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Hello everyone, I never know what the hell to put in these intros...I've been a firefighter for over 11 years and have been medically licensed in one form or another for 12 or 13 years. Outside of my full time job, I am a POC firefighter and part-time EMT-I for a combo department that runs ALS. I like long walks in the rain....lol jk...

Ah shucks, just get in the kitchen and make me a sammich woman! *ducks from skillets and old lifepaks being thrown at me*

Maybe because they let their gay side come out in the locker rooms and don't want the wife & kiddies to know. Just sayin!

What? Did you think that being in EMS would be a cake walk and that all we do is sit around eating donuts and drinking coffee? When a call comes in we just drive lights and sirens to the stubbed toe, throw the guy in the back and drive lights and sirens to the stubbed toe emergency department? Welcome to real life. EMS professionals are highly trained health care providers nd transport specialists. If you want to be an EMT, then you've got to earn it. Put down the X-box and iPhone and crack the books instead. Spend an hour a day studying and you'll likely be highly succesful. Remember, if you decide to continue pursuing this career goal, the learning will never end. You will have to maintain your competency by researching and learning more every day. Here is the best advice I've been given, and you should try it: If you have to make a decision and have weighed all the options and consequences, yet still can't make the choice; flip a coin. If, after the coin toss, you decide to go for a best 2 out of 3, then you know what you want the answer to be. Follow through. Edit: I smell a troll.

The only reason you are still alive is because that guy probably went outside and died because he was laughing so hard.

Welcome man, it's good to have you! MI is well represented here in both attitude and intelligence..I look forward to your thoughts.

So what the heck is a POC firefighter? So if you like walks in the rain, do you love kittens too?

Welcome amigo, Jump in and get to know the gang. It is good to have you.

Hi there, fellow mitten-dweller! Welcome to the city.

I personally consider the level of paramedic to be just scratching the surface of the knowledge and skill set required to adequately care for and transport the sick and injured. To that end I would suggest working with a paramedic, and then being a paramedic as soon as possible. This is particularly true for EMT-B in the United States. Aside from areas of the world that are served with either a hearse or what ever closest vehicle is available, the basic level in the United States has to be one of the most inadequately trained providers in the world. I'm not saying that to be insulting, I'm saying that as the result of several years working at both levels and having suffered some bad injuries myself. I think the bar needs to be raised for EMT-B at least enough for them administer pain control, if nothing else. That would mean probably a couple week session of pharmacology. Intermediate plus some pain meds should be the lowest level for anyone who is responsible for responding to and treating patients anywhere. That's my $.02