Most Stressful Jobs: On-the-Job Dangers, Long Hours Cause Emt/ Paramedic Burnout
New Orleans City Business › November 29, 2004
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When the ambulance lights blaze and the siren wails, confusion sets in among civilian drivers, said Rick Fayard, operations manager for American Medical Response, a New Orleans ambulance service.
Seasoned paramedics patiently wait for an opening using all their driving skills. One wrong turn at an intersection can be deadly.See the full content of this document
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Most Stressful Jobs: On-the-Job Dangers, Long Hours Cause Emt/ Paramedic Burnout
While avoiding an accident is always important, the main objective of paramedics is reaching wherever they're going in time to save a life.
Our motto is, 'Arrive alive,' which is better than not arriving at all, Fayard said....See the full content of this document
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