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Well, I logged on to NREMT.org today and found out that I passed the NR the first try so i'm a bit excited. Now that this is out of the way, I'm looking for a new city to move to and would like to check out San Diego. Though if you have any ideas of cities that are in "desperate" (as in very strong chance of being able to find work) need of EMT-B, please feel free to drop me a post with a suggestion.

My question is, does anyone know how much the california EMT-B state exam costs, and will I only have to take a short refresher course, if any class at all, before I can take this state exam? I'm 26 years old, single, no children and while EMT-B's don't make a whole lot of money, its a lot of money compared to what i'm used to. I'm very excited to finally start my career in emergency medicine. I'm desperately trying to move out of new orleans. Any and all comments are greatly appreciated... Thank you for your help and advice in advance.

Arkansas is a lot closer and the people are a lot nicer too. I spent 5 weeks in NO during Katrina and Gustav met some nice people and made some good friends in EMS. Give our state a look You might like it. I have several openings here now for EMT-B's

QUOTE (robert gift @ Jul 20 2009, 01:39 PM) If you can see far enough ahead that no left turn lanes are available, or you can't get to them, just get on the opposing traffic side of the raised median and proceed against traffic.

Not unsafe at all.

Opposing traffic, now after their intersection and moving, cannot help but see you, and, since you are in their lane 1, will most often move to their right.

Much easier and more expedient than trying to get stopped vehicles ahead to clear a path.

Many stopped drivers are afraid of moving into other vehicles or objects, even when you can see they have adequate room.

Also, you don't encourage vehicles ahead to pull forward into the intersection in harm's way, though they are legally allowed to do it.

We silence the siren as soon as we can see drivers are aware of the EV.

No use "yelling" at them - which is what a siren is doing. They know you're there.

Lakewood FD was responding eastbound.

I was told they came up behind an eastbound vehicle in lane 1 stopped for his RED signal.

He moved forward and was broadsided by a southbound vehicle with GREEN and killed.

Firefighters did not like my confonting why they did not just go around the median

and take the hazards of trying to get through, themselves.

Instead, they "coerced" the citizen to move out of their way.

Nonsense about saving minimal time.

We save A LOT of time not having to wait in line for traffic signals which may take two cycles to get through. Sometimes three cycles for left turns.

Speed does not save much time, and it is not worth the risk.

robert do you really believe what you wrote?

going into oncoming traffic is a sure fire way to get hit. Even though you can see far away does not mean that other drivers who you are coming at directly in their lanes of traffic can see you. I had to investigate a mva with our ambulance service many years ago that the crew drove into the oncoming lane of traffic. The driver of a small car said she didn't see the ambulance because of the sun in her eyes and she hit the ambulance head on. Two crew members injured, 3 people in her car injured. Your advice that it's "not unsafe at all" is Bad advice.

We do not save A LOT of time not having to wait for traffic signals, The time you save will may be 30 seconds or so but pushing people through the intersection or causing Granpa Jones slam on his brakes at the intersection and subsequently causing Mother Baker to hit him with her car is not worth the risk to other drivers. Most people cannot hear the sirens even with no radio on until the sirens get to less than 100 or so feet away. couple that an airconditioner going or a stereo blaring and there is no way you will be heard.

And you should never force another vehicle out into oncoming traffic in order to get out of your way.

You are ultimately responsible for any action that you cause. If you force a car out into the intersection just so you get through that pesky red light and that car gets creamed by a semi or another car the damnit, YOU are the root cause of their accident and you will be held liable (or should be) for their accident.

Please think before you post in the future, the advice you gave above was just plain BAD!

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A CEVO III (CERTIFIED EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATION) CLASS. VERY SOOOOOON!!!!!!

But why waste the resources on someone who will obviously not survive (or is not meant to survive)? At that moment, your skills/resources could be needed across town for someone who will survive - but only if you are available with intact resources.

