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One of MY pet peeves is a practical exam evaluator that expects you to do exactly that! Later! --Coop

Feh. Do what works for YOU. How will you be best served? If you're unable to commit to the requirements of the other course, then dismiss it. When it comes down to it, the paper at the end is what counts. Later! --Coop

Okay. I'm a volley 911 BLS provider. Why? Because working as a B, here, is silly: 48+ hours a week doing transports and wheelchairs to make less money than I would pay out in day-care costs. Last I checked, the object of working was to make money, not lose it. That's why I'm going...

Much thanks! They did the switchover last night. I'm on-duty tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes. Lancaster, eh? Where at? Later! --Coop

I do not run. Unless in mortal danger. And even then, I prefer to fight. Later! --Coop

Okay. I've read on with interest, and do completely understand what you, Rid, are saying with regards to acidosis in the trauma PT, and fluid recussitation. I also get the bit Veneficus mentioned about losing peripheral organs to preserve the heart and brain. I'm not a paragod student...

When you're feeling someone's pulse, that's palpation. You'll be able to feel the pulse return to the artery at the PT's systolic pressure. The diastolic pressure cannot be palpated (felt). The pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic and diastolic. You're right in saying...

No one around here draws prehospital labs. Later! --Coop

Okay. Now I've gotta know. What was it? (PM if not board-friendly) Later! --Coop

We're required to upgrade to this by the end of the month. Just wanted a heads-up, so I would know what I'm in for when we make the switch. From everything I can deduce from Med-Media's website, it sounds like a clunky, bloated program which is primarily for companies with Toughbook --or...

For the heart valves, in order: To Protect My A** Tricuspid Pulmonic Mitral Aortic Later! --Coop

This was, admittedly, a concern of mine as well when I was first considering the virtual program. However, having open communication with instructors is key to overcoming this. I've sent a lot of emails and text messages back and forth with my instructors. I don't think I'd have my instructor...

It's annoying, but I'm only going to need to use it until October/November. Later! --Coop

What the hey... I'll play.

For us, Labs, and practical exams, etc., are, of course, done in-person. There's no other real way to do it. Later! --Coop

I'm currently taking an online paramedic program through a college here. The online bit works like this: you get your weekly assignments via a secure website with disucssion board. A typical week's assignment consists of 6-10 questions regarding whatever topic is at-hand, plus 3-4 discussion...

During my ED clinicals, I saw an 18 used twice. In real life, however, 18 seems to be the norm--at least in my area. I know it's likely to open the proverbial worm can, but I wonder if prehospital usage of the 20 gauge would increase if they carried a different color code. That they're pink...

18's I see every day. 16's from time to time--with 20's being slightly more often. 14's I've seen used only twice in real life. I dumped one into the plastic arm in lab just to prove it could be done (this was an issue of debate with a few fellow students claiming it wouldn't fit), but would...

Well, yes, of course. However, I was speaking more of the clinical time he had to do in '87.... perhaps I should have clipped part of his previous post. Sorry. Later! --Coop

May have been the program you were in--or the requirements at the time. But it's not a statewide requirement as of current. Later! --Coop