Recent content by EMT-IT753

Polypharmacy is also a big issue with the elderly. Also, the elderly do not feel pain as well as younger people. The elderly also have temperature regulation issues as well. Just a few more things to consider:)

As far as the helmet remark, we also are required to wear helmets and hi-viz jackets for MVA's or working on the roadway. AND we DO have a hook where they hang inside the rig where we can reach over our shoulder and grab on the way out the door.

I do have the jacket you are referring to. We had the option at my service to get these jackets for work. We were at -20 degrees the other morning and the jacket kept me nice any warm. They are a very durable jacket. The drawback is getting blood on the fluorescent fabric. Blood will turn the...

I guess I dont see the problem with this either. When we go on a run, the passenger pulls out the laptop and pulls the run up and starts to fill in some of the information. Then while we are transporting, whoever has patient care, which is usually the passenger, takes the laptop and continues...

I am a little confused on the question :unsure: If you are asking if you get paid to do clinical time, then I would think the answer to that would be a definite no. If you are talking about starting at a service and you will be training with a preceptor, then it will depend on your...

Well, you should know by now if you made it or not. The test sucks and it leaves you feeling unsure whether you passed it or not. The best advice I can give is to check the NREMT and see if you passed. The number of questions you stopped at is irrelevant really.

I wear a hearing aid in one ear and have hearing loss in both ears. I finally went with a Littman 3100 and it has helped a ton. It works best in quieter environments, but still works well in the back of the truck. It was expensive, but allows me to do my job better than the standard stethoscopes.

That is the worst part of the Practical exam at ALL levels, the verbalizing. In order to be sure the examiner knows you are confident in your skills, it is in your best interest to verbalize as much as you possibly can. I really feel that is the hardest part of Practical exams. It is easy to...

Well, currently I am riding as a third medic with an FTO for the service I have been with for 14 months. I did some clinical ride times here with people I have worked with for awhile as an EMT-Intermediate Technician. Now that I am "in charge" of the calls now, there is substantial more...

That crazycajun is just worried that you had fewer questions than he did on the NREMT exams so he made this post to make sure you don't "lie" and say you only had 63 questions on your Basic exam or less than 80 on the Medic. :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Yep..I hold a WI and a MN license. Employer requires it since we have coverage areas in both states.

We used Achieve in our medic class for quizzes and tests. I can't say that that alone is what enabled me to pass, but it helped. The Achieve questions were pretty good as far as the scenario type questioning. It doesn't hurt to use it for studying, but that alone will not guarantee you to pass.

My guess would be yes, you would fail :(

Tongue-in-cheek :P While I don't completely think it is a spontaneous pneumo, he fits the physical aspect of one. Hockey players have pretty good protective gear. Just because he took a hard shot, does not necessarily mean that is what caused his condition. Others have already mentioned...

Spontaneous pneumothorax :P