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I have to agree with the double edged sword, in that the more you're in the field, you tend to pick up bad habits. ("You" being used in general, not you in particular.) But you can also gain some real experience and humility. It also really depends on where you're getting your field...

I'm going to go against the tide with this one, and say that you should get a little experience first, for several different reasons. Who knows if you're going to like this field of work? you don't know if this is the right thing for you to do. And I'm sure you don't want to be thrown into a...

They used to be on Hulu free, but recently they've done some changes to you have to pay in order to watch some of the shows. So I'm not sure if they're free or not anymore. Have you tried YouTube?

I've never heard of "do not hospitalize" before... But DNRs are different for each patient. Some may not want any preventative measures, while others will allow some measures, but don't want to be on life support. It depends on this pt's history and DNR details as to what you can do to help...

I know it doesn't compare, but during my intermediate class my instructor surprised us with an autopsy video. I was eating mcnuggets at the time lol. It was very cool. The medic class I'm looking into sets their students loose in a cadaver lab to learn about A&P. --- - This post brought to...

Don't rely on the numbers, they're so hit or miss it's not even funny lol. Keep us updated, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you! :) --- - This post brought to you by Tapatalk

I just used a basic resume temp and made it my own. Not sure if there is such a thing as a specific EMT template? --- - This post brought to you by Tapatalk

I agree with USAF... People who think emergency lights are excuse to drive like an a**h*** are the people who get themselves killed going to a call. But back in topic, try your local town garage or PD. They usually will rotate lightbars and lights off if the cruisers, and will sell them/give...

I have to disagree with you on this one. Depending on how much time you (the OP) have under your belt doing actual medical calls, give yourself some time to actually get real experience and lose the really zealous attitude if you have one. No one likes inexperienced medics. --- - This post...

I've given two, then the medic showed up and gave a third, and the pt was drinking orange juice during the whole thing. Pt ended up vomiting, But she did so late enough that most of the sugar was able to be absorbed. --- - This post brought to you by Tapatalk

You'll get used to it ;) though Brown may have a lot of opposing ideas, from what I've seen he knows what he's doing. If you stick around, you'll notice that you won't even notice he speaks in the third person. There's a lot of pros and cons to the IO argument. I just think that it's a new...

Not my opinion. But many paid medics in my area take that account. --- - This post brought to you by Tapatalk

I hardly appreciate your continuous references to us "dumb hick volunteers." I may be a volunteer in a rural setting, but I do a damn good job of doing what I need to do during a cardiac arrest. If you want to talk about volunteers, please do it in a more respectable fashion. Back on topic...

We had a double extrication last night when the storm first started, then ha various calls throughout the night. Had a quadriplegic this morning who needed to go to a safe place with electricity since he needed to plug his wheelchair in in order to get around. Then we had people with anxiety...

The storm is past us, all we got was a TON of flooding and downed trees nearly blocking us in town. But we've all been hanging out, and stealing sandwiches and coffee from the fire department, haha. We decided with need a generator, so we aren't stuck in a big humid room with no tv or computer...

The rain just started getting bad, the roads are already starting to flood. And I live right near a main river, so that should be fun. My dispatch center us putting us under a wide spread incident status at 0600 Sunday morning. And I'm not sure what to do with my puppy; I dint want to chance...

Hello, all! Currently sitting in station, listening to the rain start to pound on the windows, and making cookies. I'm curious how this hurricane thing pans out. Anyone from the east coast whos already going through this? I can't seem to find anything online as to the extent of the damage...

First off, I want to say that the following post is coming from someone who has multiple tattoos, has had piercings, and worked in a tattoo shop. Companies can hire whoever they want. Many times, if you do have a tattoo that is visible, as long as it's nothing profane or ridiculous, they will...

IMO, the fact that they saw a group of people, probably panicking and running (which is what normal people would be doing if someone was firing off a gun), and decided to ignore that fact and go running into the heat of it, meant that they were not taking scene safety into account. There's no...

^^^ This is good advice. But everything you mentioned sounds good and safe. You should be all set, everything sounds about right. If you ever have any questions, this is the place to ask! Welcome, and good luck with your class!!