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Just felt like sharing that I passed the CBT of the NREMT-P this last week, shut off at 90 questions, first attempt. Huge weight off my shoulders...now I just need to tackle the practical... in the mean time, more biology courses and more anatomy courses to help me become a better clinician and...

Okay so tonight we got a call for Mental Status Change. Our patient was a0x1, nonverbal, and could not follow commands, pupils = but slow to react. Patient is normally aox2, somewhat verbal, and follows commands. History of a-fib and past CVA. vital signs all within normal limits. onset of...

Well, its starting to look like my DDD and mild L5-S1 herniation are going to knock me out of EMS..and I only just started a year ago! Its become apparent that working as a EMT is just making it worse and exacerbating it, regardless of physical therapy/weight loss/anti-inflammatories. Worst...

Had a call earlier I wish to get some input on. Here's the scoop....oh and its on a Basic truck, Hx: Kidney CA, Right nephrectomy, HTN, Hyperlipidemia, Anemia Took a regular dialysis pt. to dialysis, VS the entire time are normal, 110/64 HR 82 and regular Resp 18, pt. has no complaints at...

Okay so last year I used to work construction, long story short hurt my back lifting some cinder blocks. Saw the doc, diagnosed with a strain yadda yadda. Here we are a year later, still having issues. Somedays i'm fine, other days I have sharp shooting pain, muscle weakness of the lowerback...

Recent call I've had..want to get some input because it's bothering me for some reason. Dispatched to GI bleed, turns out pt. had coughed up a "glob" of blood earlier in the day, about 2 hours before they called us. Assessment was fine, pt. was negative for any SOB, no pain on inspiration, no...

So I had this routine bariatric IFT from hospital X to nursing home X. Pt. is 550lbs, hx emphysema, copd, asthma, CHF, diabetes,, chronic pneumonia, etc. Pt. c/o DIB once in the truck to leave hospital X, states its because of the heat in the ambulance. Once cooled down, breathing improves so I...

I have not started my medic yet (my class starts July 10th woo!) So I do not have a very large knowledge base regarding pharmacology. I noticed the other day that a pt. of mine had an allergy to morphine, however was prescribed tylenol #4's and hydrocodone. This made me curious, since the pt...

Just curious as how one would go about applying for Detroit EMS and what the process is. Anyone out there who has worked/works for them and could shoot me some info that'd be great, thanks!

Hello! I'm currently going be finishing up medic school very soon....and while getting experience and working as a medic, i'm trying to decide what to next school wise. I was thinking working towards my RN, but I've recently been looking into respiratory therapy. I'm wondering from anyone out...

I'm a newly licensed EMT-B here in michigan, just had my first interview today with Concord EMS. I think it went well and I hope I get it! I'm really anxious. Wish me luck everyone!

I'm current taking my EMT-P course, and I'm just curious how does one obtain CCEMT-P? Is it an additional course or just experience? Thanks!

Just wanted to get some insight in why you may have chosen to join ems. I'm not experienced, I'm a newly licensed EMT-B/ Medic Student so I have a kind of fresh view of things than people with experience might have. But I'll at least give it a shot as to why I went into EMS, and am currently...

Hello all! I have a little bit of problem; back when I played soccer in high school and my first year in college, I injured my left knee, spraining my ACL and MCL on 3 different occasions. I let it heal up yadda yadda and didn't really notice any difference until this past year: My left quad...