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Would just like to say hi to everyone here, I'm about halfway through my EMT class and look forward to getting into EMS. I am here to learn from vets and keep up on current issues in EMS Thanks, Rob

Does anyone know of any Ipad or Windows based pharmacological/drug inventory apps/applications? We are a small service and I am looking to change the way we do our drug inventory. I thought it might be worth looking into something based on an Ipad for convenience. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Does anyone have experience with this company? I know that they lost a large contract last year due to a lack of oversight: http://www.ems1.com/ems-education/articles/1099477-Maine-EMS-company-loses-contract-after-training-scandal/ But the end of the article seems optimistic. I am hoping to take my EMT course here, as it is more convenient in respect to its location (it is held on the University of New England campus in Biddeford), but do not want to compromise my education or the certification that I hope to gain from it. Thank you for your replies.

Not sure what you're looking for exactly... I use epocrates daily in the hospital. You can load favorite drugs, I have ACLS protocols at quick reference, tons of different calculators to available. It's a free app also I think.

Salary is only a part of the equation. Think cost of living. The cost of living in a city like NY, LA, or Chicago is far different than in a smaller, more rural town. If you made 99K and lived in a small town in the middle of Kansas, you would be living large. In a big city, think ridiculous taxes, high cost of food and goods, gas prices, private schools(if the schools in your neighborhood are lousy), home prices, property taxes, etc, and that 99K doesn't go nearly as far as you might think. Yes, that IS a lot of money, but you need to put things in context. Salaries in larger towns NEED to be higher- especially for city workers mandated to live in the area- or people would never be able to afford to live and work there. Think about it- would you want to be a NYC or LA cop- with all the dangers they face- and try to live on 30K/yr? Yes, EMS salaries need to improve everywhere, but we also cannot directly compare our jobs to being a cop or firefighter in terms of job description. A firefighter or cop's basic job description is essentially the same wherever you go. There is no stereotypical EMS provider. Think of all the types of providers and the differences between their job responsibilities- from advanced to basic, private, special events, hospital based, fire based, county, etc. It's impossible to come up with a standard pay scale that would apply to the entire spectrum of what we do. That said, yes, we do need to be more organized politically, but for the above reasons and more, even with a major union affiliation or organization, it would be difficult to generate a cohesive national agenda that takes into account the various levels of training and/or job responsibilities.