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hey everyone! So I just moved to San Diego from Santa Clara county (Northern California) and was wondering which ambulance companies run the 911 contract down here in SD. I understand that Rural/Metro in conjunction with the SD Fire Dept form the San Diego Medical Enterprise which holds the...

Was wondering if anyone was familiar with incident paging services such as IPN or 1stresponder. I was thinking about subscribing to a service to receive incident updates in my area. IPN offers it pretty cheap, I believe $12 a month? I have a motorola 2-way T900, I'm thinking about using...

Anyone here been with or had an experience with Rural/Metro ambulance? I finish my EMT training next month and plan on taking my NR right away. I'm from CA (San Francisco Bay Area to be exact) and am moving down to San Diego to finish my degree at UCSD. Rural/Metro has the 911 contract down...

So I just purchased a Master Cardiology (black edition, damn its sexy) online and had it engraved, it should be done directly on the chestpiece as opposed to the tubing. I understand its an overkill scope for EMS use, but I'm a pre-med student and hope to attend Med School in the future, so I...

So I was reading through an EMT-B study guide and one of the questions was: "You arrive on scene to discover a 65-yo female lying on the floor of her living room. Your first step in the care of this patient is to a) begin chest compressions b) apply AED c) maintain an open airway d)...

I just had a quick question about the format of the NR test. Anyone who has already taken it, I would love to hear your input. Whats the average time it takes to finish (i understand it varies since some reach their point limit before others), how many questions are presented, and are the...

Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows which states currently follow the NR guidelines for patient care and which ones follow their own state guidelines? Thanks

I am currently in the middle of my EMT training program, in California. Other than the local fire department, AMR is the only ambulance company that responds to 911 calls in CA (any other states?). I was wondering if anyone here is with AMR, and can tell me what the hiring process is like. Thanks