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I'm tossing around the idea of getting a peace officer certification. I'd use it for part-time employment, maybe full-time when I retire from EMS. Need some guidance. How old is too old to get started? (for issues like civil service, pension, etc. Thinking there must be sites like this one for LEOs. know any?

sorry for the slang. I meant he gets chemically restrained with versed.

Looks like egos got in the way on both sides. Its evident Hoffman took it personally. Look at his letter. When somebody complains about just about everything you did (the way you walked in, etc. ), I start to take their complaint less seriously. On the other hand, the crew was so determined that nobody was gonna run their call for them that they made some big errors in judgement. This call should have had FD responders for manpower, and to secure an LZ if needed. A combative head injury patient gets darted, then gets his airway managed. If I have bystanders, or even other providers (on or off duty) that I don't agree with, I listen to them while I'm doing what I know I need to do, then I go where I need to go. Arguing with people gets them in a mood to look at your nametag and write letters.

Yes, but it could be any apparatus with at least 1 EMT-B. Could be a 2-man Suburban. Even if all your medics are on calls, the rescue unit can respond and initiate some care. I'm sure state rules and regs would hafta be tweaked, but thats where politicians step in during tough times to make things happen. I wouldn't choose this system if I had a choice of something better, but if it saved my job and covered the territory adequately I would do it

Ok, try this on. You split up all your paramedic crews. Place them all in fully stocked med units, and they respond with the fire dept. FD medics/basics can help on scene, provide an extra attendant if need be. If it turns out to be a transport, a fireman drives you to the hospital, and stays to assist you in unloading. So if you had 5 med units before, you could now have 10. Not the most optimal solution, but I bet it would work. That's how Baytown EMS's shift supervisor operates, or did back when I was there.

sorry, more than 3

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there was a partial shake-up. but before that, I'd walk in the station and the crew was still in bed. crap all over the place, reports not finished (so they need the toughbook for a while longer) trash not to the street. empty d cylinders in the side compartment, dead LP batteries on the bench seat. dirty dishes piled in the sink. They said they never heard wake-up tones. Its not my style to play the write up game( if they had left me an empty main O2 after sleeping all night it'd be on) so I'd help them along so they could get home (or to another station closer to on-time). I always try to relieve at least 15 minutes early. unlike my relief who comes in at 6:59:59.

If I'm like most men, the thought of 2 fine-@ss babes getting it on is big time turn-on, whereas the thought of 2 manly bulld!kes (or 2 men) has mildly nauseating property. Having said that, I have no problem working with any of them, and I have a really good time working with lesbians(hey, they're fun). If there are any gay men where I work, they hide it really well. At my part-time job years ago there was one flamer, and he was cool. It was like working with Will.

A few years ago when my son was in junior high, there was an incident where a child he was talking to was caught with drugs. The school wanted to test him. I refused and told them I would have our physician do it. That way, I could share the results with the school as I saw fit, and get him treatment if needed. All of which would be protected information. I was being a parent(disciplinarian), and an advocate for my kid (the school would have used the info to mete out punishment) Turned out he was clean, and he saw me go to bat for him with the school.

I believe that if a patient needs an intervention, then they need it in the house. thats why we bought our expensive (heavy) bags. thats why we have firemen to lug crap.

If you are wanting to be a federal officer, you'd better apply before your 40th birthday. I looked in to Border Patrol and Federal Protective Service. Both had an age limit. And you would be up against all the vets with combat experience coming home.

K. How about a Bystander Bill of Rights 1. the right to open the back doors "cuz I wanna see what's going on" 2. the right to intervene with "you don't need to do that, just take him to the hospital!" 3. the right to take the patient's purse or wallet 4. the right to light up a cigarette on a scene with spilled fuel 5.the right for mothers of girlfriend/wife-beaters to enter the back of the med unit to inform the victim that they are not hurt (this happened. the police opened the doors to let her in) 6. the right to demand you cease triaging a scene, and tend to a patient. "Why, your are just walkin' around!" Can anyone help me with some more?

I think they get 50 dollars per cct transport, unless that has changed recently.

