u/instantnoodles77

▲ 100 r/NewToEMS

Crashed the ambulance my first week

I joined a private ambulance company two weeks ago. I was monitored by a FTO for a week, who had to clear me on driving after I took the EVOC. My second day after I was cleared, I backed into a parked ambulance at a hospital. I had a spotter, but I heard her late. Luckily, we didn't have a patient. We filed an incident report and I had to meet my supervisor the next day. I accepted responsibility and she put me on non-driving status. There were visible damages; the repair cost was $2500, which seems a lot. I asked my supervisor if I could eventually drive again, but she didn't give me a clear yes or no. Honestly, I feel stupid because I didn't even finish a month and the incident was avoidable. Has something similar happened to anyone and were they able to drive later in their career?

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u/instantnoodles77 — 1 day ago
▲ 49 r/ems

Crashed the ambulance my first week

I joined a private ambulance company two weeks ago. I was monitored by a FTO for a week, who had to clear me on driving after I took the EVOC. My second day after I was cleared, I backed into a parked ambulance at a hospital. I had a spotter, but I heard her late. Luckily, we didn't have a patient. We filed an incident report and I had to meet my supervisor the next day. I accepted responsibility and she put me on non-driving status. There were visible damages; the repair cost was $2500, which seems a lot. I asked my supervisor if I could eventually drive again, but she didn't give me a clear yes or no. Honestly, I feel stupid because I didn't even finish a month and the incident was avoidable. Has something similar happened to anyone and were they able to drive later in their career?

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u/instantnoodles77 — 1 day ago

I had my BN board interview last week. They said that I'll know if I'm selected or not this week, but my recruiter hasn't seen anything. I've heard most people find out they got selected by their BN immediately or the next day. The packet deadline for the USAREC board in June is this Friday, so I'm worried my packet might not get submitted in time. Has anyone else experienced this? What should I do?

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u/instantnoodles77 — 16 days ago