TransCare Manhattan Garage

02/05/2016

FULL PETITION: Federally Mandated Minimum Wage For Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

http://thesocialmedic.net/2016/02/federally-mandated-minimum-wage-for-emergency-medical-technicians-and-paramedics/

We, the undersigned, petition the current holder of the Office of the President of the United States, President Barak Obama, and his successor, to...

12/28/2015

EMT Ranked #173 out of 200 for 2015 Annual CareerCast.com Report http://thesocialmedic.net/2015/12/emt-ranked-173-of-200-for-2015-annual-careercast-com-report/

CareerCast.com's Annual Report on the Best/Worst Jobs of 2015 sees EMT ranked at #173 of 200

06/13/2015

Looking for a few good EMTs...

https://transcare.candidatecare.jobs/job_positions/preview/5688

This is a part-time position in the Special Operations division. EMTs will respond to and treat patients at various events througout the five boroughs.

08/02/2014

Congratulations to the final NYC 9-1-1 class from TransCare Manhattan Garage !!! Go forward to stamp out disease and change lives!!!

Just don't forget where you came from...

07/23/2014

Be careful what you wish for.

The call you wish for today may be the one you respond to tomorrow... http://www.ems1.com/ems-education/articles/1927161-4-EMS-calls-I-used-to-wish-for/

We often begin our careers with a flurry of training and activity. We attend classes and complete homework assignments. We study for tests.

07/18/2014

: The July 9-1-1 Class list is up. Congrats to those taking the next step in their EMS careers... just don't forget where you came from!

07/18/2014

Make sure you wear your seatbelts in the front AND back of the ambulance
Make sure you come to a complete stop at red lights
Just because you can doesn't mean you should
We have taught you these things just as they had learned them. Why didn't they follow it? Why won't you?

http://www.ems1.com/ambulances-emergency-vehicles/articles/1179842-Driving-lessons-learned-from-a-medics-death/

We truly need to know our existing safety culture and to know if it matches our vision.

07/16/2014

3 simple ways for EMTs to stay fit and have some fun http://www.ems1.com/exercise/articles/1928260-3-simple-ways-for-EMTs-to-stay-fit-and-have-fun/

Last week I had a discussion with a veteran responder who has had back pain for the past six years. He has have injections and almost constant pain, but due to the EMS system, his only option was to keep running calls.

07/11/2014

It's Friday! Here are ten quotes you probably shouldn't use while working, but feel free to use them during the weekend!!!

http://www.ems1.com/ems-humor/articles/1424141-Top-ten-inappropriate-quotes-for-on-the-job-use/

March 2013 marked my 20th anniversary in EMS. That's 20 years of continuous EMS employment, for agencies big and small, including a stint as an EMS bureaucrat. And in that time, I've had 19 annual performance evaluations.

07/09/2014

What makes YOU an EMT? http://theemtspot.com/2014/01/25/what-makes-you-an-emt/

This poor kid has been getting a lot of grief on social media.* Apparently he passed his EMT exams and he’s been doing a bunch of ride-alongs as well as collecting a pretty impressive vest full of radios, scissors and helpful EMT paraphernalia. When questioned, he reported that he primarily responde…

07/03/2014

Fatigue is on of the Top 5 causes of Motor Vehicle Collisions in the United States. Make sure you come to work well rested. If you don't, this can happen at anytime...

http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/washington-state-ambulance-driver-falls-asleep-slams-into-motorist/

A man in Washington filed a lawsuit after an ambulance veered off the road and crashed into him. The ambulance company settled the lawsuit after recovering new video footage of the driver nodding off. KCBS's Kristine Lazar reports.

07/02/2014

Lawsuits. We've all heard of them. We all hope to avoid them. The best remedy is to do what you should do and document it all... http://roguemedic.com/2014/06/nyfd-ems-loses-172-million-suit/

What does $172 million mean? 1. Something very bad happened. 2. The jury probably thought that the defense sucked. 3. The amount paid will probably be much