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    NREMT EMR Medical Assessment - Confused on Secondary Assessment

    Hi All - I was told by a guest instructor to my EMR class that for the NREMT medical assessment practical test - we had to evaluate every single body system to get full points and "cover all the bases". Is this true? For a chest pain patient, I would be apparently required to evaluate...
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    How to keep basic skill level up and maybe improve looking ahead? Young EMR/not employed.

    Hey everyone, I'm an almost 16 year old EMR. I can't work as a lifeguard until next summer and the only thing that I'm really involved in is Community Emergency Response Team/Medical Reserve Corps volunteering. We rarely do first aid standbys at events, there's rarely an SAR type thing we...
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    Pulse check before ABCs in an Unresponsive PT?

    Hey everyone. For any unresponsive patient (medical or trauma), would you check for the presence of a pulse before moving on to the ABCs? I think I recall my instructor saying that but my textbook says otherwise. I'm not sure. Is CAB the steps of assessment for an unresponsive pt. OR just the...
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    First Responder - Handoff Reports

    Hey Everyone, Can anyone tell me what EMT's and Medics like to hear in terms of hand-off reports from first responders. Whether it be first aid staff working at a race or FD/PD first on the scene, what patient info do you want to know when you walk up? Scenario: 66/yo Male with Chest Pain...
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    Assessing an Unresponsive Pt

    When i'm assessing an unresponsive patient in the initial assessment, am I only checking for the presence/absence of breathing and a pulse. Do I take account of rate and quality if they are present? Is the purpose of this in this situation just to see if they are breathing and blood is moving?
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    Initial Assessment Question

    Hi everybody. I've got a question. I'm flipping through my old EMR textbook and it says that in the Initial Assessment, to not to waste time to count the rate of breathing and pulse. It says to rather note if it is irregular, slow, fast to determine if the patient is unstable. It says to wait...
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    14 year old EMR - beach cardiac arrest - feel bad/somebody's opinion?

    I just got home from the beach. Was walking on the beach with my aunt as well as two little cousins. We stumbled upon CPR in progress for an approximately 20 year old female. Giant ring of people around her calling 911. My aunt brings my cousins to the parking lot so they don't have to watch...
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