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Emergency ambulance came last night for my neighbour.

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11375) • United Kingdom 5 Sep

I have talked about this neighbour several times before. He lives with his son opposite my Mom. We have been family friends for 50 years. Sadly, Charles, is well into his 90’s and has dementia. He is now bedridden. His son, who...

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He got the job!

Tina @trbr22 (80) • United States 24 Feb 25

Thank you all for sending good thoughts and prayers his way! My son got the job he was after. Now to give two weeks notice to the job he is at without just walking away from it and he will be starting in about 3 weeks at a much...

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Breonna Taylor protest in downtown San Jose

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 26 Sep 20

There were a few people protesting the death of Breona Taylor. She was a paramedic who was shot by police at her home. This protest is small and they want to be orderly so the message is not lost.They have signs to read, and...

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An off duty paramedic and a firefighter save two people from a burning building

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122170) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 Jul 20

An off duty paramedic named Daniel Marcano was in the right place at the right time this afternoon when an apartment caught fire in Queens New York. Daniel must have called the local fire department to report the incident to get...

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I Can't Do What I Can't Because I've Done what I Did.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 13 May 19

When I was a young US Army Paratrooper, we used to joke about how we would someday pay for our rough and tumble lifestyle we were living. Jumping out of airplanes, working our backs and knees with combat load ruck sacks, obstacle...

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Heroes and Humility...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 6 Nov 11

I've done many of the jobs that people consider those of us who do them "heroes". Yet most of us who are considered such things either shrug off the title, or even make fun of it. I admit, it would have been easy to get caught...

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how does one become a paramedic?

Arak_ani_47 @Arak_ani_47 (23) • Philippines 15 Aug 10

Hi.. i'm a registered nurse in the philippines and i want to become a paramedic...this is my dream job and i have no idea what to do.... does anybody have any idea?...HELP..:D

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Do you think I can change the World?

Harjotdoad @Harjotdoad (212) • India 23 Jul 09

If I become a paramedic. I just love helping people, I think it would be my dream job

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In Case of Emergency....

jpso138 @jpso138 (7851) • Philippines 16 Jun 09

A paramedic came up with an idea and that is to place and ICE number on your mobile phone. This actually stands for In Case of Emergency. This number could be your mother, your father or your husband or wife. In other words this...

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Self Important Cops are a Menace!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 16 Jun 09

"OKLAHOMA CITY – Bothered that an ambulance driver failed to yield to him as he raced to provide backup on a call — and angered further when he thought the driver flipped him an obscene gesture — state Trooper Daniel Martin...

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ParaTed2k is Back in the Search & Rescue Biz!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 15 Mar 09

Many of you know much of the last 6 or so years have been pretty rough for me. You have laughed and maybe even cried with me through some pretty rough times in my life. These years have been a forced transition time, taking me...

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The Government's Approach to Problems reminds me of a joke....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 12 Mar 09

Back in Paramedic school we had a joke... "If the patient's EKG shows a rhythm I can't recognize, I'll shock him until he shows a rhythm I can treat." Of course, people would be shocked, and demand prosecution of any medic...

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Prs. Obama... Excellent Choice for FEMA Director!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 12 Mar 09

I'm not a big believer in the whole concept of requiring that administrators have experience in the market they are administrating. A good administrator is one who can jump from (say) the auto industry to medical to mining and...

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National EMT Week

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 21 May 08

I would like to take the time to commend all the emt's, paramedics and firefighters who put their lives on the line everyday. I am the proud mom of a daughter who is a paramedic and firefighter. I worry when she's working but it's...

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I am a Basketcase

carolbee @carolbee (16230) • United States 4 Mar 08

We have two daughters who live in our area. The weather is horrible. One is stuck in traffic because of the snow and hopefully gets home ok. The other daughter is a firefighter/paramedic and she's working today. I called her about...

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I need help helping my best friend

GnosticGoddess @GnosticGoddess (5626) • United States 20 Feb 08

My best friend is going to school to be a paramedic. She's got a paper to write that has to be about any EMT patient lawsuit that is finished and can be from anywhere in the United States. I thought if any of my friends in...

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What College Did You Go To? What Was Your Major?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 30 Jan 08

I went to Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho (now BYU-Idaho). It's a private church run school smack dab in the middle of potato country. I graduated class of 1999. I was a paramedic major. We spent our days and nights learning...

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Should a child witness childbirth?

joyceshookery @joyceshookery (2057) • United States 27 Jan 08

Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the...

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The Army Taught Me How To Kill...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 31 Dec 07

I wasn't a combat soldier when I served as a parachute rigger. In fact, anyone who died at my hand would have been a fellow U.S. Paratrooper. Yet, just knowing what I knew about parachutes and Army procedures taught me how to use...

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What Level of Competence Should We Expect?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 29 Sep 07

One of the jobs I did in the U.S. Army was "Parachute Rigger". Me and my buddies spent our days either packing parachutes, preparing vehicles and equipment for airdrop delivery or airdrop equipment maintenance and repair. At...

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