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If you're interested in more information about why we are advocating staying in place, do a search for some articles on CCR, Cardiocerebral resuscitation. The systems doing it are staying in place for at least 8-10 minutes with constant CPR, an OPA, NRB, and in some cases, an IO with epinephrine...

<not an endorsement> On the other hand, when looking at the raw numbers, privates can get away paying paramedics much less, don't need to give pensions, etc. Privates can more effectively short trucks for call volume and back flow when necessary, and can use larger purchasing power when...

Unfortunately, you cannot. Your course director does have access to aggregated data on how graduates of your program do in each section, but even they can't look at individuals. Good luck!!

The first pressure any patient gets in the trauma rooms (major trauma or medical) around here is a manual pressure. From there NIBPs are trended. I content that the hospital equipment is more calibrated, accurate and consistent than my monitor. Manual BP is the gold standard, and I use NIBP as a...

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Why don't you wait and as the director of whatever service you work for, and see what their Medical Director or state protocols you operate under dictate? I'm sure your scope will be well defined for clinicals...

The NREMT Psychomotor (skills) exam is very straightforward. You will only be tested on skills you were taught, and will be tested in a straightforward manner. You can find detailed information about the exam here: https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/exam_coord_man.asp Good Luck!!

Are you asking about using one manufacturer's AED, then connecting those pads to a different manufacturer's monitor?

The state still does "give" the practical. The chief examiner is representative of the department, examiners are hired by the educational institution.

I understand your frustration, but respectfully disagree. Let me lay out the differences: Under old system, finish course, and mandatory 4 week waiting period before practical for paperwork processing, then the practical exam, and another 4-6 weeks of waiting for results. If you passed...

Didn't you have to note a mass cert # on employment applications? Did you not notice then something was awry? As others have said, NR notes in several places that you must obtain state certification... how do you think this makes you look to potential employers, missing a critical step in the...

Yep. I saw this a few years ago, and slowly cut down the number of classes I did for them, until I stopped caring and my certificate lapsed last year. I'm still getting the emails, but have no interest in riding their financial rollercoaster into the ground. I firmly stand by their mission and...

Does your company have an Employee Assistance Program? Its generally an outside service with confidential support for things like this. Worth asking your HR department...

As others have said, I've arms are good for process development and evaluation of habits, but not vein finding or veinpuncture, and real human starts are the way to go. The most success seems to come from teaching good habits on the plastic arm, then moving to classmates (for "ideal" and "less...

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The NR exam shies away from specific protocols--- they will never ask you a systolic cut off for nitro (for the EMT exam), or exactly what to do with a dog, but they want to see good decision making, and above all, common sense... This is not an exam to cram for from the textbook...

I couldn't agree more. I've been teaching EMT students for a few years, and recently took the medic exam, but never understood that statement until taking it. The exam is built to challenge students, adjusting questions to measure maximum competence, so that each student is measured on their...

Nice shirt!! I'm a little confused, however. Is this to support a charitable campaign, or EMS support organization, or just your wallet (that's okay!)? Is there some significance to 47 years, that i'm missing? Is 1966 the year of the White Paper, or is there something else? I look forward to...

I discourage you from "cramming" for this exam, its not going to help you as a provider, and will have limited utility for the exam. Focus on learning the material so you can internalize it, review your textbook, class notes, etc, and consider an online review if you wish. The material tested...