DrParasite--thanks for the reply. I've heard it is a requirement that your employer at least pay you for hours worked if you are attending mandatory training regardless if it is at their facility. I cannot find any info as of yet on the internet.
two questions:
Is an employer required to pay for a re-certification class that is required for your job? (PALS, PHTLS, etc. not including EMT or Paramedic recert)
Is an employer required to pay you your regular hourly pay while you take a re-cert class mentioned in the above question...
You just became my personal hero with this post!
This may be off topic (too bad mods!) but did you find medic school or MS I/MS II harder? Just curious...
Lol yeah behind the monkey bars at first recess. The message is for him and him alone. But thanks for commenting on something you don't know anything about haha j/k. It was an airplane rid actually!
Really? Just stop. I found AIN'T in the dictionary as well, doesn't mean it's a proper English word. Before long, word's like "cuz" will be featured as well. It's not a proper word, so don't use it.
To the OP, my question is, and I'm not trying to incite any kind of discussion about it, why...
Okay....how does one retire from an internet forum? Getting a pension?
In case you manage to read this, thanks for reneging on your offer to let me shadow you and "forgetting" several times to make good on your promise. To let you know, I was looking forward to riding with you for several...
http://www.ems1.com/ems-products/patient-handling/articles/852643-Tenn-firefighter-medic-fends-off-pit-bulls-with-spine-board/
I strongly believe it be required that people be licensed to own, care for, sell, or breed pit bulls. They are incredibly dangerous and incredibly trendy among...
http://www.ems1.com/search-rescue/articles/816190-Calif-medic-instructor-wades-through-snakes-to-reach-crash-victim/
The only thing that would have made the story "better" is if it was man-eating pirahnas instead of (or in addition to) snakes. Cue Indiana Jones music.
Since when is one year too time consuming?
It depends on when you plan on going to med school and what you are doing right now as far as school (are you in undergrad right now?). There really is no point in spending a year or two just to be a paramedic for 3 or 4 years. About the time you get...
Amazing
I was given a pair of scissors, a small glove pouch, and a duffel bag :sad:
Paid for out of pocket:
Two BDU pants
Pair of converse tactical boots per uniform policy
Two polo uniform shirts
A pullover
Raincoat
ball cap
company approved belt
When they switched the winter coats...
Seems pretty scary! I think services that hire and/or train new medics should always pair them with an experienced medic, not an EMT.
OP, I'm not a medic but I find when I take my time I am more thorough and can catch a lot of information---I loooove getting thorough patient histories. And...