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Just thought I would ask for a couple opinions on something I'm interested in, EMS as a business. Recently AMR[EMS corp] bought out two large private EMS services. And especially with the one acquired in St. Louis, they have a pretty good presence in every region in the US. I am interested in...

Hi everyone, been awhile... I was just wondering if anyone knew any way for a Paramedic that is trained by UK standards (or any other standards) to be eligible to challenge or take the NR test to become a paramedic in the US. Is there anything that parallels the RN test for paramedics from...

So we are learning how to start IV's in class and it seems like everyone has certain things that they do to make it easier to get one started... I was just wondering if you guys had some tips/unusual habits or something you did to make it easier or less painful to start IV's...

That was an interesting read...I do object to the idea of Universal Health Care...Mainly on the basis of personal choice. Our ability to get a problem looked at when we feel it is a problem is a very powerful thing, something that isnt found in Canda (Or other nations with similar healthcare)...

Man killed at Miami airport Sources say passenger claimed to have bomb MIAMI - A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot and killed by a federal air marshal Wednesday on a jetway to an American Airlines plane that had arrived from Colombia, officials said. Homeland...

Just had a quick question... Whats the MOST that you have heard of someone in EMS (on field as EMT or Paramedic) making in salary... The most that I've heard is of one guy who had been working as a paramedic for nearly 20 years at same company and was pulling in almost $90k working in field(not...

In all my times on abulances (Ive never driven one, thought I'll be driving one in a few weeks.), the closest that we've gottent to "being irritated" by people not getting out of the way of sirens/lights is a guy that barely hit us, and that wasnt too big of a deal.... anyways....What happens...

Well, I'd like to say hi to everyone. Now, thats over with, I had a question, I just moved to St. Louis for College and am about to join a Private Ambulance Company. I used to volunteer for local Fire and sometimes ride with State Ambulance where I'm from. So I just wanted to ask from those of...