Well, I completed my EMT-B RTP (refresher training program) last weekend, all 24+ hours of it, and this weekend did my CPR for healthcare provider by AHA. Now I have to gear up for the state practical, on the 21st. After that, it is on to the National Registry test... (not looking forward to that).
I have been practicing my online tests, and if I just stop thinking about it and pick what my gut tells me, I seem to be doing ok. If I start thinking, i start picking the wrong answer.. That's me, analyze it to the point where no answer makes sense.
So, a lot to go, but seems that I might just be doing this again...
Off to watch Mother, Jugs, and Speed.. :)
16 February 2009
15 February 2009
Madeline Writes Her Name
Well, Madeline wrote her name in school recently. It was really quite amazing to see. Here she is about 3 and a half, and proud to show mom her name!
So we practiced at home, and sure enough she wrote it all out (each letter was about 10 inches high!). But there it was M, A, D, E, L, I, N, E !!!!!!!
She then went on to try to write my name.
It is truly a blessing to watch as her Independence and desire to master the world around her evolves. She will tell me "I don't know that one" and I will draw it once. She then will yell "I know, I know! Let me do it now!" as she concentrates and then draws her own version, even making corrections till it looks like mine. When she gets frustrated she takes the crayon and scribbles furiously over the offending mark. It is so fun to watch her grow. I truly am blessed.
So we practiced at home, and sure enough she wrote it all out (each letter was about 10 inches high!). But there it was M, A, D, E, L, I, N, E !!!!!!!
She then went on to try to write my name.
It is truly a blessing to watch as her Independence and desire to master the world around her evolves. She will tell me "I don't know that one" and I will draw it once. She then will yell "I know, I know! Let me do it now!" as she concentrates and then draws her own version, even making corrections till it looks like mine. When she gets frustrated she takes the crayon and scribbles furiously over the offending mark. It is so fun to watch her grow. I truly am blessed.
One step forward!
Well I passed my NH EMT-B practical exam! PHEW! I was so stressed, it was beyond frustrating. Lets just say a few PVC's were had that day!
I first must say thank you to all the guys and gal who took time out of their day to help me on Wednesday the 18th at Brentwood Fire. I have not been given the OK that I am a member, but there was a whole gang there to help me practice for the test. It really meant a lot to me and reminded me of why I do EMS.
Because EMS is a family. That is why I do it. That is why I find myself drawn to EMS. Once you are part of the family, you will always be family. There is something about sharing a call with people who are complete strangers that brings people together. Something about having to trust with your life the guys around you. It is something that few ever have the privledge of being members of. I think that my draw to EMS is because I was drawn to the military. I never served, for one reason or another, but I serve my country, my community by doing EMS.
And I have been away too long. Soon. Soon.
I first must say thank you to all the guys and gal who took time out of their day to help me on Wednesday the 18th at Brentwood Fire. I have not been given the OK that I am a member, but there was a whole gang there to help me practice for the test. It really meant a lot to me and reminded me of why I do EMS.
Because EMS is a family. That is why I do it. That is why I find myself drawn to EMS. Once you are part of the family, you will always be family. There is something about sharing a call with people who are complete strangers that brings people together. Something about having to trust with your life the guys around you. It is something that few ever have the privledge of being members of. I think that my draw to EMS is because I was drawn to the military. I never served, for one reason or another, but I serve my country, my community by doing EMS.
And I have been away too long. Soon. Soon.
27 January 2009
EMS Again?!?
Somehow, in this moment of gloom, I am filled with life....
I have started the process of getting my NH EMT license. WOOO HOOO!
I was worried that I would have to do the entire 130 hour course over, which would be not only a financial drain, but a time drain as well.
Turns out after a call to the EMS education office, all I have to do is take a weekend long refresher course with transition modules, and then take the practical exam, and the National Registry written exam. All by April.. YOU CAN DOO IT!
I am excited. I have missed EMS. It was such a part of me (see my web page for ems stuff).
Ok, well, have to get busy, drop my application off tonight at the town hall, get into a basic RTP course...
Yeay!!!
I have started the process of getting my NH EMT license. WOOO HOOO!
I was worried that I would have to do the entire 130 hour course over, which would be not only a financial drain, but a time drain as well.
Turns out after a call to the EMS education office, all I have to do is take a weekend long refresher course with transition modules, and then take the practical exam, and the National Registry written exam. All by April.. YOU CAN DOO IT!
I am excited. I have missed EMS. It was such a part of me (see my web page for ems stuff).
Ok, well, have to get busy, drop my application off tonight at the town hall, get into a basic RTP course...
Yeay!!!
23 January 2009
Again?
Well, I did it. After putting it off, and not making the time, I went down to my local Fire/EMS service and picked up an application.
It was a fun morning. I met some nice people, and just walking through the bay rooms by the rigs was comforting. Weird I know, but for someone who lived on these things for five years, and have come to be part of my self identity, it is like comming home.
Granted the building is hodge podge, and I did not get to see much of the equipment, but the ambulances looked pretty new. I have to get over being the spoilt EMS service, where we had hydraulic stretchers, new fancy stair chairs, and a new rig every two years. Not every town has the industry base to donate to the EMS service. This town has about 1/4 the population density, and about 1/10th the industrial base. But, it is something.
So I picked up the appilcation, and filled it out. The only thing that might put things to a difficult light, my NJ state license expired in 2007, and it was not a national certification. So, I may have to take the EMT Basic 130 hour course all over again, followed by the practical exam, and the National Registry written exam. That would not be fun, but my own fault for not joining a squad as soon as I got up here. Honestly, what I was told when i first contacted the state was that I would need to take the course over anyways, due to my NJ certs not being the same as NH. The course would be a breeze after 5.5 years of active service on an ambulance, but it would be a big time drain, and costs over $600 out of pocket.
Well, who knows. I really would like to ride again, maybe, just maybe I will.
It was a fun morning. I met some nice people, and just walking through the bay rooms by the rigs was comforting. Weird I know, but for someone who lived on these things for five years, and have come to be part of my self identity, it is like comming home.
Granted the building is hodge podge, and I did not get to see much of the equipment, but the ambulances looked pretty new. I have to get over being the spoilt EMS service, where we had hydraulic stretchers, new fancy stair chairs, and a new rig every two years. Not every town has the industry base to donate to the EMS service. This town has about 1/4 the population density, and about 1/10th the industrial base. But, it is something.
So I picked up the appilcation, and filled it out. The only thing that might put things to a difficult light, my NJ state license expired in 2007, and it was not a national certification. So, I may have to take the EMT Basic 130 hour course all over again, followed by the practical exam, and the National Registry written exam. That would not be fun, but my own fault for not joining a squad as soon as I got up here. Honestly, what I was told when i first contacted the state was that I would need to take the course over anyways, due to my NJ certs not being the same as NH. The course would be a breeze after 5.5 years of active service on an ambulance, but it would be a big time drain, and costs over $600 out of pocket.
Well, who knows. I really would like to ride again, maybe, just maybe I will.
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