And my predictions come true. Oh, and about the CCT thing. A couple of those medics told me that they don't get held back for the critical calls, they run their butts off just like the other crews. And 1 drip med doesn't cut it for them to get their CCT pay for a call. They have a list of criteria.// I don't live in Beaumont either, I don't want my kids in BISD schools. Don't wanna pay Jefferson County tax rates or insurance rates. But it is a good place to be a paramedic. Folks have come and gone (including me once). Most come back or try to come back to mama.

I've seen a large laceration packed with all-purpose flour (didn't work). There was a woman in her 40's who had been drinking straight vinegar for days to try to drop her blood pressure (didn't work. nothing I tried did either(before we had nitro drips, labetalol, or captopril) and she had a big ol' cerebral bleed, screamed really loud just once, then went unconscious as I was telling the charge nurse about her.) I'm probably committing all manner of grammatical errors here. I ran across cough syrup made with Jack Daniels and peppermint candy. I'll be wringing my brain for more.

ditto Fox800. We had an entire company from So.Cal come help us during Hurricane Rita. Not long after they went back home, some came back to stay. No calling for orders, no transfers in or out of town, much better pay than what they were getting. Our pay rates are not quite to 20/hour, but then it does not cost as much to live here as it does in Austin or Williamson County. Some places in Houston might make a little more. Its hard to find paramedics, so we hire basics and intermediates(a limited number) and train them up our way, and eventually we will be all paramedic again. Acadian offers 10k, sometimes 20k sign on bonuses depending what area you hire in for, but they have to call in for orders for some things. Some place to inquire about would be ATCEMS, Williamson County, Montgomery County, Harris County ESD1, Baytown EMS, (and maybe LaPorte, but their pay was on the low end last time I checked). Beaumont needs more paramedic applicants. The stack of basic and int. applications would kill you if it fell over on you.

Along with the other privates, Acadian backs us up in the city. Frequently, that means we have no units and 3 calls holding, and Acadian has to send a unit from Vidor. They rotate 911 coverage with Stat-Care in Mid and South Jefferson County. I personally think they stepped into Texas via Orange County only because it is on their way to Houston.Talk to their Orange County crews. Most of the time I see them in their Excellance van chassis mods that have been remounted 50 times instead of the nice mostly new Frazier boxes that Orange County had. Look at their expansion so far, never straying far from major arteries like I-10, expanding east and west. One of their supervisors confirmed that for me. The only reason they are in Austin is that Steve Diamond was willing to sell his operation there to them. Now watch them expand north and south along I-35. They already run 911 in some areas near Austin (Bastrop County if I am not mistaken) I look for them to hit Houston from the east and west. They like to buy up Mom & Pop services. The supervisors all get put back on the street as medics. One or two connected admin types get selected as 'marketing reps' . They are not interested in input from the street level guys, they look to Baton Rouge for everything. They are their own little world. No management or supervisory class outside of their system counts for crap. Their retirement consists of their own stock. Benefits are better than other privates, but still expensive. They know their jobs for the most part. Their clinical acumen does not impress me. They hired a Texas based medical director for their operation over here. (PM me if you want details about that) FTO time for new hires is scant. (rather, they have 1 fto for a large region, and he functions more like a clinical supervisor) . I don't believe I've slammed them, just told the truth, but I'm stopping here. Some of my friends work there.

I actually prefer making calls in low income neighborhoods. The families are almost always more forthcoming with the information I need, particularly demographics. Sure, the complaints are usually not life-threatening, and sometimes there are 3 late model cars in the driveway. So what?

This has happened to us.

Some of the best barbecue I ever had was in Lockhart. Glad none of us needed a med unit while we were visiting.

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I have to wonder who is selling the pirates fuel for their boats? Who does business with them, selling them commo gear, gps, and whatever else? There has to be a way to cut off at least some of what they need to operate. Jam their communications, jam their gps.

trying to control the rate. had no clue I would 'fix' him. Before I pushed it, he had chest pain 8/10, was hypertensive. all that resolved. It was instantaneous, too.

I converted a guy in atrial flutter with cardizem, per my protocol. The cardiologist who took over from the er doc had a big problem with it, but it converted him to a normal sinus rhythm, and he felt much better.