Recent content by woogyboogy

Stopped at 70 questions and passed.

Thank you so much for this post, I appreciate it! Very solid information here!

I too am interested in this as well. However I won't be starting til January.

Appreciate info, and the response!

Thanks for the positive vibes! I feel as though the more we practice I will begin to get more comfortable, being only 3 weeks in, there is still a lot of information floating around that I need to gather, and use in the scenarios. I need to think about all the differential diagnosis, and narrow...

So could you tell me what you think I should have done as far as appropriate treatment measures? NRB 15L, Position of comfort, Transport?

Unfortunately I do not know anyone that works in the pre-hospital field. However, my girlfriend is a Cardiac nurse, so she can help me out a decent amount of Cardiology related questions, which has proven to be very helpful.

All of the programs offered in my area are usually 16 weeks. However the Summer program is 12 weeks. I wasn't aware that the average EMT program was 12 weeks, oh well.

Our "school" protocol for CHF would be to apply CPAP if rales/crackles were present upon auscultation. However signs/symptoms for CHF and Pneumonia are very similar, so to get a more definitive treatment plan, I would rely on my History taking (past, recent, hospital visits and what they were...

I'm 24 years old, and I have wanted to become a Paramedic/Firefighter for as long as I can remember. My family has been in the medical field their entire life, however none have been in a pre-hospital setting. I have been stalking this forum for quite some time now, just reading, and absorbing...