Recent content by DrWorm

I love the vending machines! They're fairly common where I am. Mostly fire depts. keep them in specific centrally located stations but some hospitals even have them for EMS to restock with.

Also, I didn't realize this thread was almost a month old, apologies.

I recently completed a combined EMT-B/AEMT class for the first time and I felt like it was really easy. The people running the class kept stressing that it was a high level, fast paced, advanced class that is easy to burn out of and easy to fail. But in the 5 months that it took, I felt more...

Most of the hospitals in my area ask that we draw blood if we can. However, they only use those for labs and draw blood from our line to use on the iSTAT. They dispose of 10ml before the draw to avoid diluted blood. They do start a new line if they're getting blood cultures, though.

Just tell it like a story. Dispatched to this. Arrived to pt. in this condition. Assessed vitals and determined this. Rendered this treatment...etc.

Hi all! I'm Isaiah, a soon to be AEMT student in Colorado (class starts in January). I've been lurking here for quite a while now and have really loved following along and reading about others' experiences. I completed half of a degree in molecular biology at CU, but ran out of money. I plan on...