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    NREMT certification lapse

    Hello, I am not sure if the is the correct place to post, I hope it is. My situation is the following: I got my EMT-B in 2010, renewed in 2012. I did not renew in 2014. From reading NREMT, it says "If your National EMS Certification lapsed as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) within a two...
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    Las Vegas employment

    Hello, I am fairly new to Las Vegas, will be working as a nurse. I am an EMT-B working on paramedic. I would like to also work on an ambulance in addition to RN job. I see MedWest, AMR, Community Ambulance, and the Fire dept providing services. Anybody here have anything to say about those...
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    Is paramedic school worth it?

    Hi all, I scanned the other threads for a while to make sure I was not duplicating a previous post. If this quesiton has already been brought up please let me know. I want to be a paramedic. I have worked for 3 years as an EMT, and did a parmedic course internationally. I also worked at...
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    Donations for MEXICO

    Hi all, I am an EMT- I working in mexico. It is a lot of fun working here! However, some of the hospitals lack basic equipment, or if they do have it, it is very bad quality. If you or your company can please help me (well you would be helping out the people and docs of mexico) out by...
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    Equipment for Mexico

    Hi all, I am an EMT- I working in mexico. It is a lot of fun working here! However, some of the hospitals lack basic equipment, or if they do have it, it is very bad quality. If you or your company can please help me (well you would be helping out the people and docs of mexico) out by...
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    ACLS- ACS/Stokre???

    Does anyone know if the 2012 ACLS written and skills tests include ACS and stroke questions/algorithms?? if so how in depth does it get? will we have to runan acs and or stroke scenario? thanks have a great night!!
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    Opinion: Should states limit entry into EMT B/Paramedic courses?

    Wondering what you all think. Should states limit EMT and Paramedic course entry? Pretty much, anyone willing to pay can get into EMT B and Paramedic school. (obviously the school, states etc want the money). But this just FLOODS the job market and makes it extremely difficult for people...
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    ACLS questions

    Sorry if I repeat questions, excuse the ignorance etc. International EMT I here about to take ACLS in the states. my question is..After achieving ROSC on a VF/pulseless VT patient we are to optimize oxygenation, ventilation and treat hypotension etc do we treat hypotension with EPI...
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    Oxygen Administration in CVA/Stroke Patients

    Hello, I am an EMT with a question regarding O2 administration to stroke/CVA patients. Recently I have read in many paramedic protocols (im not a medic, just wanted to do some extra reading) that extreme caution should be used in administering high amounts of O2 to CVA stroke patients...
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    Ventilation Rates- CONFUSED

    3 QUestions about ventilation rate in Adult apneic patient...are ventilations deliverd at a rate of 8-10 breaths/ min or 10/12? 1 My book says deliver 10-12breaths/min, however the online supplemental learning resource for the EXACT same book says it should be 8-10. I am a bit confused and...
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    Oxygen only vs. Ventilation question

    Hi, 2nd week EMTB student here, My teacher gave us sheet that says, "If breathing is adequate: If patient is breathing faster than 20/min and slower than 12/min, use non-rebreather mask (high flow oxygen)" my question is: so if a patient is breathing only 2/min we wouldn't begin...
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