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3 years of working nights and finally made a decision to go to day work. Any suggestions on dealing with day walkers? Going back to a city truck, heart of downtown, and one of the busiest in the...

Sup.

So recently weighed myself realizing that I'm not eating enough. I spend 16 hours in an ambulance usually, posted up on some sketchy corner, with limited access to...

I personally don't care to wear a vest day in/day out simply because the southern heat is miserable. The way things are set up are our supervisors will bring us the gear, we make entry into warm...

Just finished up my NREMT logging hours for recert. Obnoxiously annoying to maintain but in the event I decide to pack my things/relocate it's a good thing to have I suppose.

Also due to the fact...

Start volunteering.
Start applying.
In the meantime go to school to get your EMT-B then medic.*
Be patient. These processes take forever.
Be willing to leave the area.



*Embrace the fact...

Past 2 weeks have sucked.

Worked 4 full arrests, had 3 shootings, and some bizarre ****. Worked my first pediatric full arrest as well. 4 month old. Didn't make it.

Add the mandatory overtime...

I played my last meet really modest, hit somewhere around 900 for my first. Looking at 1100-1200 for my next one now that I know what I'm doing.

I do powerlifting meets. They also had a police/fire division but I ended up just doing open 181s (I was 5lbs over the 165 weigh in). Placed second. Doing my next meet in April. Looking to add 300lbs...

Nah. Generally every working street paramedic has it. Handful of emt-bs get it. I'm planning on taking the course soon because it'd be cool, and help me get one step ahead of whatever medic I'm with...

Honestly, I prefer the hood. Different vibe, the cops are chiller, and usually I have an idea of what I'm getting myself into. The BS is everywhere but I'll take a drunk who can barely walk over some...

Needed a change so I decided to switch to 10pm shift in one of the worst neighborhoods in my city. I've worked more shootings, stabbings, full arrests, and general bad **** in this specific...

Ears open, and mouth shut.
Ask questions.
If you don't know something, own it, and have it shown to you.
Be aggressive and helpful.
Also don't buy raptor shears, and have a million things on...

That's my world. Same medic with me, he was cringing when he saw the run down. 16 year old girl that ate a handful of barbiturates. Hypotensive with non purposeful movements that was actively...

Night life is the best life. Supervisors, staff, hospitals, everyone has a different vibe which is awesome. I'll never leave night work.

Work with a newish medic who never worked with me before. I warn him that on Sundays I work I usually get some serious trauma. He scoffs, I do not.

Last call on my Sunday was a self inflicted...

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EMT-B in a large urban system - usually in the hoods.

Depends on agency. I have friends down there did volly route. Some agencies will put you through a EMR class while you go through Fire I. Some require EMT, I/II, etc. Just snoop around, call, and be...

Sup y'all.
I've lurked this thread but never felt a need to post.

EMT-B on a BLS truck working the finest hoods/ghettos that my city has to provide. County EMS. 12 hour shift gets 10 plus calls a...

That alone should disqualify anything he says.

I had to do this when I started training for the fire academy.

At first my gains sucked, but time brought adjustment to the change in training. To this day I hate running, but still manage to...