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Silly question: I'm still an EMT-B student but am curious about how EMT (and I guess FFs too) deal with wearing contacts on 24 hour shifts. Whenever I sleep for more than an hour with contacts I wake up with some serious eye goobies. Do you sleep (if you get a chance to sleep) with them in...

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/12/27/stop_ambulance_fee_rip_offs/ Essential BCBS's solution is to pay the ambulance companies what they want to pay. Wouldn't a better solution be for patients (in non emergencies) to use cheaper transportation...

From my research I've found that most companies have 8, 12, or 24 hour shifts. But is there typical start/end times to these shifts? Or does it vary widely by company? Also are weekend shifts usually easier/harder for a newbie to get? I ask because I plan to work as an EMT-B part-time and would...

I'm thinking of taking an EMT-B course in 2011. Any suggested reading to help me get prepared for the course?