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I am really starting to get discouraged. It's been over 3 months since I got my license and I still keep calling the volunteer squad in my area, to which I sent my application in over 2 weeks ago. The fire administrator told me to call him back today, and naturally I get a voicemail. I left a...

Just wanted to say hi again. Currently trying to volunteer with one of my city's suburbs. They require 12 hours a week which is good for me because I work 30 hours a week and am taking 18 credits this semester. Took the advice of everyone and one of my classes is medical terminology online...

I am currently looking to put my EMT-B license to use. I can either keep my full time restaurant job and volunteer on my days off, or try to get a job doing transports. I have Mondays and Wednesdays off, so I was thinking that I could volunteer on my days off and maybe an early shift before my...

How hard is it for a Paramedic in the United States to obtain a license in BC or Ontario or any of the other Provinces. Would a paramedic from the USA be considered a PCP or a ACP? Or is it impossible to get reciprocity, and do I have to receive 100% canadian training. I am considering moving...

I passed. Woohoo! Couldn't help bragging and starting another thread. cut me off at 70 and I passed. What a relief.

How important do you guys think working as a basic is prior to a paramedic program is? Is doing the bare minimum of 6 months ample, or should I really get my BLS skills to be second nature. Just confused on the route I should take especially since it is so hard to find work as a basic...

Should I take one this fall? I heard it helps to be a phlebotomist to make it easier get a job as an ER tech. Is this true? It costs 395 dollars. Is it worth it?

I am a full time student in the fall and just finished my EMT class. How hard is it to work part time as an EMT and be a full time student at the same time? I guess on slow shifts I could study. However, doing transports I bet I wouldn't have that much free time to study? Advice?

http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressLibrary/Home.cfm?CFID=x&CFTOKEN=x&Refresh=1&HR=http://www.portlandlibrary.com/research/online.htm Got these two practice tests for free off this site, in conjunction with my local library. All you have to do is enter your library card number as a...

Class is over. I passed my practical exams and got a B+ in the class. 4 students including me got perfect scores on our IPE. Now I just have to take the NREMT-B CBT and should have my license within a month or so, hopefully. My teacher was awesome and everyone was great. Just wanted to...

This is a scenario for septic shock in my workbook. You are dispatched to a long term care facility for an older man with a history of high fever. You arrive to find an 80-year-old man who is responsive to painful stimuli and has the following vital signs: blood pressure 80/40 mm Hg, weak...

Is it best to get my undergrad first and work as a basic or intermediate? Or is it best to become a paramedic first (associate degree) and get my undergraduate degree later. I am currently finishing up Emt-B class and going full time in the fall at the CC as liberal studies major. I plan on...

Just finished my AVOC training yesterday. We finished in one day instead of 2. I had never driven an ambulance or any large vehicle (bigger than a jeep) before. Using those mirrors is a lot harder than it looks. I am amazed people were allowed to drive an ambulance in the past without this...

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070425/ALERT01/70425003 Sodium hydroxide got in the drinking water. People taking showers developed chemical burns and an MCI was declared.

As opposed to a 911 service. Especially since I am a student, I need a flexible schedule. Are transport services more lenient with scheduling? Here is the place I would like to work for after I get my NREMT-B certification (God willing). http://www.maineambulance.com/index.html They do...

Got my first clinical tomorrow. Really nervous. 7am to 7pm. Gotta get 5 patient contacts for my class. Wish me luck.

How hard would it be to get a Bachelors degree in Biology or similar after getting an AAS in Paramedicine which is fairly heavy in biology type stuff? The CC I go to has an agreement with the local university to transfer all credits for students with an AA degree but I wonder how hard it would...

Anyone else see how they do compressions and provide ventilations via BVM? LOL, The compression rate is like 30 a minute, and you can imagine the way they do the bvm.

Just passed my practical, and embarrassingly missed two written questions (90%). Anyways, I also just passed Cardiac Arrest and Management and Airway Management. Also got a 92 on my first quiz. Just feel a lot better, and feel like bragging:P I actually did something right, as I was really...

I am currently an EMT student in Maine. I plan on finishing up (getting the NREMT-B), working as an EMT-B for at least a year while taking some general ed courses, and then going for my associates in paramedicine. I would like to work as a paramedic in New York City. I know in order to do...