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I have never personally used Ketamine as an analgesic or anaesthetic (saw my college roommate get dosed for a dislocation reduction in the E.R. though, that was hilarious) and only used etomidate once for RSI purposes during my hospital clinicals, but I have heard that Ketamine is preferable to...

There are a bunch of study guides out there. Utilize them! Reread your notes, take the free online tests, study with your classmates, then do it all over again. I made it my 40-hour-a-week-job. I bought 2 hard copy NREMT-P books, i studied my notes, i conferred with classmates, i took the free...

"The AHA 2010 CPR video in which i was trained, shows rescuer 1 who is performing compressions stop while rescuer 2 gives 2 ventilations, and rescuer 1 resumes 30 compressions. I've read/heard/seen(hospital setting) that cpr shouldn't stop and ventilations given during compressions except the...

I wear Focus brand Night and Day contacts. You can wear them for up to 30 days in a row with just cleaning as needed. The 0300 calls just require a few extra blinks. They're more expensive than regular soft contacts but a lot cheaper than corrective surgery. My eyesight really isn't that bad...

During my paramedic internship, I drove about 230 miles one way. Luckily it was 3 days on, 4 days off. For the preceptor I had, and the agency I worked with, it was worth it. Waking up at 0100 Sunday morning, then driving 4 hours sucked a little, but there was no better feeling than getting off...

I think University of Pittsburg has a Paramedic degree program. A little bit closer to Florida, I thought I saw that University of South Alabama does as well. Not positive on either of those, but for some reason I remember hearing about them.

Wow. You just brought back a memory there. My first lower GI bleed call. Pt was unresponsive until I made contact and she grabbed me with her bloody/poopy hand right on my bare arm. It looked like a poop/blood grenade went off inside the bathroom. Uggh, I can still remember the smell...

This holds true for where I used to work. I only encountered this one time, but we actually transported this patient to a trauma center. I don't remember if it was because of protocol or patient request, though.

I can't stand medics who "big league" EMT-Bs. I have worked as a basic with medics that were total jerks to me because I was educationally inferior to them. I have also worked with medics who went out of their way to be nice and help me learn. I never understood the superiority complex that...

JPINFV- You are absolutely right that most of Orange County isn't run that way and re-reading my posts I came off as a jerk, so I apologize for that. I was trying to illustrate that not all California EMTs run IFTs and I somehow ended up in a p*ssing contest with you. I was actually trying to...

JPINFV- Again, the condescending attitude is unwarrented. You assume that because you worked for 2 years on a transporting ambulance that you are the ultimate authority of Orange County EMS. I worked for 2 years on a 911 ambulance and don't claim to have nearly the knowledge of the OC-911...

JPINFV- I do agree that MOST of OC EMS for EMT-B is run that way, but not all. I was fortunate enough to work for a privately contracted ambulance company that worked directly with OCFA. Meaning that I was in the OCFA ambulance stationed in the OCFA firehouse and would arrive on scene-code...

jtpaintball70 " If you're a basic and want to work 911, CA is not, from everything I've read here on the forums, the place you want to move to. More rural states are more likely for a basic to work 911" That's a pretty blanket statement and I know you meant it as one, but there are plenty of...

Try not to dwell on the test, relax (real easy, I know), and read every question. If you get too worked up with nerves and what-if's, you're really not doing yourself any favors. Relax. Even if you fail again, you get 3 more attempts Slow down during the exam. I am not saying that is...

Yes, it is very vague and somewhat misleading questions/ answers. That's why I don't like it. I walked out of the test positive I had bombed it, but I don't think I could have studied for it any differently. Every question is scenario-based and there are just too many variables to study for...

I just took my NREMT-P test Monday and remembered why I hated the CBT tests at Pearson Vue. I walked out of there feeling bad. I ended at 81 questions in just over 30 minutes, but I passed. I studied my Brady Books, a book called Paramedic National Standards by Charly Miller, and just random...

I was hell-bent on doing my internship with American, so I went to the CCEMSA orientation and met with the HR guys in Fresno and only had to wait about a month. I know 4 or 5 people who are wrapping up internships out there, so there should be spots opening up. Also, San Luis Ambulance out of...

I just finished my internship at American Ambulance based out of Fresno and would highly recommend it. I live in Southern California and the commute really wasn't terrible, and the experience was invaluable. I don't know how easy it is to set up a contract with an interning agency, but American...