Recent content by JesterEMS

Im dying to look for an AEMT NREMT review app. Is there any good apps out there that I can use out there? Any help is great! Thanks, Jester

Hello, I recently finished with getting my nremt certification and I was just wondering if anyone knows how long the state takes in processing a state license in Nevada. Thanks, Jester

Hi All, I have just finished my NREMT Skills and I am now ready to take the NREMT Written exam. I am super nervous because I cannot seem to figure out what to study or how to prepare for the exam. What should I use to study for this exam??? Regards Jester

Hello All, For my EMS Academy we have to polish our boots. Does anyone have any experience with polishing boots? If so, when should I consider to strip and repolish the boots Cheers!

I wish you luck!

Hi Justin, It's nice to see a local from Reno, NV. Will be in the EMS academy at TMCC. When I attended orientation for this program, I was told that this will be a commitment not for myself but for the people we will save in the future. TMCC wants to shape the best EMT's and Paramedics they can...

@MonkeyArrow So we shouldn't wash our uniforms????

Isn't one thing we definitely should disinfect is our stethescope??

So after use of a pen, clean it with a CaviWipe?

@Akulahawk @Summit To be honest, I love G2 blue ink gel pens. I've been using them for a while. They are my go to. The only thing is that they are expensive and I wouldn't recommend them as disposable.

I am barely starting EMT-B this late August. I don't think I will have any computer access so I'm assuming everything is manually written somewhere.

Mmmm, So it seems like 2" tape is what is used for note taking. If I broke this strategy out in my basic class for simulation would this be appropriate? What other note taking skills are out there now??? As far as pens @Akulahawk, you would use them 1 time use?

Thank you, Tigger for clarifying :) Well when writing a PCR, we can transfer the history to the report. Just for quick note taking, I was thinking if this was a good thing. Of course, gloves will become contaminated but we dispose of them after the report has been written. I was thinking to...

the top of the hand, I guess. Studying some anatomy so please correct me if I am wrong.. If SAMPLE doesn't contain any names or any identifying information we still shouldn't write it?

Hello, I was wondering what pens you would recommend for clinical rotations. I plan on writing simple OPQRST and SAMPLE history on the posterior portion of my palm. Since there are germs that I will be exposed to, I was thinking my pen would collect some of it. What kinds of pens do you suggest...