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  1. irish_handgrenade

    Careflite employee reviews

    I recently got offered a position as a ground paramedic at Careflite and would like to know if anyone here has any info on the service? I'm currently employed elsewhere and want to make the best decision. The position is in dallas county so any current or former employees please, I would be...
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    EMS relate self defense.

    Hello, my name is Jake, I work for Scurry county EMS in Snyder, TX. I recently had an idea to create an EMS related self defense class for my service, and I need some help. If anyone has news, stories, or scenarios related to assaults in the field and/or LOD deaths, I would like to use them in...
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    we've all been there what did you do?

    Ok we have all had the call for the unresponsive pt and when you arrive on scene it is painfully obvious that the pt is completely full of it. How did/do you handle this situation?
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    how dead is she?!

    Alright, got a weird friggin call for you guys that happened about 2-3 months back, see what you guys think. Early morning, approx 9:30ish, was called out to the local airforce base for an unresponsive female. My partner and I show up on scene, to find a whole bunch of first responders, from...
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    Unions????

    OK I realize this might... Ok, probably been beaten to death:deadhorse: but I was talking with some old dino medics recently and we were talking about nurses, and how they and their pay checks differ from us and ours. The thing that seemed to come up and not make much sense to me is the good...
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    Spring-loaded IV caths... WHY!?!?!

    Started working for a new service recently, and they use the spring-loaded IV caths. I feel these are completely unneccesary. They are like the old school sharps, that didn't have a protective sheath after using them but I have been having trouble with them. Any advice from people that use...
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    Well I made it

    Became a Paramedic yesterday, been a long road, but here I am Texas! 75 questions on my NREMT test.
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    just need to vent a little 1 of 3...

    Hey all Handgrenade here, I just need to vent a little about some things that been bothering me (not about this site or anyone on it) to people who might understand me. If you know me or anyone personally from these vents please don't flame me publicly, just pm me im ok with that. Yesterday...
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    WARNING!!:to any and all Texas EMS companies

    Do not do business with SouthWest Fight League!! Citizens EMS in clyde, texas worked an mma event in abilene a few months ago and still have yet to be payed for our services. In fact the promoter Julian Young refuses to answer or return our phone calls, emails, and faxes. In texas it is a law...
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    "ma'am, have you taken any viagra today?..."

    I'm probably a little late to the game on this but apparently old women take viagra to improve renal function... On a chest pain call today and my medic asked this old woman if she took viagra, and I though wow this lady is stupid! then I realized it was I who in fact was stupid. lol thought I...
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    Jobs in Texas?

    anyone know of a good way to search for jobs in Texas? I'm a basic but I should have my Int. in a month or so and I'm in my last semester of medic school. I also have fire cert but not sure if I'm ever going to use it... Any help would be really cool I am from Abilene and I currently work part...
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