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You're talking about in all likelihood, one course that meets a few times a week nightly. I would just be really sure about your schedule before starting. Since your schedule is unsteady and rotates, I would really hesitate about beginning a course.:unsure: Could you negotiate that with your...

It sounds like the commissioner is making a priority to treat everyone, no matter what malady, right or wrong. I also wonder if to some extent, it isn't to fend off potential lawsuits, at least in other areas. All it takes is one person whom you denied care, to have a family that sues should...

You can even find a few on eBay.:rolleyes:;)

Welcome to the zoo.

Wow...that is just incredible.:wacko: Gotta love the nurses in that video though, they sure do tell it like it is.:)

Have one on me. B)

When I started my basics class, I thought I would really get more into the behavioral/mental health aspect of EMS, but the chapter on triage/MCI really caught my eye. I'd like to learn a lot more about that, as well as obtain more training in it. How about you? What area do you have an...

Me too.....holy cow.:blush:

Wow...great thread with a lot of great insight!:) I teach at a facility that requires CPR certification of the staff. When you get into a situation where people DON'T want to be there and the evaluation is hanging over the instructor's head, I think the instructors do the whole...

We've been there too before.;) I was also one that needed someone to snap me out of it. Just take a deep breath and you'll be fine. It's just a matter of practice, practice, and more practice.B)

Welcome aboard!, jump on in.

Stopped in the early '90s and passed, first attempt.B)

Excellent point! When you consider that people are coming from areas such as business, education, or any non-medical profession, it's easy to see how changing mindsets and core knowledge about things, not to mention "how to" regarding situations can be problematic. I had about a three week...

The YMCA that the wife and I are members of offers yoga classes. I found it to be an excellent way to relax and loosen up after running on the treadmill and lifting weights. I'm one who likes these kinds of things and find it to be very beneficial. The wife can't stand it as she has to be...

Just finished mine this past weekend. I had to do a ten hour shift and see a minimum of five patients. We had seven come in to the ER and I was responsible for the vitals, then the nurse would come in, and then the doc. I had an absolute blast with my experience. I had a wide range of...

CISD is a fascinating topic to me and has kept my interest throughout my basics class. I have looked up the research on it and surprisingly, there is scant evidence that it is effective, let alone how it should be appropriately managed.<_< I would be curious to learn from others what they...

I've met EMTs in all sizes and shapes. The textbook and some fitness buffs will tell you that ideally, we should be perfect role models of health and self-maintenance. I think it's good to aim high and gun for your goals. If you are aware of some of your personal limitations, it wouldn't hurt...

Ideally, should volly EMT schedules be set or should anyone and everyone show up? A few stations in nearby towns have set schedules as to who shows up when the pager goes off. The volly station I'm with doesn't have a set schedule, just whoever shows up is whoever shows up. I don't know if a...

So which one(s) are you using or have you used? I purchased the Kaplan guide as well as Master the EMT Basic Cert. Exam by Santa Maria. I will probably wait a week or two before signing up to take the national registry test. I'd like to go through the books first.

Hmmmm, sounds interesting. Do you have quizzes where you have to match teh term with the appropriate bone? The Brady prehospital-care book has a CD where you have interactive lessons like that. It defintiely helped me a lot. Not certain how the entire anatomy class could be online though...