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My ride time was with Des Moines Fire, I had to provide my own eye protection but, they had everything else. Just my $.02 I have about 6 or 7 pair of Wal-Mart safety glasses. Some clear some tinted. I keep at least one pair of each on my motorcycle. I feel better breaking a pair of...

Well, I passed my practicals. I passed all three stations on the first try. My NREMT application has been sent to Pearson Vue for authorization to test. I am hopeing to test this Friday or Saturday. I don't know how hard it is to get scheduled. I should have my authorization to test...

What are USMLE and COMLEX?

I must suck at the interweb. I can't find the NREMT or Iowa's sheets. Mostly I'm just antsy. I was stupid and volunteered to take mine on the 5th. The rest of my classmates are doing them on the 12th.

My practicals are Saturday at 09:45. I am very edgy. I know we will have a cardiac, medical, and trauma station. What I don't know are the critical Pass/Fail points. Instructors wouldn't tell us. They gave us some sheets that are supposed to be overkill. "If you do everything on these...

We are getting ready to take our state practicals. The study guide shows this for scene size up: BSI Scene safe Number of patients Need for additional help (police, fire, Power, Gas, Etc) Determine nature of illness Introduce yourself Consider spinal stabilization My question is...

Welcome, I am just finishing my EMT school, I'm currently enrolled in a fall paramedic course. I'll be working for a private service part time, and a volly service. It's an interesting field. Again Welcome

Wow, I can't believe class is almost over. We take our final on the first of June. Then we have our practicals on the 12th. Can't wait.

We started 2/16/10 with 35 students. We just finished ER rottations and are down to 12. Only 9 of us can test for license.

One of my EMT-B instructors calls them blue canaries. "Send the blue canaries to see if it's safe, If the blue canaries die, it aint safe"

Grats!!!!!

Great idea, must have been to simple of an idea for me to think of.

i know as a B I need to be especially good with airway, assesment, and packaging. The problem I face is learning rates. IE: respiratory rates, BP, and pulse. Plus things like, Generic names Vs. trade names for MDI's. Etc. I have made a spreadsheet with the things (I feel the need to...

Great, thanks for thee giggle. I am printing these to post in class. :D

We have one of these guys. All he ever asks is "will this be on the test?" He didn't make the minimum 80% required (State law) on our first exam, so he will have to use one of his four restests.

Sorry about Boss. Here are Cinder and Shadow Cinder is the 35lb Mini-American Pitbull and Shadow is a 65lb Black Lab.

I reread the chapter and, yeah, I was wrong. THanks for the replies

I scored 48/50. One of the questions bugs me. Q:You have been told that you must get your annual purified protein derivative (PPD) test for tuberculosis (TB). As a knowledgeable EMT, you recognize that the PPD will: My A : Reveal if you have active tuberculosis Correct A...

I can use the mounds of snow at the end of my driveway as tank enfilades.

Would that be a "French Tingler"? Tingle tingle zap zap. :D