Recent content by Sharps

^^ Things might be different elsewhere but here, If I'm wearing any type of issued apparel with any state EMT patches we are suppose to render care or atleast that's what I have been told by several people.

No matter what state you have your EMT certification in, you can always help no matter where you are. Weather your in another county or another state, your acting as a good Samaritan and took the time to help someone else. Being that there was nothing you could do without the proper equipment...

To more specifically answer your question, patients such as these need to be C collared and boarded: -Head injury and or pain -back pain -neck pain -people with altered LOC ( reason behind this is, say the patient a head on collision and they don't remember what happened. This can...

If we arrive and the occupants involved in the MVA are out of the vehicle walking around, we always ask if they have any head, neck, or back pain. If they say no, we will assess the patient ('s) vital signs, treat any wounds .etc. If the patient answers yes to any of these, there being collared...

Congratulations ! The best of luck to her. EMS is definitely not a social club haha. It's more like a black whole that sucks your in forever. You can never stop learning in EMS even if you have completed training.