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How many of you have worked short-term EMS jobs? I'm talking about things like festivals, camps, etc. How did you like the work situation? Did you have to go out and find them or did they approach your agency for possible candidates? I'm in a situation where I would like to get some immediate...

We had our final written exam last night and I scored a 93%! That gives me just over 95% cumulative GPA. My instructors tell me that 100% of their students who have had a 90+ GPA have passed the NREMT on the first try, so let's hope I keep the streak going. I still have a few practical skills...

I signed up to work the 11:00pm - 7:00am shift in the ER Friday night for clinicals. I had a classmate tell me that his night shift was boring and that I shouldn't expect much, but I was signed up for it and changing shifts requires an act of Congress so I just stuck with it. About 30 minutes...

Hey all, I have an interesting situation I'm trying to resolve. I'm 35 years old and am currently enrolled in an EMT course which will finish at the end of June. I plan on taking the NREMT exam as soon as possible after that. Over the past year, I've really been itching to join the Army...

Based on some other advice I've been given here lately, I thought I would post this as a possible way to relieve pressure caused by a subdural hematoma. A friend of a friend of a friend who knows someone who has read a book on ATLS has suggested that a hatchet could possibly be used to relieve...

On Monday night, my class went over chest injuries with an emphasis on pneumothoraces (open, closed, spontaneous, tension, hemopneumothorax), s/s, and what interventions can be offered by an EMT-B (or IV here in TN). On Tuesday, my study partner and I did some online reading and came across...

In my class, I have to choose between the two of these on which one I will be tested on. I really would like to be proficient with both (and I'll have the opportunity to practice both, but not be tested on both) since there's no telling which one will be used by whatever service hires me after I...

In my book, the steps for the initial assessment are general impression, mental assessment (hold C spine if needed), ABCs, and transpoprt priority. Those are easy enough to remember. But, I go to the website and take the end of chapter tests and there's a true/false question regarding an...

I just wanted to share that it's been 5 months since I went to the doctor and found I had hit 201 lbs, 40 lbs heavier than when I moved here 11 years ago. I have been working out regularly, but not enough to justify putting on 40 lbs. My clothes got tight, my energy level dropped, my eating...

All I can say is....WOW! There's a load of info to remember just from the "orientation" class. I've got uniforms to buy, equipment to find, paperwork to gather, immunizations and signatures to get, chapters to read....and gotta get my CPR card asap! It's a little overwhelming when I think of all...

I saw this on my school's website and I'd like to know if it would be worth my time to go ahead and take this online EKG course at the same time that I'm going through the EMT-IV program. Click me - I'm a link I've never taken an online course before, so I'm a little apprehensive about it...

Hey all, Since I'm a noob I figured I'd ask those of you who know the ropes here. I just came back from my company's annual picnic and something struck me.....there was no EMS presence at all (there were several armed parking attendants and security guards though lol). I work for a decent...

While we're all busy going to school, working, etc., I thought it might be fun to start up a fantasy football league to take up whatever is left of our spare time. If there's enough interest, I'd be willing to get it set up. I prefer NFL.com as it's easy to deal with. Maybe there will be enough...

How many of you live in cities that participate in the annual "National Night Out"? If so, do you feel like it has a real impact on public safety in your communities? My wife and I spent a couple of hours at the event in our city and I felt it went really well (other than the horrible...

In just 35 days, I will start my EMT course!!!! I'm excited, nervous, and generally ecstatic about moving forward and learning something that I've been wanting to do for so long. I've got to thank my current employer for sticking me in a dead end job so that my eyes could open and see all that I...