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I agree with narcan, and I'd strongly caution you about going into medic school without any experience as a B. Get some good solid BLS experience and you'll be a much better medic. Good luck!

Seriously?? Completely inappropriate for a "forum deputy chief". Not sure how you're used to treating people down in new zealand... but in AMERICA we like to show a little respect. But then again there's nothing but sheep down there anyway...

It absolutely disgusts me to see you talk to a fellow ems provider like this. Here's a guy who was humble enough and though enough of this forum to bring forth a valid problem, and you guys are calling him a troll (whatever that means) telling him to get out of the business?? Way to help a...

Maybe you could try working on your skills a little man, I know this is a tough time for you, but the truth is you'll have better success rates if you can give meds or control ventilation sooner. I've learned some good tricks over the years, feel free to pm me and I'd be glad to help if I can

I agree about hitting the gym, ive noticed your looking a little scrawny these days ;/

You forgot Ellen... I get lots of good advice from her!

Practical experience will help you the most, good luck in your career!

Exactly. Were having a very civil, grown up conversation.

Haha ok Aj... as a retiree and long time poster on this sight I'm sure it is hard to hear that you are wrong. We do have a very high volume, and because of that we are able to one of the national leaders in ems research and development. We run one of the most high performance systems in the...

80,000 calls a year, per capita the highest volume in the US. I'm sorry that all of you are so misinformed/had bad experiences/whatever the case may be, but you're still wrong. If you have well trained emt's who are taught correctly (like ours), they make exceptional medics, and much better...

We just got four new E-450 gas chassies, replacing the diesels about 2 a year. I agree with the above, but honestly the diesels didn't get much better mpg... especially the 6.0 powerstrokes. Theyre quiet, accelerate nicely, and are pretty comfortable. I can't imagine he gas will last as long as...

Haha not at all... but requiring six months of experience as a B is a step in the right direction.

The left coast doesn't do much right, but that I agree with.

Absolutely not. As a sgt. In a high performance system you can absolutely tell the difference between a medic who worked as a B first and one who went straight through school. AT BEST you get a book smart medic with no street experience. Maybe you can BS your way as an inexperienced medic in a...

? You like popcorn

B-p I'd strongly recommend getting at least a year of good solid experience as a BLS provider. Going straight from B-P will make you a very weak paramedic. There are those who will say otherwise... but theyre wrong. Good BLS is the foundation of good ALS

I can vouch for this story... it was crazy

driving Probably the hardest part for me was learning to drive smoothly with the medic in the back, while operating the lights/sirens, talking on the radio, eating, adjusting the music, and driving with my knee. I've gotten pretty good at it though...

I ate a rattlesnake one time... we was drunk too, rolled up on him on our four-wheeler, I was all "run over that :censored: and see what happens"... he was all wiggling and he tried to bite me I said "no snake!" Then I beat him in the head with my machete... said "I'm about to eat you with some...

Maybe you should stage a little more often there epicmedic... then we could avoid SOG's being written hahaha ;)