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Some schools that have a paramedic program start with EMT-B and go straight through Paramedic. Those schools usually require successful completion of the B portion prior to continuing on. Whether or not you test out at the I level is up to you most of the time. The students that are not...

Know your basic med math....how much fluid to give a 12kg patient. Know your ACLS med doses. In the IV station you will need to give a med like Atropine or something. If the med total is 2mg in 2ml how much atropine do you push. Talk you way through each station as you do the required skills...

"The Devil bowed his head because he knew that he'd been beat, and he laid that golden fiddle on the ground at Fort Myers' feet" Nice trucks!! I especially like the smaller 4X4. I wish we had a 4X4 here in Virginia for our snowy days. I'll be sure to look you up in a few years when I retire...

Bring it on!!! I'm do to retire soon at maybe looking for a medic job in Florida. If I like your rigs maybee I'll apply. Who knows, maybe you'll be my FTO and we can talk about our roots in EMS....lol.

The third one down has 240,000+ miles on her. A little rough but it still gets us down the road.

Here's pictures of my toys.

Since this thread started with the kid owning an old ambulance, where are pictures???? Let's see this rig.

They come pretty quick. Congratulations. What level did you test at?

Well, this thread has surely gotten heated over the last week. We all probably could have done without the comments from Fort Myers but I guess every one is entitled to their voice. There will always be heat and tension between paid and volunteer service. I've been a volunteer for 23 years but...

R/r911.....sounds like this one kinda rubbed you the wrong way. Someday EMS will be considered a profession. I just hope I'm not in a nursing home before it happens. I shake my head every day when I hear the stupid stuff the other volunteers in my area do or don't do. Wish I could wake up and be...

Well how about putting a picture of this thing on here. I too have a few questions. Is your agency total volunteer? Does your area cover a large rural area? How old are you? What level of care does your agency normally provide? Does your agency allow for a response with your POV? What do...

My name is Mark. I go by Mark.....lol. Sorry couldn't resist.

Virginia has 4 levels of certification. Basic, Enhanced, Intermediate, and Paramedic. I & P require NREMT Certification. You will complete the Virginia application and mail a copy of your NREMT card. They will in turn mail you a Virginia card and assign you a Virginia number. The Basic and...

You need to remember the boxes. One problem my students have is that when they are following the Tachycardia and Bradycardia they confuse the key word "Stable" and "Perfusion". Stable and unstable is used with Tachycardia while Poor perfusion and adequate perfusion is for Bradycardia. Also...

well that should keep you busy. I seem to get stuck with tooth aches and back pain....lol.

your company should weigh the cost of the equipment verses the cost of other equipment you may need. You should also look at how many time you actually do CPR in the back of the truck. My squad runs over 3,000 calls a year and I think we have run about 3 codes. If your area is large your company...

If you are taking the NREMT exam than I too would recomend the ...For National Certification books. They have one for Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic. I would also get one of the others such as a Brady book too.

One of the biggest failures of my students has been during the trauma assessment they do not expose the chest while assessing ABCs. This is where the “B” comes into play. If you don’t have “B” than there is no need to go to “C”. That is where you will see the sucking chest wound, major bruising...

In Virginia for Intermediate and Paramedic you must pass the NREMT first. You then send in a copy of your NREMT card and get a Virginia card with the same expiration date as your NREMT. Once you are initially certified in Virginia you are not required to maintain your NREMT certification as long...

My students have been either using the stylette or an equal sized tube. As long as they verbalize that they do not exceed the length of the tube they are fine.