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    Goodbye EMS I'll miss you dearly...I may return at a later date

    First off I'm posting this for mostly therapeutic reasons and to get stuff off my chest. I'm not asking for people to flame me for doing something wrong as everyone was once new and should be given a chance and everyone learns differently from different preceptors as well as learning at...
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    Picked up a PT on mushrooms

    Came in as an Overdose...k cool whatever. PT's friend meets us at the door and tells us he freaked out on mushrooms and felt like he needed to punch him in the face during the endeavor. Cool were not there to judge just to help. So we go through into the house and I see blood stains on the...
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    First Code for me :( Pediatric

    So I worked my first code yesterday, I wasn't running the code but we run a 3 person truck and I was the second attendant and our unit was first on scene. I thought we did really well but the individual didn't come back. It was particularly hard for me because the individual was an 11 year...
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    Weird one

    Soooo Get toned out for a 19 y/o male construction worker at the train station for "numbness in legs" so of course we thought he was just trying to get out of work. Show up there and he has no sensation or motor activity in his legs. So I begin my assessment, headaches, chest pain, SOB etc...
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    Industrial EMS Alberta

    My funds have become extremely low and I have now turned to the option of working industrial...However I can't go out for long periods more then a week and a half because i'm in EMT. So I was wondering if people knew any companies that have day jobs or week long jobs or are hiring people for...
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    Laws and Legislation Help

    Hi there. I am looking for some legislation for some answers for school I can't find the legislation for these anywhere...I live in alberta Canada...any help is appreciated as I can't find these anywhere. If I wanted to know what the amount of time from my last consuming an alchoholic...
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    International EMS oppurtunities for Canadians?

    Hi there, I'm currently taking EMT and was just curious what some good sites are to look into for possibly working or volunteering overseas with paid flights [lol] I just dont know anything about this and even if paid flights is an option?? I was wondering if there was anything that could be...
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    EMT Alberta study guides/techniques, online practice etc

    I'm currently taking EMT at sait and am just having a really hard time getting through some of the reading and I want to partially prepare a bit early for ACP write...anything you could suggest I would appreciate
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    Volunteer Oppurtunities in Southern Alberta?

    Came across caroline ambulance and st johns ambulance. Caroline really interests me but i talked to the person there and they're pretty much full. st johns looks like its just events and stuff like that which doesnt really interest me. I would just like to know if anyone has or knows of any...
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    Alberta Job Employment Rates

    I am just curious if it is easy to get a job in the province. The job postings on collegeofparamedics.org have slowed down a lot and I may possibly be going into EMT in september and am just kind of worried after reading numerous posts from the US that they are all volunteers and have trouble...
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    Best EMT School in Calgary Alberta?

    Hi there, I was wondering what the best school would be in calgary alberta. I took my EMR at sait and liked the instructors. I heard good things about Alberta health and safety institute. I also heard flatline respose wasn't very good. Can you recommend some others? Also my buddy was saying...
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    EMR ACP Test This Friday

    Hello I am taking my EMR ACP test this friday in alberta and was wondering if anyone else took it and their experiences on it? I have heard mixed things about it. I have heard the writtens not bad and the practical isnt bad either but I have also heard that they put questions on your exams that...
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