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yup i bet there's a lot of info that we arent being given here but my question is...if its a life or limb situation, why not kick the door down? all these people and noone can kick down a door? seems odd they would argue with a lady for a key and then look for other ways in and not think of...

you forgot the most important part "darn, i just ran out of lubricant on that last nasal airway. sorry dude no lube for you..." that get'll up and at'em.;)

i have a prestige steth, stealth edition, came with a blood pressure cuff. it has like 5 pieces to hear with, two for the large side and 3 for the small side, large bell and diaphram and two small bells (one smaller than the other) and a small diaphram. it has the hard pieces for the ears...

as they say in sports a win is a win is a win.

QUOTED FOR TRUTH! last thing i want to be a victim of is my wife when she's in a bad mood. not to say she would do that to me but still...

try being an auto tech! "automotive technician? oh you mean mechanic!" "whatever..." so i went from working on cars and being a tech to working on people and still being a tech and people still thinking technician doesnt fit in there somehow. i just say something to the effect of...

my class lost 2/3 of the students by the end of the program. this is VERY average where i am. many were too busy to study (and failed out) 3 didnt even show for the first day of class, some just dropped out for whatever reason. some just couldnt catch on to the medical terminology or the...

i thought there was 3 EMTs, B-Basic, I-Intermediate and P-Paramedic????? why not use the term EMT instead of medic? i think medic and i think back to war movies where they called them all medics and the guy had the nickname "doc". of course then people who go "WTF is an EMT?" which was...

ok because i framed my patch too lol thanks!

ok old topic but i've had experience dealing with this and i'll tell you folks whats worked for me. a nice hot bath. on your off days, take a hot bath, as hot as you can stand it. and sit there as long as you can take it. i had a roid once that felt like it would dwarf a walnut half. i'd...

when i passed the NREMT and got my certificates and stuff from them and the state...i framed my certificates. am i flaky for this? i'm rather proud of my accomplishment though i still think it wasnt that hard to do to begin with.

ok clear something up for me people. doesnt NREMT only allow people 18 and older to take the test? the class i took had a requirement of 18 and older because they required it. or did they take a totally different test with someone else? someone clarify this for me please.

its mine, my precious (thread) and you cant haves it! gollum! gollum!

louisville

new to the board. i found it last night and lurked a little and then joined. i lurked some more and decided to make a post. this one in fact! as you can tell i'm an EMTB, i got certified early this year after a fun 4 months of EMTB class. passed on the first try too! (my class had...