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    CA EMTs and Medics looking for a fresh start?

    Hall Ambulance in Kern county is accepting applications for EMT and Paramedic. If you want to work in a somewhat busy, first in, 911 system with state of the art equipment, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE! Kern county is one of the best counties in Ca with a wide scope and freedom to act as a true 3rd...
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    clip art for shirts

    I'm trying to create some shirts but I'm pretty dumb when it comes to this. Basically what I'm looking for are the letters EMS with the american flag inside the letters. I've seen fire shirts like this but no one has the ems letters with a flag background in them. Anyone have any idea what I'm...
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    Do you get xmas bonuses?

    Exactly the title. As Christmas approaches does your service do anything for the employees? Gift cards, cash, or anything else? I checked the mail today and was pleasantly surprised to receive a little something. Ive only been with my present company a month or so. So...
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    Re-cert in Kern

    So its coming to that time now... time to re certify my kern county/ca state card. I have my skills and application filled out and ready to turn in. My question is how long does it take from app drop off to the state website being updated/my card in hand?
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    embracing the rickEresq

    So i have a weird little theater like room in the new house amd was thinking about decorating it with an ems theme. Heres the problem.. i am not creative, so emtlife, design it. I dont know what to do with it. I have various patches from departments that i guess i could do the framed patch thing...
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    t shirt help

    looking for some ideas for a station shirt. Were trying to incorporate a honey badger in there somewhere. Front logo being small over the left breast that says something like "Los Angeles County" in an arc text with either a star of life or company logo in the middle and our station # flat along...
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    what do u do with ridealongs??

    So our station is in one of the busiest areas of la county. We get alot of ride alongside. I find myself not having them do enough and I can tell they get bored. So... what do u do with your 3rd riders?
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    calls per shift

    Pretty self explanatory. We work 24's and im just trying to see how you guys fair. What's the average number of calls you do? Do u cancel alot of transport everything? Lately we have run avg of 15 per shift with just about no cancels and long er waits.
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    bucket list ems

    Was reading some random article somewhere earlier and it said something about the guys ems bucket list. Got me thinking... what's ur bucket list for ems. Here's mine: no particular order.. Out of state ift To hop a medivac as a provider Swat standby Drive a fire truck Get a pt that isn't...
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    holding the wall

    Don't know how common of a term it is but as I sit here with a pt I think...how does everyone else get in and out of the hospital in a timely manner? Maybe its just the abuse of the system or maybe this hospital is really slow. We've been waiting for a bed for the last 2 hours and 12 mins...
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    amr guys *uniform question*

    so as i right now i have one uniform with 6 more that they ordered for me from armamark. no i see alot of guys with the fd style fleese looking job shirt. is there a place to get the "extras" of our uniform stuff? at hq they only have the ppe stuff (brush jacket, all weather, helmets etc.) also...
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    display name

    is there a way to change the display name? tried searching but found absolutely nothing. cant find anything in the user cp area... #stumped
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    do you like driving?

    just a random question. so far most the people ive talked to in person say either they hate driving or the love it. i know in the ALS units the emt is gonna drive to the hospital but what about you and your partner? do you love driving or hate it? im undecided. i am going to get a new partner...
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    Using a GPS

    so search wont return results for GPS so if its been discussed please point me in that direction. basically what is the fastest loading gps that you guys use? i know how to map but on the long distance transports and junk it would be nice to have a little help. i was thinking about getting a...
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    looks like people are starting to get hired!

    So just out of curiosity how long did it take till you landed your emt job? I looked and applied for 2 years and just now hot an offer. In those 2 years I had 2 interviews. All in the last 4 months. I noticed a few more than usual posts about people getting jobs so figured id poll you guys
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    Finally got a conditional job offer!! in CA!!!!

    Well after giving up on being an EMT in Ca i recieved a call for an interview with amr. they offered me a job which of course i took. i am suposed to start orientation on Nov 14! so freaking happy! anyway got a question for the guys that work 24's. i notice they pay you significantly less for...
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    pepper spray FTW

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMkoeNAEFAA Watch and enjoy. I got a kick out of it. Retaliation for when u put Tabasco in my soda.
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    see ya

    After having my emt basic card for about a year and a half i have decided that i am giving up on the emt jobs. i have applied everywhere and recieved one interview for a position that was over 100 miles from home which was not in my best interest for 9.00 an hour. it was a good shot but its...
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    impailed object

    So without starting another civil war about a tv show that was canceled and now appears on netflix i have a legit question on how to handle this call. long story short: Pt falls back off some stairs and is impailed through his abdomen by i verticle piece of rebar. according to medic no...
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    amr antelope valley

    They did their batch of interviews and wondered if anyone else managed to be there today. I had a good time and was pretty impressed with the few supervisors I met today. If you were there good luck and this is the place to talk about it
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