pearson85emt

I'm 22 with hypertension. Stress I feel have something to do with my BP. I have stopped smoking, but weight seems to be my biggest problem. With school and other obligations its hard to find time to exercise...... any suggestions. I am taking hctz 25mg Q day.

Being in a Rural community and working as an EMT, I think more state money should be given to rural EMS. The system I vol. in doesn't charge a penny to anyone transported. The only charge the pt is subject to is if we intercept w/ an ALS unit. It would be nice to have more money to spend on our rig(s) and equipment. We may not have a large call volume, but we still have lives to save!

On our vol. BLS crew, you get a t-shirt. We have NO ONE on call at our station. We are paged out and whoever can go shows up at the station. @ 3 a.m. your lucky if anyone has a piece of gum to kill some of that bad breath..... let alone a uniform. A pair of pants and a t-shirt will work just fine!!

Living "in the boondocks" in IL, most of our calls seem to be S.O.B. chest pain, and N/V. 80% of the calls are geriatracs.

My Name is Drew and I just passed my National Test. I am a vol. F.R. and now NREMT-B. I am working on getting into a nursing program so that I can work as an RN in the pre-hospital setting! I love the EMS field.