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The whole point of a resume/coverletter is to sell yourself. Why should you pick me over that person? Well let me tell you why.... I have x number of years doing public health, I am a awesome dancer who routinely wowed state level judges (and will gladly dance for pts), and I am now at UC...

4 contacts??!!!!!!! Good lord man where do you work? How often are you doing a shift? One of the biggest things that I've seen is try to get a good understanding of the truck layout that way if it is hitting the fan and they ask for something you know where it is. Also make sure to talk...

some hospitals or jails have a detox center. So instead of having an ambulance take somebody to the hospital just to sleep in a bed they go to the detox center, typically via the van. If there is nothing medically wrong with the person other than them being drunk that is typically where they...

http://resusme.em.extrememember.com/?p=5959 The REAL Shocked Patient- Dr. Cliff Reid

Maybe I didn't understand... I thought this was for a job and the OP already was an EMT-B. I just figured if you can make it through the class the first time, get certified, pass a knowledge test on the material, taking it a second time in a slow manner (considering most jobs are 40 hours a...

EMT-B in 6 weeks? I did mine in 3, as I am sure most have done, so 6 should be pretty straight forward. I assume they have hired you, unless you do something stupidly stupid in the class? Are you paid for the course? Good luck, I hope this is a good company!!

So... how did the transfer go?

Labs would be nice, blood gasses also. Any other history that we should know about. I assume the worst since it was a 46 yof getting a CABG....

Depends on where you are.... In a single ER shift you might see upwards of 20 patients. You won't see that on the majority of EMS shifts. You will probably be able to talk with pts lots more in an ER setting, and most of those pts will be there for a few hours. As for what will happen...

Sorry... What I meant by that was because of the short response times and transport times some of these issues don't present themselves like they do in a more rural situation (for instance a pneumo isn't instant and I might not see S/S right away). I'll do what ever my pt requires me to do...

One thing that is present in a hospital that is obviously not available in an ambulance is a pharmacy. Even if you were to open up the protocols you are still limited by what meds you have available. In that way I see the meds that you currently have as the limiting factor on your protocols (and...

One of the main instructors in my medic course was a female Nurse/Paramedic instructor. Hands down one of the best clinicians and instructors (regardless of topic) I have ever met.

Or you could read GEMS- Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services. You will learn all about why old people are different.

I agree with what V said. His points seem to correlate with what I experienced in my class. I took my EMT then one month later was in the P class. I passed everything, was in the top % of my class, and passed NR first go. I also have a university degree, did not work during class time...

Source? Second, why is it ridiculous? I think you will find many people, myself included, are very much pro education. Medicine is a very dynamic field, don't you think that having more education, which will help you better understand and function in this field, would be helpful?

Hahaha good old IC. All I can say is glad I didn't get pizza last night. Where was it at? Falbos, sams, something in the ped mall? Are you in the medic program right now? Iowa City has some interesting drinking problems for people not familiar with the area. Underage drinking is given a...

Damn right. Everything I order at those places comes with a "round" egg because those eggs are actually cracked right into that round moulding, cooked, then put on the sandwich. Those folded or scrambled eggs- fake as :censored: But look man... those kids got caught and will get the boot...

My protocols state "Do not delay nitro to establish IV access" for suspected adult pulmonary edema. There are going to be slow people in every profession. Who knows, maybe that nurse got worked on the over night shift and the coffee machine is MIA. Coming out of High School I worked in a...

It is hard to be more prepared than those sheets.... For every point say what you are looking for and treatments. These tests are actually testing the amount of verbal diarrhea you have.... Say everything and go systematically down the body. In real life just go slow and be systematic...

Step 1- Go to where you took the class as ask to use the mannequins and if they have 10 minutes to quickly run through them all. Step 2- Watch all the youtube videos on the different stations Step 3- Memorize all the criteria that are on the test sheets Step 4- Sign up for a practice test...