of curiosity. But I have no idea where to find a CA ambulance driver study book.

Unfortunately that is why airlines did away with their bereavement fares. Abuse. I agree that it would be a really, really great thing to have available to people who legitimately need it! But that requires proof, something that can be difficult and indelicate to come by. "Yes, ma'am, we know...

Also, you'd be surprised at the number of flight attendants who are either former or current nurses, EMTs or paramedics. :) There are some out there!

As others have stated, airlines have online medical control they contract with that can be reached via radio or sat phone at any time needed. At my airline, we could hand over the EMK or FAA Medical Kit to any MD or DO, and with permission we could give it to whoever medical control says to give...

If the airlines wanted more 'medically trained' people on their planes, they'd just increase the medical training of their cabin crew. Flight attendants are trained to pretty much EMR-level standards during new-hire training. (I was one for 7 years, and I was also a FA instructor.) They're all...

The Indy VA hospital has an ED. We can take patients who qualify for VA care there like any other transport, we are required to call in advance to advise of arrival and give the last 4 of SS and PT's initials. Patients who do not qualify for VA care we are not to ever transport to VA, and they...

The VA's ER can turn away patients.

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Marion Co, Indiana (city of Indy).

http://www.danner.com/product/womens/recon-8-black-200g.html i have these. They're good boots. They're not side-zip, so they're not quick-on/quick-off but they're super comfortable and made in USA.

Unless I've had a rare shift where I come in contact with nothing icky, I do not re-wear anything without washing first. My boots live in the closet in the laundry room (where I come in the house from the garage). They do not ever, EVER, walk through my house.

In situations where a Pt doesn't want us to transport, and they are not under the influence of any substances and are fully alert, oriented and aware of situation we try to talk them into it, failing that we call our medical control and ask for a doctor to talk about getting an SOR. The doc will...

I have a super generic name. On my name tag at work it has first initial, last name. Which if someone tried to look me up by that there are literally THOUSANDS of people with that first initial last name combo. Good luck! My public FB profile does not show anything 'personal', the info I do...

I work 911 response in indianapolis. It's not on your list but if you make it to Indy I'm sure something could be arranged. A phone call to management a day or two prior to shift and a bit of paperwork is all that's necessary.

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We're supposed to get SSN. If we don't it's not a crisis but it is something we're "supposed" to get. I ask for it, I enter it. I have had a few patients refuse to give it, I said "ok" and moved on without pushing the issue.

Medic school is a huge time commitment. In Indiana it can be done through Ivy Tech as a two-school-year community college program or through a hospital program that is a "full time" gig for a year. The year long programs are time consuming and intense with their classroom and clinicals...

I work for a city and we are specifically NOT allowed to do any repairs on vehicles. Any breakdowns, of any sort, and we have to call our supervisor and fleet services. If there's a pax onboard another medic unit will be dispatched to come pick up the pt and they'll assume care & transport. We...