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Arrive at hospital with an elderly man complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing. Was conscious w/ a nasal cannula flowing 5 lpm upon arrival. Medics finished the paperwork and everything and were walking out the door to rig...nurse comes running out and says "your patient is...

Oh that's funny :)

Playin "Don't Know How to Act" (Flo Rida) and dancin around the room while checkin off supply expiration dates :-P

You get a full blue moon every 19 years on New Years Eve. I send my pity to all of you working tonight unless you are a call crazy probie. I'm off tonight but work tomorrow. Get your IVs and puke buckets and activated charcoal and syrup ready..oh yeah, and you may want to pack extra restraints...

Partyyyyy SOOO rare not to be working on a full moon night and so clubs and parties it is. BUT...I do not intend to get wasted and I do plan to have my jump bag in the back of my car because there are going to be some maniacs out tonight and accidents seem to follow me.

I'm in the process of this. You gotta find a vet of the program to get real answers. Check the website and talk to a Hero On-Call. From my current understanding, after the 18wks at Ft. SH, you qualify to sit for your NREMT-B and can do so on-base. Often times, if you get a good unit, they...

No problems that I know of. Prolonged exposure may cause decreased pressure, but it shouldn't have a big effect. Heat on the other hand....

Me personally... Central- sternum or spinal rub, but not for 30secs. Peripheal- pin in the instep, pinch the anterior part of the wrist Checking for consciousness: I flick the eyelids or if you're pretty sure they are faking, take their hand and drop it over their face. No conscious pt...

Oh yes it is! I most definitely learned it. But as others have mentioned, you are not to diagnose. AMI = heart attack. Easy enough.

It's an ABC. MOST things involving an abnormal ABC are red, but that can vary. 30 breaths per minute will not sustain life for a long time. They will hyperventilate until they pass out. If it is out of anxiety or fear and such, after they pass out, their breathing will return to normal. If not...

I normally keep it if it passes this checklist: ~the carseat allows for good head/neck/spinal stabilization ~your stretcher allows for it ~the carseat can be safely strapped onto the stretcher ~the seat does not prevent other necessary treatment interventions ~the child is comfortable...

That is nothing new. We had 30 pplz in my 1st emt-b class at the start and 11 when we finished. Most dumba**es won't pull through. Pay them no mind.

Well, I'm an EMT-P student, but I am going to try and keep up with this forum. It's old, but of course new people starting in their basic class are welcome to post here anytime. :) And the only difference b/w EMT-B and EMT-P training is how long the class is. Paramedic training isnt harder or...

Agreed! ...and uhm...there may be a show like that, but it wasn't what I was in reference to. ;)

Medic 3: Dispatch, we are on scene. Dispatch: 10-4 *30 seconds later* Medic 3: Dispatch, we have a code blue. Dispatch: 10-4 *1 min later* Dispatch: Medic 3, are you busy? hmmm...

hahahaha I like 10, 5, and 1 lol

14 as a sports medicine trainee 15 as a lifeguard 16 as an EMT-B All depends on what you qualify as true EMS

Yeah. I know opinions vary from person to person. That is EXACTLY why I started this thread. I want to see what other people think. It would do none of us any harm to here what others think constitutes a good EMT. The wiser of us will try to use some of the ideas given to try and improve themselves.

WHOA....Yeah...here, were doing good for 7in of snow at once per year. We have an average of about 5in. Might be miniscule to yall, but it is a helluva lot of trouble here. We aren't used to it. Right now, the snow storm that hit the west is due to strike here this weekend...oh joy. Right when I...