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I always cherished every bit of advice/etc I got from the ER docs and I would have loved more interaction with them.

Something I have never understood about this... Look up any diagram of the SNS, and it will show you neurons with cell bodies in T1-L2. But lesion of the hypothalamospinal tract causes Horner's Syndrome. Is it that the hypothalamus regulates the autonomic nervous system, but it isn't...

Did they do a CT? Was there any visible discoloration or deformity? Any more details about the C4 mass? Seems like that mass, whatever it was, must have been expanding and putting pressure on various important structures in the neck. If the pupils were pinpoint initially on only one side this...

Go to medical school...:rolleyes:

You can recertify by simply re-taking the written exam, but if you aren't affiliated with an agency you will need to go to "inactive" status. To go from inactive to active as an EMT-B all you need is for a Training Officer to sign you off as competent with skills (paramedics need Medical...

The stronger you are, and the better your form, the less likely you are to get injured. I'm sure I had minor sprains and strains along the way, but I can't recall ever having a real injury during my ~3 years in EMS. I'm sure a big part of that was being on the larger/athletic side to begin...

I'm getting 42 as well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There are pretty much only 3 reasons you may have failed the test: 1) You didn't have a good enough foundation of knowledge 2) You weren't good enough at applying your knowledge to the questions 3) Test anxiety JB Learning is one of the most commonly recommended sources of practice questions...

I've never heard of boots being "certified" for EMS - what does that mean?

Make sure to get something "polishable". Bonus points for having vibram soles and an aggressive+deep (>5mm) tread pattern for when you're walking backwards stair charing a 300lb patient down a slippery wooden staircase after a snowstorm. I prefer something lower topped and light weight for...

It's not about how big your resources are, it's how you use them.

Have to give them all my information and agree to be contacted by vendors to see it?

Depending on how comfortable you are, you might just sign up on one of the practice question websites (JB Learning, EMT Prep, Medictests, etc) and see how you do. Do your own research on questions you get wrong, make Anki flashcards and review every day. Might need to learn EKG's from scratch...

I mean... sounds like EMS to me.

Counter-point: IMO, if you graduated high school in the USA or got your GED, you have enough baseline intelligence to be able to able to pass the NREMT assuming you prepare for it well. Yes, people have different strengths and weaknesses, and most people are not going to be the next Stephen...

1) Get a PDF copy of your official protocols. There are apps you can use, but I always felt more comfortable being able to pull up the actual guidelines as laid out by the state, and knowing they are up to date. Nice to double-check dosing when on the way to a call or whatever. 2) Google...

For the purposes of your chemistry class homework assignment, yes, you are correct.

One of my least favorite memories from EMS... Respond for the little old lady who fell down and bumped her head, on coumadin, history of dementia. Get to the house, turns out a visiting nurse called because patient “has fallen several times today, struck head, and is acting abnormally”...

My company had a fitness test... it consisted of lifting up a milk carton with like 20 pounds in it and walking up and down the stairs once. Completely pointless. Don't worry about a fitness test - you should worry about being physically prepared to do the job itself! While you will spend...