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im from a city in oklahoma named coalgate located in southern oklahoma. and in this area, there is always room for more medics. but if you want the big bucks, check into working as a medic for the chickasaws or choctaws. they pay well. i work for the city i live in. don't make alot of...

i work for a fire/ems service. we are required to wear a nremt patch on our class A fire uniform shirt. patch is on the left. the patch nremt sent me is on a black flight jacket with other patches i have aquired while working in this profession.

our uniforms are black ****ie pants with cargo pockets and dark blue fire/recue t-shirts. and yes we are ems as well as firefighters. same uniform applies to both. company suppies us t-shirts but everything else is all on the individual. it's bullcrap but thats how the ball bounces.

my kids nanny was killed in an automobile accident after leaving a birthday party for one of my kids. when i arrived on scene, she was lying outside the car. she was alive at the time but appeared to be slipping away quickly. one look at her and it was obvious to me her chances of survival...

good site. while you are there, try the "registry review" and see how you do. another site you might wanna do that is also free is prenhall.com/limmer. prenhall offers practice questions for each chapter of the 10th addition of emergency care.

the last test that i took and passed on had alot of senerio questions. i recommend bushing up on signs and symptoms, normal range of vitals for all ages, and initial assessment. ALWAYS remember this in this exact order. 1- bsi 2- scene safety 3- airway, breathing, and cirulation. oh...

i for one am not above calling for als backup if i think the patients condition warrants it. i work for a fire/ems service in rural oklahoma. on my crew, we have three basics and one intermediate. it just so happens our intermediate is our shift commander and getting him to run on a call...

something i was told and works well is lift your feet off the bus floor. put your toes on cot rail. works well for obtaining manual blood pressure

just passed mine yesterday. i wish you luck and let us know how you did.

yes it was expensive. i was gonna throw in the towel if i didn't pass it this time. my test site was 2 hours away (one way). not only costing me 70 bucks a pop on the test but fuel there and back plus a meal. starting to wonder if i needed to take out a second mortgage,

five tries but finally got it.:D 72 questions.

here is a funny one. i was dispatching one night for our local fire/ems dept when a call came in for a structure fire at approx 0300hrs. so i do a group page and tell them "attention all ****** firefighters, we need you to 10-22 to the station for a structure fire. and to think i have been...

26 year old male. chief complaint: menstral cramps. call came in when i was in clinicals.

i think i got an idea on how to do it gonnabe. go the home page and look in the upper right hand corner for something like this........Welcome, poppawilly. You last visited: 05-15-2008 at 02:58 PM Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 1. click on private messages. when it opens, on the left...

oops!!!!!!!! forgot to mention my book studies. books- brady book self assessment exam prep brady book- refresher for the emt-b brady book- 10th addition school book gonnabe is right. nremt questions is alot harder than the online questions so it does help to know the book cover to...