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RE: Tales from an Ambulance: Episode 2 - E.R.
Oh that’s right, you were a navy Corpsman! For some reason I keep thinking you were a Marine.
Thank you for the kind feedback! I’m always kind of torn about sharing this sort of stuff, since it’s coming from my observations of someone else’s infinitely worse day. But I try to be respectful of their stories and protective of their identities so I guess I’ll continue?
I think that the Curie vote is a good indicator that your observations are greatly appreciated and I didn't feel as if there was any privacy breech, especially if you were there mostly as an observer, not an employee. If you became employed by the hospital that would be a different situation, and you might want to consider looking in to the legality of sharing the inner workings of their facility while being an employee.
I got my EMT-B before I separated from the military and did my ambulance ride-alongs. However, in California the jobs available to someone with an EMT-B have a lot of competition, it doesn't really thin out until you get Paramedic. It looks good on a resume though and if you are considering joining a fire department, it sometimes is required.
Yeah it’s an over saturated pool of workers here as well. When I volunteered with the town I’m with now, there were other people who were just there to get experience so they could go apply for a full time EMT position with a commercial company. Crazy. But I guess that’s what happens in a decently paid field with a mere 3 month long barrier to entry.