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  1. abuan

    2014 = ems hell

    Our call volume in Honolulu has increased significantly especially with AMR not taking cold calls (Deemed BLS by proQA) as of late.
  2. abuan

    MFI/RSI

    Happens pretty frequently here on Oahu especially in the rural areas.
  3. abuan

    JbLearning test prep or Fisdap study tools?

    id44.com
  4. abuan

    NREMT Practice Quiz Resource Thread

    really good ACLS review awesome review for ACLS and ECG http://www.skillstat.com/tools
  5. abuan

    NREMT practice resources?

    i just passed the medic. www.id44.com, my text book and Barron's helped me out a lot. The Barron's CD had really hard questions.
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    passed at 80
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    Motorcycle EMS riders????

    picked up a new bike recently, had to get one to replace my cbr600rr, she was about to code on me.
  8. abuan

    Starting Medic School!

    congratulations! i'm just finishing up clinicals and start internship on september 5th. talk about crapping bowling balls! i'm antsy as all hell. life ends. actually, it already ended. i'm doing case studies and looking at emtlife.com on a saturday night for cryn' out loud! intern life sucks...
  9. abuan

    IV Endorsement

    venous access
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    IV Endorsement

    sounds complicated. i guess the equipment we have here in hawaii is a little old school, cuz there's a couple of ways to "milk the needle" to get a blood sample with the equipment we have. and i've seen a lot of people slap the veins, and i've tried it and it hasn't really worked, so i...
  11. abuan

    Critical Thinking/College Composition Class.

    who needs critical thinking when you have general orders? hahahahaha i know it's impossible to know on the internet, but that was sarcasm.
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    Paramedic Programs in Chicagoland??

    yes, you have to have your A&P done before even applying. most medic programs through a college are like that i believe. and yes, i actually applied to the program while i was taking A&P. and my acceptance was conditional up until they received my letter grade. and i'm not sure what you mean...
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    Paramedic Programs in Chicagoland??

    i actually got into the malcolm x college program before i decided to move to hawaii. i highly recommend malcolm x. i'm aslo partial because i did my emt-b there. but they are very reputable and got some really cool learning tools. chicago fire goes there for their CME classes...
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    IV Endorsement

    that always makes me feel better when that happens. hahahaha. i love starting IVs. i have a couple tips: 1.TRACTION TRACTION TRACTION! but be careful with old people, you can really hurt them if you pull too hard. 2. tighten the screwable parts on the stopcock if you decide to use one...
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    Funny one liners you've said to overheard to a patient

    worked up a lady who was altered in HHNK, for whatever reason she started coming out of it and became combative as we got closer to the hospital. every couple seconds i heard my partner saying "just relax...lay back...almost at the hospital...just lay back...relax...." after a couple of...
  16. abuan

    "is this real life?"

    if this is a repost i apologize and please delete. it is kind of old. but the following vid is a kid high as a kite on benzos after a visit to the dentist. drugs err bad, mmkay! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
  17. abuan

    Blood Glucose Checks

    basics in hawaii can when working under a paramedic similar to your set up. but if on a BLS rig, then no.
  18. abuan

    Motorcycle EMS riders????

    negative
  19. abuan

    Motorcycle EMS riders????

    don't trip...those are aftermarket plastics. the dude i bought it off of was all.."these are custom painted..." i was like, "don't BS a BSer, homie. i've been on eBay. now knock off another 500 for lying to me." hahahaah
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