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  1. TechMedic

    Havent renewed NREMT since 2012

    Im currently on a hiatus from EMS while I pursue a career in IT. I got my NREMT EMT-I back in 2012 but never kept up with it since it wasnt required to hold my state license. My Texas AEMT license is currently inactive and will require me to get my NREMT cert back when I go back to active. While...
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    Are you liberal or conservative?

    I used to vote republican, but after trump and how he really brought out the far right, I cant morally or ethically vote that way anymore. Guess Im leaning more left than I thought. Honestly Im not sure where I would place myself but I am a progressive, never considered myself a conservative.
  3. TechMedic

    first call of the day is...

    Lift assist an hour away for a 500+lbs patient to and from a doctor's office...on a manual stretcher
  4. TechMedic

    Positivity!!

    You got me, that wasn't very positive.
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    Positivity!!

    Nope. Haven't been for a while but I do miss that side. I have seen a lot and learned a lot riding out with them. Mostly they are all *******s but that's firefighters for you
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    Positivity!!

    I used to do 911 but now I'm in transport because that's where the money is. Nothing makes my day better than making these patients who are probably neglected by their nursing staff just smile. It's not much but it feels good when they say you are the best medic and always try to request you
  7. TechMedic

    Mobile Apps

    EMS Notes, extremely helpful, and can be used with a narrative generator program.
  8. TechMedic

    In need of help: study partner for EMT-B in Houston

    Are you going to hcc?
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    Dealing With Bad Calls

    Calls don't seem to bother me. I've never felt anything after a code and my first major trauma was a guy who got stabbed in the heart and I just thought it was cool to see. I don't feel anything towards patients
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    Intoxicated EMS workers

    Stupidity isn't limited to the patients and this is a new level of it. It's a very serious accusation so be sure you have some proof of it. That said, not only do I hope they get fired but serve jail time. There is no way they would be able to function if their patient was dying. They are...
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    New, Paramedic Student

    Welcome to the internet, the thing that will put all of your EMS books to shame and cause you to become obsessed with cats while decimating any faith you have ever had in humanity. :) Yes, it gets worse...
  12. TechMedic

    partner that passes away...

    You don't. If you are working for the right people, then everyone becomes your brother/sister/friend. You can walk on a scene where someone has taken their life and just seen it as a DOA, but when its someone you know, you become that one person you do your best to calm down and keep away from...
  13. TechMedic

    Employment at Bay Star

    Im going in for orientation tomorrow at Bay Star in Houston. Anyone here who currently, or has in the past, worked for Bay Star?
  14. TechMedic

    Met girls on the job that you liked?

    Met one I really liked. Let's just say the Hindenburg had a better ending
  15. TechMedic

    Houston, Texas

    If you are planning to go to paramedic, don't go to hcc. Trust me. Their fire school is excellent though. The transport companies around here are pretty low rate and many have been busted by the fbi for fraud. If you want experience, join a volunteer fire department along with a transport. I...
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    EMT-B Student curious about the field.

    I'm in Houston and we have plenty of transport companies here. I started off at a volunteer fire department because it's the best way to get experience and they are almost always hiring.
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    Best Psych Calls

    The one where I met the grim reaper.
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    First Trauma call

    Congrats you broke your cherry. My first code was a disaster. We were first on scene and forgot to bring everything in, the monitor, the Lucas, O2... We also had the two hardest paramedics on that day, and on top of everything it was pouring rain. I didn't have a trauma call until about a year...
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    Your first job as a BASIC

    I volunteered at a local fire department. They did pay per call and it wasn't much but it's a nice little gift at the end of the month. By far the most valuable thing was the experience because everyone knows you can't teach street in class
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    Calming a parent.

    Whatever you do, don't call them erratic. Especially a new mother...that was a bad night
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