Is AnyBody A Paramedic Or Have A Family/Friend Who Is

[PaperTrail07]

The (2) 24 hour shifts are KEY.....I have no problem working (40) hours....I just hate coming in 5 days to do so.....I have family that work at hospitals (nurses's ect)...they all work 3 12's (1) being overnight pay then they do pretty damn good for themselves...

[downsouth]

dude wtf.i have friends that are all rich from being police or fire. friend of mine retire police chief of cinti. he retired with 300,000 in unused time the city had to pay him. Also with 5 mill in 401 k plus get 110,000 retirement a yr. Also took a job with county making 85000

All the best and brightest because the pay is so lucrative. And even if police chief is huge job how many do you think are available in retrospect to number of candidates?

[The Kraken]

Srs questions Fidel, why not nursing? Money is much better, more of a career ladder, can bounce between OR’s, ICU’s, ER’s, trauma/medical, etc... from an adrenaline stand point, I’d say the bigger adrenaline rushes came as a paramedic but they weren’t too often and I even worked in one of the busiest EMS systems in the US. As a nurse there’s plenty of adrenaline rushes and much more frequently. And I make over $50/hr base salary now

And whoever said fire dept doesn’t make much money is 100% wrong

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[gauchojake]

Don't forget access to all the good shit

[The Kraken]

Don't forget access to all the good shit

Like young nurses and nursing students, best around

[gauchojake]

Karken!!!

[Bostongambler]

So you are at your local market and all of a sudden you hear “ man down aisle 3”. Whats your response?

Go

[chico2663]

All the best and brightest because the pay is so lucrative. And even if police chief is huge job how many do you think are available in retrospect to number of candidates?

If you watch the first 48 you 'll see a few of my clients and a lot of my buddies. With getting paid to go to court. Or working the details they never pay taxes on they make mass loot. it isn't hard if you have half a brain to get promoted. These guys all live in 300,000 houses with their wives just being house wives. Plus they get a shit load of side puss.

[chico2663]

Srs questions Fidel, why not nursing? Money is much better, more of a career ladder, can bounce between OR’s, ICU’s, ER’s, trauma/medical, etc... from an adrenaline stand point, I’d say the bigger adrenaline rushes came as a paramedic but they weren’t too often and I even worked in one of the busiest EMS systems in the US. As a nurse there’s plenty of adrenaline rushes and much more frequently. And I make over $50/hr base salary now

And whoever said fire dept doesn’t make much money is 100% wrong

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My aunt was the nurse practitioner where zimmerman's victim was but now she director of surgical services in new mexico. I know she make great money but she says they keep trying to get rid of her more experience help

[JMobile]

I was a paramedic for about 5 years

Pros- can Be fun at times, become good at patient assessments in a short time, good with skills such as IV’s/airway management, etc... great spot to start a career in the medical field

Cons- Pay, poor education, you’ll become way too familiar with the homeless population and with nursing home residents, not a great job to make a career out of, not much of a career ladder, you’ll see shit you’ll never unsee and no one else will ever understand it

If you want to use it to get on a FD, go for it. Pay would be decent with OT, you’d have a pension, union job, sit around all day and get fat while getting paid so basically it’s the American dream.

In hindsight, I’m glad I went the paramedic route and I’m glad I moved on from it.

What do you do now?

[chico2663]

sounds like kracken does young nurses.

[grease lightnin]

What do you do now?

He balls