I frequently work with patients who are 'survivers' of some massive blunt force multisystem trauma accident. In order for them to 'continue' in life, they now breath through a hole in their neck, 'eat' baby formula through a tube in their stomach wall, pee and poop like babies, have open sores on their butts because of peeing and pooping like babies, are dependent on others to clean their pee and poop, to put Desitin on their open sores caused by the pee and poop and must have the the drool wiped off their chin. And this is the result of someone giving them a 'fighting chance.' Some injuries are meant to be survived.

Remember, a bed sore killed Superman (Christopher Reeves).

Are you a God? Are you Superman? Are you an RN?

I hope you are good at all of these because with a statement like that you are probably not a good medic.

Hi everyone. I hope this finds you all well and I also hope you're all running some fun and interesting calls these days.

I just recently started a paramedic program and am in need of a comprehensive resource for drug cards and drug info. I have to make drug cards for my class and I can't seem to find any one place that has all the info that I need. Any recommendations?

Thanks!

Brentley

http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/DRUGS/pharmindex.html

This link should give you all the information you need. Also check out the rest of the resources there it will help you in your endeavor.

If leaving his kids alone is an issue then maybe he should have been more responsible and NOT taken the "duty" for the shift. I also believe that there is some negligent behavior on behalf of this medic for NOT performing his job in this case (based on the info given that is). My question is that we are asking the same type of questions about the distance and time to the hospital, but I am wondering this:

Was the FD ALS intercept made en route, or did this BLS crew sit and wait? Maybe I missed the answer to that question somewhere, but if the crew sat on the scene waiting for the FD to arrive, then isn't there a problem with that? How many times on this site do we get "basics" justifying their worth, but in this case where they recognized an urgent situation, they sat! Why? Does the distance really matter? There are basic trucks/ units/ buses (region specific, pick one) who run 911 calls all the time and "handle" CP calls by realizing and transporting based on their findings.

My point is who cares that this "medic" (and I use the term loosely) refused to respond. I'd like to know why a crew of professionals where on the scene, and didn't just handle the pt once they found out that ALS care was unavailable. As a medic I don't make it my practice to transfer MY CP pts to basic level care, but why take the time to wait (if that was the case). Unless this FD was en route, and could meet them road-side I say they should have just transported.

New member chiming in.

I am an NREMT-P registered with the national registry and licenesed in the state of Arkansas to provide Emergency Medical Care.

I have a problem with the statement made by this poster. First off we are all Basics. First and foremost we are EMT's some of us just have a few extra letters behind our name. I find it hard to believe that you never made a mistake in your career. Don't knock the basics because you have the god syndrome and think you are better than them. If it weren't for emt's there would be no medics it is just a stepping stone you know.

Do not respond? Do not transport?

Whoever issued those orders, best rescind them. If it is an actual order, it sounds like denial of service to a person who needs it. Can you say "Lawsuit"?

Then, again, I work in a system where we treat/transport without asking for ability to pay, either by Medicare and/or Medicade (state and federal assistance), third party insurance plan, or cash. When we bill (from FDNY EMS Command), if there is no insurance, we send a bill directly to the patient's recorded address, with instructions on how to arrange for the insurance carrier to pay, or send a check in the amount.

OUR MOTO:

You call, We Haul

Let billing sort out the rest

I am a manager in a paid rural service. I have two stations and cover 3 counties. We run 3 trucks and have people that work 3 days on and two days off then 2 days on and 2 days off. Being constantly short handed we dont always get our days off. Our company policy is less than 5% no haul rate per month per station. If I have a medic that gets in a habit of no hauling I bring them in and have a sit down with them. If no haul rate dosen't go down After that we become evan more shorthanded. Sitting in court because someone didn't get taken to the hospital and a personal injury att. is called it gets very nasty sometimes and not to mention expensive. Theres no place for lazy in EMS. We are supposed to be the patients advocate. How can we be that if we don't take them to the hospital.