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I definitely do get nervous when I interview. One thing that just clicked too is I never gave my reasoning for my answer, I just gave it. I think I will explain why I chose the answer I did. So its inheritanyly possible that I chose a good answer but I just didn't explain it enough or give a...

I actually ran a call like this a few weeks ago. Almost identicle except he had pain on his left lower quadrant. He was very weak, pale, diaphoretic and from the time we were on scene, 5 minutes, to when the ambo pulled up, 2 minutes later, his lips started turning blue, despite a pulse ox of 98...

How are they not rigged? The book teaches one thing but its completely different, in some aspects, out in the field. I mean look at the lifting scenario. I have mentioned to people on my crew when they are lifting improperly and i have done it in front of the patient. Now what do you think I...

For starters this is why I sometimes hate the EMS system. every test I have taken there are two obviously wrong answers and there are two right answers, but one answer is more right than the other. this applies to this situation. For the interview I was given the exact info that I gave you. I...

Interviews are such a pain. This last time was my first time interviewing with rural metro but my 3rd time applying . I am hopefully getting a call back for an interview next week but there are no guarantees and I just wanted some good feedback on these 3 scenarios, just in case they ask them...

I felt that the interview went great. All the other interview questions were based off of "how would you deal with a partner that you see stealing?" Questions like that. I of course answered them with I would not confront them directly and would go to a manager immediately. What would you have...

Well see that's the problem. These were my answers. Scenario 1: I would put the patient on 100% O2 via NRB and start a new assessment because this is still considered a BLS scenario. If the patient continued to breathe rapidly I would try and coach them down, telling them to take long, deep...

Scenario 1 You have a female patient in the back of the ambulance whose breathing rate is exceeding 25 breaths a minute. Your paramedic partner is not in the back of the rig and is busy elsewhere. what would you do? Scenario 2 You arrive at the hospital with a patient that is being...

I've been a working Firefighter/EMT-B for a little over a year and a half. I have applied to southwest ambulance a total of four times, only been invited to interview the third time. I have a possible interview coming up and I'm wondering what kind of questions they may ask? I have 3 scenario...

I started working as a reserve firefighter/EMT last June, one month after getting my EMT license. Been doing it ever since. I have applied 4 times to southwest ambulance, been turned down 3 times and I hopefully have an interview next week. The best advice is don't stop learning and even if you...