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  1. island emt
    I don't think high school student is an occupation.
  2. island emt
    In a word YES It is not the pretty picture painted on TV.
  3. island emt
    Welcome to the City. Many hospitals hire Paramedics to be ER technicians in the northeast.
  4. island emt
    your level of ignorance is getting old.
  5. island emt
    Yes : It's not like being a burger flipper for 4 hr shifts at Mc Rat meat.
  6. island emt
    If you provide negligent care the company will throw you under the bus so fast your head will spin. EMT's are a dime a dozen as the schools churn them out every 12 weeks. It is an entry level position with minimal educational requirements.
  7. island emt
    anyone else smelling a troll here???? Lots of threads with off base commentary! Just sayin
  8. island emt
    With a sexual assault record he will not be allowed to be licensed as an EMS provider. Period ! ALL US states do criminal background checks and even if it happened when a minor it will show up.
  9. island emt
    We'll cut you a little slack as a newbie that hasn't worked in the field, but please don't presume that EMS is what you have seen on TV.
  10. island emt
    only if the patient dies in the hospital. We don't transport bodies to the hospital so the doctors can pronounce them. Death is something we deal with on a regular basis, and it's part of our job to help the survivors .
  11. island emt
    It can be hard for a person with epilepsy to hold a drivers license. It is a disability that will make it hard to be employable in the field of EMS.
  12. island emt
    I have a fluorescent PINK stethoscope in my jump bag. WHY you might ask???? Because no-one will walk off with it and it glows in the dark. Hasn't grown legs in the 6 years I've had it.
  13. island emt
    the Brits have a couple of teen driving PSA'a that are very graphic and moving. They are out there on the web. I showed some of them to a basic class I taught a couple years ago and got good reviews from the kids.
  14. island emt
    Sure is flat out there in sasquach land. Nice cross winds too. Setting at zero f tonight with winds 45 mph steady & gusting to 60 mph.supposed to drop down to -10 by morning. you can close the freezer door anytime Trevor.
  15. island emt
    any follow up on whether the bloke made it to the hospital alive?
  16. island emt
    Steve: Were these new to the level students? Or upgrade from I-85?
  17. island emt
    Sad to hear that a young teen can be drugged & raped by multiple perps and nothing happens.
  18. island emt
    we do not have a legal right to search through their belongings. That said : doing a trauma assessment from head to toe will allow you to determine quickly if the pt is armed on their person. I have discovered firearms on a pt and removed them to the safety of an outside compartment or the leo on scene. Once had a 70ish grandma with chest pain, that when assessing for lung sounds found a loaded round in the chamber colt in a strap holster on her waist.. Sorry not in my ambulance ma am.
  19. island emt
    it was the attitude of the empire to the towns & cities they had contracts with. Basically FU we're leaving. It wasn't that they couldn't get paid. The checks were going from insurance companies to the customer instead of directly to the empire. That meant they had to collect their bills from the customer . It's not just in Mass they have bailed out of contracts. Unlike the left coast: We expect a company under contract to fulfill it's legal contract.
  20. island emt
    you'd have to understand the politics behind the joke. The evil empire bailed out of several non profit making contracts recently and Cataldo has stepped in as the new knight in shining armor.
  21. island emt
    If I'm getting this right the children's father is not your current husband??? Call the district attorneys office in the town or county where your daughter is. Ask to speak to them and explain in careful detail what you have told us. They have the ability to investigate and make things happen.
  22. island emt
    welcome to the city John
  23. island emt
    how about something as simple as" can you get out of the car the same as you got in" ???? If they wanted to evaluate them from there fine
  24. island emt
    Remember EMS is a hands on sport. When you get to things like evaluating a PT or bandaging , splinting , immobilization. Don't be the clown standing at the back of the room watching. Get into the middle of it. get down and do it. Volunteer to be the pt or the equipment runner. GET INVOLVED! It may seem like a simple thing, but every class has a couple of folks that don't want to get down & play.
  25. island emt
    Pay attention and read all the materials provided. Don't fall behind on the reading. Most of all have fun!
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