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The only kind of medical instruction I had before the EMT-B class was from boy scouts when I got my first aid merit badge. And that was about 5 years ago. We learned splinting of most limbs, a lot on environmental emergencies (snake bites, hypothermia/hyperthermia, etc.), and how to control...

I took it twice, the first stopped at 102 and the second stopped at 120. I heard it will pick a random amount of questions between 70 and 120

Well we do have what we call 'duty crew' where we have to answer calls from like 20:00-06:00. It is to be sure that we have a crew at night. If we aren't a paid squad we will still need another job. There are a few members that are retired or looking for a job at the moment that can suit our...

I don't know if they would have it by you, but a small suburban town would have an on-call basis. You are not required to have a shift. The only thing you'll have to do is make a certain number of calls to continue as a member of the squad. You'll get a pager at the least. They will surely allow...

We were on call at the station for my ride time so we had a pretty good response. We just ran with lights and turned on the siren at lighted intersection and didn't really go over speed limit. We were close enough that we got there in 5 minutes. I guess the driver was a bit too cautious.

When I was doing my ride time we got dispatched to some sort of clinic for chest pain. We arrived on scene and the patient ruptured her brachial artery from a skin graft she had. I guess the surgery caused the problem. We got to the scene and the doctor had already controlled the bleeding and...

I haven't gotten anything that didn't really need a transport, yet. Anything that was pretty minor, like a few scrapes and stuff the patient was smart enough to know they didn't really need to go to the hospital. Even a guy on a bike stuck by a vehicle going 30-35 mph. Medics checked him out...

I wonder if it is possible to have sex with someone while giving them CPR? I'm not going to try it, but you'd have to be some sort of god.

36, I want to know if the following has actually happened to anyone? -------------------------- 143. Ever had sex on an ambulance? 144. During a call? 145. During a cardiac arrest? 146. While there was a patient on board? 147. With the patient? 148. With a cardiac arrest...

I don't see much practical use to these. If someone has a serious injury and is unconscious, they are going to be much easier to handle unconscious. You can find out what happened from an assessment and scene size-up.

So far I haven't had a priority transport, but I was told if we did have one, we should tell them: MOI/NOI, what injuries they may have, what we are doing to treat them, and ETA

I was able to take the test about a week or two after my class. However, I was working for my father's company for two weeks which was a full day of labor. I came home tired everyday so I had no energy to study. Anyway, I had the greatest trouble trying to schedule the tests with a part time...

I guess I was lucky. There was no dress code at mine. We only had to dress for the Hospital and Ride time (obviously). I don't know if you learn better or not that way, but it was nice not having to wake up at 7 three days a week to put on boots, khakis/BDU, and stuff. I guess have it even...

That's what I was thinking about too. What could help with that are those rumbler sirens too. If your town can afford these systems, they sure as hell can afford a sub-woofer for your siren. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVdUUyGrz2o It sounds funny, but it is very effective. It practically...

Nurses tell us how easy our job is, I always tell them they need to try it before the judge it. That is a great example.

I forgot to elaborate on that. Yes, I am very serious about this profession while we have the patient, family, etc. in our company. I am usually working with another 19 year old EMT (who has 2 years of experience) we have our quips and stuff on the way back to headquarters about the call...

I'm a volunteer in two squads. Right now, I don't even fit in those statistics.

This does seem like a good idea. It doesn't have to be on every intersection. Only the intersections that seem really busy, like in my trip to a particular hospital, I have to cross a highway with traffic lights. It is often pretty ridiculous to run lights and sirens through the red light...

I'd love to have a monitor, but a BLS unit with minimal funding doesn't see a need for one.

I know the police in my town are pretty good at arresting drunk resistive patients. I've seen it done twice. Haha, you do have a good point though.