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I am trying to finish my con-ed requirements so I can renew my NREMT-B certification. However, I am finding 2 completely different sets of instructions! It looks like they changed from the 72-hour requirement with a refresher course, to a 40-hour requirement. Does anyone know if this is...

It came up in class the other day, but I was focusing on how to operate the King tube, so I wasn't really paying attention. Is there ever a situation in which you would put an airway, such as a King tube, in a seizure patient? I have seen a few patients who were postictal, and while they...

My book has a section about MAST (PASG) pants. It says they are "relatively contraindicated for treatment of shock." What exactly does "relatively contraindicated" mean, and why does it apply to the PASG? Also, the book lists quite a few reasons NOT to use the PASG, but is extremely vague...

For my final, I am being presented with a number of non-life-threatening but still painful and frightening injury scenarios. (Example, a pencil to the eye, amputated finger, etc) I want to give my pretend patients oxygen as a prophylactic against psychogenic shock. How much do I give?

Some questions abou tstroke, because I really cant find the answers: 1. Is there a way to distinguish between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in the field? 2. Is the Cincinnati Stroke Scale helpful for both kinds of sttoke or only ischemic stroke? 3. What kind of vitals are commonly...

At what point during the delivery do you know either of these conditions exists?

Where can I fond information about the average pay for EMT-B's? I looked on the Occupational Outlook site, but they have us lumped in with Paramedics.

What does the acronym TACOS stand for? I saw it somewhere in my book, and now I don't know where. :angry: And yes, I already did a search.

I am confused about the Glasgow Coma Scale motor response section. My book says: 6-Obeys command 5-Localizes pain 4-Withdraws from pain 3-Flexion (pain) 2-Extension (pain) 1-None What do the phrases "Localizes pain," "Flexion (pain)", and "Extension (pain)" mean? Thanks!

Hey, everybody! When I was young, I was in the army AND I got a bachelors degree while on active duty AND I had a boyfriend AND we traveled around Europe on his motorcycle AND I didn't get tired. My theme song used to be "I'll sleep when I'm dead!" Now I am in EMT school and this is...