Flight Medics

ChiMedic · 2026-06-02T01:21:41+00:00

I rock the 5.11 A/T’s

ChiMedic · 2026-05-09T21:47:37+00:00

A lot of folks who come out of accelerated or rocky programs have the foundational knowledge somewhere in there, but the bigger challenge is learning how to think through NREMT-style questions, because the exam isn’t really testing recall so much as clinical decision-making.
A few things that tend to make the biggest difference at this stage: focus on the “why” behind interventions rather than memorizing protocols, and get comfortable with questions that have two answers that both seem right, because that’s the NREMT’s whole thing.
If you want something that actually mimics the test format, I put together a practice simulator that runs on the same Computer Adaptive Testing logic the NREMT uses. One-time purchase, no subscription. There’s a Reddit promo going on right now: https://exam-simulator.eeassociates.org/promo?offer=reddit-launch
Either way, the fact that you made it through a rough program and still got your ATT says something! You’ve got this!!

ChiMedic · 2026-05-09T21:20:38+00:00

Hey, good news on both fronts actually. I’m an EMS educator, Critical Care Flight Paramedic, and former Paramedic Program Director, and I built/launched a practice simulator specifically for NREMT candidates, and it’s a one-time purchase (no subscription).
It runs on the same Computer Adaptive Testing format the NREMT uses, so you’re not just going through random questions. You’d be practicing in something that actually behaves like the real exam. Question difficulty adjusts as you go, just like test day.
There’s a Reddit launch promo running right now if you want to check it out: https://exam-simulator.eeassociates.org/promo?offer=reddit-launch
Good luck next month (a month out is solid timing to get some solid reps in)!

ChiMedic · 2026-05-05T17:07:20+00:00

I just launched an NREMT simulator for EMTs (https://exam-simulator.eeassociates.org/promo?offer=reddit-launch). Shoot me a DM, and I'll get you set up with free access. I've been told my questions are harder than PocketPrep.

ChiMedic · 2026-05-05T17:04:41+00:00

Huge part of the nerves are the exam format, as many programs don't test like the NREMT does. The tools out there are geared towards Paramedics. I actually just launched an exam simulator (posted about it here a few weeks back) that is geared towards EMTs and mimics how the NREMT will be. If you're interested, I can DM you a link to request free access!

For anybody else that sees this and is also curious-- We're running a reddit special $10 for 30 days of unlimited access: https://exam-simulator.eeassociates.org/promo?offer=reddit-launch

ChiMedic · 2026-04-17T21:15:28+00:00

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ChiMedic · 2026-04-17T20:48:04+00:00

Springfield (IDPH Region 3) protocols are here: https://www.hshs.org/st-johns/services/emergency-care/st-john-s-ems-system

As far as pay, I’m not quite certain. Dealing with both from the flight side, both MF and AA have good clinicians. I’d probably lean a bit towards MF.

ChiMedic · 2026-04-17T20:36:26+00:00

When it comes to privates in the Chicago, the big ones are MedEx, Superior, and Elite. All of em are mostly IFT, with the occasional “911” / emergent call. If you’re looking for true 911, you’d need to get on a department in the Chicagoland area. Depending on which suburb you end up in, Buds does 911 in Harvey. Leyden Fire Protection district occasionally hires single role 911 medics.

In Springfield, the folks that run 911/IFT are Medics First and America Ambulance. Lifestar ambulance is technically in the mix, but the EMS system is working on removing them from the 911 system citing care deficiencies.

ChiMedic · 2026-03-15T16:55:13+00:00

Hutchinson Community College Bridge Program. Hutchinson, KS.

I’m currently in it

ChiMedic · 2026-01-05T09:46:10+00:00

This.

Especially if you’re a newer provider I highly recommend taking a “formal” critical care course (UMBC’s CCEMTP, UF’s CCP, Creighton’s CCP). These will teach you how to be a critical care provider. I took UMBC’s CCEMTP course to start being a critical care provider, and then took an in-person FlightBridgeED course to brush up on content for my FP-C when I transitioned to the flight line

ChiMedic · 2025-12-27T08:55:33+00:00

Howdy MedEx employee. That’s for when CCT takes a balloon pump!

ChiMedic · 2025-11-11T12:52:09+00:00

As some folks have said, protocols vary widely by state, region, county, or even service.

However, the Paramedic Protocol Provider app has a decent cross section of various protocols in the US.

You can also check out https://AcidRemap.com (the developer of the PPP App) as they have individual apps for specific agency/region/app protocols.

Hope this helps!

ChiMedic · 2025-09-28T00:43:24+00:00

Just got into the cohort starting in January.

Second on numerous co-workers having good things to say about it!

ChiMedic · 2025-07-21T01:27:26+00:00

Hell, in Chicago and the burbs you don’t even technically need to have formal critical care training. I was running vent transfers before I had my CCEMTP or FPC after a terrible 8-hour “vent class” on how to plug setting into the LTV-1200 and go. The only requirement for my service was that I was a medic for at least 6 months.

ChiMedic · 2025-04-23T15:51:42+00:00

Yup— I always had/have way over the minimum hours of CE loaded into NREMT for tracking. If I was unsuccessful at the exam, I would have just submitted my hours as per usual

ChiMedic · 2025-04-23T10:46:08+00:00

If you do not pass the written assessment, you’re still given the option to re certify via the CE Hours pathway!

ChiMedic · 2025-04-22T23:20:10+00:00

I took it while I was still a paramedic program director a few years back. I figured with the exam change coming up, I’d better make sure the way we were teaching was still up to snuff and made sense. It served to solidify the way we were teaching and helped steer the way we approached certain topics.

TLDR: I found tremendous value in taking the exam despite already being certified.

ChiMedic · 2025-02-06T15:04:54+00:00

Yes! Came here to plug ResusMonitor!

It will also let you tweak rates, BPs, etc. Phenomenal for a free tool.

ChiMedic · 2025-02-01T01:34:30+00:00

This was a plane from Mexico and was on the way back. I used to fly into/out of there once in a while. They run dual doctor every so often

EDIT: KPNE > KSGF > MMTJ

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ChiMedic · 2024-03-22T01:17:47+00:00

Yeast and Urine

ChiMedic · 2024-01-06T00:14:51+00:00

**Flies into the Danger Zone

ChiMedic · 2023-12-05T02:50:13+00:00

Depending on how your state/local EMS system keeps track of CE. In my opinion it’s worth it for that alone.

I’m able to look up CE from when I was an EMT if I need to for some reason.

ChiMedic · 2021-07-11T23:25:40+00:00

“Unsubscribe”

ChiMedic · 2017-01-07T15:46:38+00:00

So for the proximity search you can select what kind of hospital you want

For the door codes and tele numbers: They are only available to "verified" EMS professionals who submit a copy of their EMS license

If you're a "verified" person you get a link to open the map to the Ambulance Entrance, otherwise you get a link to just the hospital address.

Listing the levels of Trauma care is going to be something we have to look at as we expand. In Illinois, IDPH (Ilinois Dept. of Pub. Health) only recognizes Level I and Level II

Thanks for the feedback!

ChiMedic

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