Don1977

Ok........Ill give you that one.....

...but yet you added your comment.......

Mobis!!!!! You whacko!! I love it!! Your my hero!! lol

I've always said "Its called volunteer for a reason".. No one forces you....

Thats a good attitude..... I been a paid EMT for 9 years and very rarely get a thank you... EMS/Fire is something that is thankless and people take us for granted.....

Hate to see what he did in high school.....

Happy Thanksgiving all!!!!!!

Yes.......the priorities in life...........

Depends on what state you are in, Pennsylvania EMT's start at between $8-$10 an hour, In Illinois they start between $12-$14 an hour. It depends on cost of living in the state and what you can do, PA we are very limited on what we can do as compared to some states

Good luck, couldn't pay me enough to be a line officer or administrative officer.......I got fed up with being chairman of membership committee in 3 months... Good luck and hope it works for you!!!

Note to self: Don't get critically sick or injured in FSU EMT's district....I might be better off just walking to the hospital then have you respond.... Your dead on.......agree 1000%

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh and I live here now,I been an EMT for 9 years here in PA. "The center" as its called by the students has a more evasive medic program, they schedule all your ride time and hospital time and only the center can you precept with STAT MEDEVAC and Pittsburgh EMS. CCAC is the community college that offers the medic program and actually has a poor passing rates as compared to the center who has a higher rate and costs more but well worth it. I have heard alot of good things about the center medic program. Good luck buddy! Anymore questions, private message me on here.....

I haven't had too many patients die on me, I did however had a 3 month old die on Christmas Eve morning 3 years ago from SIDS, it was an Inter-facility emergency transport with Children's hospital of Pittsburgh critical care transport team. This was a terrible way to end a 12 hour shift, I admit I did get a bit teary eyed for a few minutes, but mostly because it was a day before Christmas and the fact the child died at home and the mother was at work at that time had no idea what happened. I have cried over family death my step-mom and grandfather were ones I did not take well, especially my step mom who was 30 when she died of diabetic complications, I just spoke to her 3 hours prior to my dad finding her dead in there bed, she said she didn't felt good, but she had dialysis that day so that was nothing new for her to feel like that. I have had a handful die after we transfer them to hospital bed, I feel sad, but never down, just clean truck up change the linen on the cot and continue to next call......nothing more you can do....it happens...

Standards of EMS are down in some areas, try PA...wow.....glad Im moving away from the state soon...

Tell him Richard, When your good.......

So, in court which would be the "higher authority" The DNR or the state protocols??? The protocols tell you to use Adenosine, but the DNR tells you no CPR, etc., but you killed the patient only because the protocols told you to. Kinda between a rock and a hard place with this one......

Wow..unreal...I would have some nurse's ass over that.

I always told by a former fire chief of mine that, the only stupid question is the one you don't ask.......