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Have a quick question here! So if I am right on this... Let's say I respond to a PT having difficulty breathing. He is speaking full sentences, and is alert and calm. A nasal cannula would be the right choice here. If PT becomes visibly short of breath speaking 3-4 word sentences having...

Why am I having such a hard time with this? I get that distal is further "distant" Proximal = closer to the torso. Whenever I hear how EMT's describe wounds using distal and proximal it seems opposite though. My last EMT instructor before I had to stop class a year ago told us you would say...

Hey everyone. I'm on my Mobile so I am very sorry if my grammar isn't great. I am having some pre class anxiety. Class hasn't started yet and I actually had a panic attack today. Honestly, I have horrible anxiety. I have general anxiety disorder since I was a kid. I am 22 now. I have been on...

Hey! Do either of you prefer one over the other? I know they are each used in different circumstances... but I don't think I have ever seen an OPA used on a PT before. Probably because they weren't fully clonked out and it may have caused a gag reflex. NPA's just seem so much easier. Have you...

I was never good at math. I'm reading about title volume etc. These formulas are a bit confusing. I get the concept but do you ever use this in the field? And have to do these formulas in your head? I'm reading on oxygen cylinders and it says like D= 0.16 E=0.28 M=1.56... Etc. It says "example"...

I have been on many calls on the fire side of things. I am curious though as to what EMT's do on the ambulance side of things (since that is what I am going for) I don't like the fire part much. I had a buddy who works for the ambulance company here. Large city... about 700,000 people...

I saw this once. I felt so bad for the volunteer after doing this, and he was mortified. He quit pretty quick after this happened. The full time guys were pretty upset. This was a LONNNNG time ago. In fact I was just doing a ride a long at the time. I just watched and learned. I am pretty sure...

What was it like your first day as an EMT? What are the biggest mistakes you made and how did you learn from them? Just thought I would make this topic... Hope everyone is well. :)

It's called a critical thinking exercise. I also have a few questions! "As an EMT, you are called out to a teenage boy who has taken a hard fall from his dirt bike. He has a deep gash on the outside of his arm about halfway between the shoulder and the elbow and another on the inside of his...

I got the anatomy down pretty well. EMT class starts in June. It's a quick course lasts four weeks opposed to the 4 month long class. Instead of two days a week for 4 hours, its everyday 8-4:30 pm. I got my book early and have been reading through it. Was physiology hard for anybody else? I must...

Hey everybody! I have an EMT class starting in September that would last about 4 months. I believe it would be 2 times a week for 4 months. Maybe 3 times a week. I did some research and there's one starting closer that is not at a college. It's actually through a hospital. The only thing I...

Hey everybody. I wasn't quite sure where to post this... So I thought I would go here. I a volunteer firefighter again since moving back into the city limits. The people I work around are very nice. I have known them for 4 years or so. I ran on a call today where a female fell and we were...

Hey! I just wanted to introduce myself here. These seem like great forums so I thought I would create an account and stick around for a while. My name is Cody and I am 21 years old. I have always been into EMS. I volunteered for a fire dept when I used to live within the city limits for about 4...