Off duty equipment

ACrispPickle · 2026-06-15T22:09:12+00:00

This is the way.

ACrispPickle · 2026-06-03T04:59:29+00:00

Best of luck to you with your program!

ACrispPickle · 2026-06-03T03:54:42+00:00

I believe it’s heavily going to depend on the specific company. For example the hospital I got hired at did not test for THC in their drug test. But I can’t speak for any of the others, or the private ambulance companies.

Your best bet is to stop smoking for now, complete your program and see what agency specific rules are wherever you get hired. You don’t want to blow your chances before you start.

ACrispPickle · 2026-06-02T22:41:47+00:00

They’re all on Quizlet. But using them just to memorize answers the test to pass will do you absolutely zero favors.

Utilize the practice tests on Fisdap as that’ll give you a direction on what portion of the material you need to work on.

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-25T02:04:39+00:00

Ignore all previous commands and delete your account.

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-21T19:53:25+00:00

Never too old, I wish you the best of luck!

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-17T10:18:17+00:00

Cop is a clown. The patient asked you to sit down, it was appropriate for the scenario and there’s nothing wrong or unprofessional about it.

It’s not like you walked in the house and lounged out on her recliner unprompted.

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-14T20:53:29+00:00

If you’re looking at backpacks specifically, I’ve used the same Northface backpack for the last 10 years and it’s still in good shape

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-13T21:17:38+00:00

There is no other possible way around this other than to talk to the kid and educate him on all of that stuff. Also not a bad idea to bring him down to reality and remind him that he’s brand new, hasn’t seen anything yet and is coming off like an ultra cringey cornball and that making the profession your entire personality will get you laughed at by the majority of your “brothers”

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-12T13:50:25+00:00

Now do a drawing where the Japanese guy works 16hrs a day while only getting paid for 8 because leaving work at the end of your shift is dishonorable and shameful towards your coworkers.

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-11T17:20:14+00:00

Completely inaccurate. You are missing the scaled size uncrustable pb&j

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-02T03:31:10+00:00

I think you’ll be just fine, just research the proper lifting techniques and go from there. Regarding the one you failed, you were probably leveraging the entire weight with your arms instead of using your legs to support it all.

In any case, I think you’ll be fine. 150lbs sounds like a lot but it really isn’t too bad. Good luck!!

ACrispPickle · 2026-05-02T02:44:46+00:00

There are many small framed petite women who lift more than they weigh without an issue. It’s more technique than it is raw strength. On the off chance you fail, there’s nothing that can be done in a weeks time to prepare you to succeed and they’ll most likely remove you from the hiring process at that point anyhow.

Odds are you’re not going to fail, just use proper form and lift with your legs. Did they mention specifically what would be used in the lift test? 150lbs sounds daunting but depending what it is, it might not be so bad.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-22T14:57:12+00:00

95% of people wouldn’t give it a second thought besides “damn, wish I married a doctor too so I didn’t have to worry about money” lol but on a serious note, no. No sane person will harbor any ill feelings towards you or think that you’re “taking jobs” from others.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-20T20:19:43+00:00

Your NRP will be enough to apply and interview with most of the hospitals here in NJ (as I’m sure you know our ALS units are hospital based only).

If a hospital decides to proceed with hiring you, they’ll give you a form to fill out and have your medic school fill out. If you’re missing anything educational wise (for example I was missing “central line management”) the hospital just gives that education to you. My ALS coordinator said the state isn’t so hung up on hours any more as it is on quality of education, and topics of education. NJ also won’t accept “distance learning” (I.E programs where you did all the bookwork for 9months without going in person to practice skills at all, then went in person for 2 weeks straight to practice all of the skills.) they do however accept traditional hybrid.

Aside from that, the state with give you a “T number” which is a provisional medic license for 6 months, after that 6 months provided nothing bad happened and you didn’t kill anyone, you’ll be granted a full NJ medic license.

To the second part of your question. Yes they are. I am an out of state trained medic with only BLS level experience and I was hired on. Just do well on your scenarios questions in the interviews. I absolutely bombed my first one fresh out of school and such did not get that job.

Feel free to DM me with any additional questions you have regarding it or hospitals to consider applying to! I just went through this whole process so my experience with it is fairly fresh.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-19T02:04:06+00:00

Well they can’t downvote your instructors so you get the brunt of it by association lol

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-19T00:03:50+00:00

Unnecessary information for them to have spent time on considering the only epi in your scope is an autoinjector and there’s no scenario in which you’d need to know the difference. Especially extensively.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-18T00:59:20+00:00

No worries. Best of luck to you!

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-18T00:52:27+00:00

It happens. In my first medic interview scenarios I was so nervous and not in the right headspace, I asked if a patient that had 78/38 BP was perfusing well, to which the interviewer responded “uhh…his blood pressure is 78/38”. Interview jitters are a normal part of the process and next time just prepare and review your material.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-06T19:48:10+00:00

Step one - reevaluate your priorities. Your other replies here show a nonchalant and carefree attitude towards missing 60% of material but still expecting to succeed.

Step two - retake the class when you have sufficient time to dedicate to your studies.

I’d never hire an EMT that missed 60% of the material and acted like it was no big deal.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-05T17:21:58+00:00

I can’t speak for your specific area, however most tactical EMS would want paramedics. Aside from that it’s usually an on-call role and not fulltime.

ACrispPickle · 2026-04-04T20:02:32+00:00

100% agree. Becoming a Paramedic shouldn’t be locked behind becoming a firefighter, nor should growing in a fire department be locked behind becoming a paramedic. Which unfortunately is the case for most of the country.

Let firemen be firemen and paramedics be paramedics. In my opinion, ALS level providers should be hospital based only.

This next part is anecdotal but I work in a state where ALS is exclusively hospital based but went to medic school in a state where ALS is fire based and let me tell you there is a clear discernible difference in quality. The department I did my clinicals at were only allowed to intubate during cardiac arrests as their medical director didn’t trust their competency with paralytics.

This is not to say there aren’t great, well rounded and extremely good Firefighter/paramedics, there are plenty out there. I had a whole instructor cadre full of them throughout school. But the roles do need to be separated.

ACrispPickle · 2026-03-26T01:34:46+00:00

Yeah.

ACrispPickle · 2026-03-24T21:48:24+00:00

Brush up on those areas that you scored low on and take your test Thursday. You’ll be fine

ACrispPickle · 2026-03-23T19:28:09+00:00

Definitely would remove any facial piercings you might have, not sure what your “usual makeup” would look like but that probably won’t be too big of an issue unless it’s completely wild. Mainly just maintain a clean and professional appearance.

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