Kane

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Kinda.... Diving Medical Technician.

E.M.S.

Yeah Kane, you can join our team. I am taking my first diving course this summer, then open water rescue class in the fall. Already high angle rescue certified as well as ACLS
PALS
PHTLS
AHA CPR instructor
EMT instructor
also an informatics specialist which means I train with the new laptop/tablets we are using to go paperless with our ambulance runreports
I'm sure I'm missing some things.

BumbleB

nice. I would love to get into a dive resvue or recovery team. Hell i dive any chance i get anyway.

Gr8Bullet

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Hey my friend is almost an EMT/FF. Props to you guys! You got to deal with some crazy ish man. My friend tells me all the time. Plus the ride alongs when he with the fire fighters.... I couldn't do that... Props!

paulmasoner

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congrats on the EMT-P, thats not easy.

USAF FF, former EMT-B
IFSAC certs for FF I&II, ARFF, Pumper, MWS, various vehicle license's, Instructor I&II, Inspector I&II, Officer I, Hazmat Tech, Hazmat IC

E.M.S - you guys will love the tablet based run reports. our FF/Paramedics at my old station in Hawaii did.

Kane

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That is a lot of initials for a paper pusher.... LOLZ


I keed I keed.

E.M.S.

^^^ Ha ha ha

I WOULD love the tablet based system if we were running Ambupro, but we are using Zoll Data Systems - EPCR. it sucks. it isn't user friendly, it takes way too long to pop out a run report and the vitals feature is such a hassle. Ambupro is the way to go i have used three systems and Ambupro was the easiest to learn, the fastest way to get through a report because it is layed out just like a paper report except it has more features that you CAN use, you don't have to use them. in the Zoll system you have to use the extra features or atleast click through them. plus there is no way to save patient data to the server to be called up again by the user if it is a frequent flyer or if the pt is unresponsive and we have no idea what medications they are on.

oh well, noone cares what the users think even though they had us test out three tablet based systems for 2 years before they implemented them. The Zoll system was the one that nobody voted for. how do I know? I counted the votes.

Schimmle

Well I guess I shall now join this thread. Paramedic

paulmasoner

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dude, you have no idea how true since i've been in belgium. i mean, i never did anything before. but out here i have a couple of nasty secondary programs, enough to have my own office to house the paperwork

it sucks, actual work/responsibility... lol

medman

Well I am a medical student. Part of the healthcare team. Does that count?

E.M.S.

^^^ no.

you make actual money. you only get to join us here if you plan on working in the ER.

medman

I actually make negative 65k a year right now. I used to be an ER tech for a few years.

E.M.S.

you fit right in then...

BumbleB

Lol^^^^^

BumbleB

Im bumping this up guys. I passed my EMT final and practical so now all I need to do is pass my NREMT. Fire Academy starts in September and Medic starts in January. Im not sure I will ever be out of school.

paulmasoner

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^^ thats why i dropped my EMT.

B is a glorified bystander, I is not a lot better, Paramedics are the only ones whose job is worth the education/training and CEU's

Kane

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Speaking of medical stuff, talked to DUSTOFF here yesterday, those pilots and flight crews are awesome!

I may get to do some hyperbaric training with them too.... sweet.

Robert Ray

I know I'm bringing an of thread back to life but I just found it. I'm a volunteer ff/emt. We run approximately 800 calls a year.

E.M.S.

Actually, I'm glad you brought other back from the dead...yesterday I got a great phone call, Finally got hired as a Firefighter/paramedic. Just thought I would share the good news.

BumbleB

Great thread Bump I am now a FF looking for a job. Im putting out some apps but I know times are tough out there.