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My agency has disabled all of the panic buttons on our radios do to an incident where an officer accidentally hit the button and while he was chasing a person down the street, his swearing was broadcast over the radio. It was actually pretty funny. bu i was wondering what some people do if you...

I work as a lifeguard but I am also an EMT. We were training where I work as a lifeguard and my supervisor asked me a question out of a lifeguarding book. Here is the question. You are working as a lifeguard and you walk into a maintenance room and find a maintenance worker laying supine on...

I was working as a lifeguard today and it was brought to my attention, since I am an EMT, that a kid had a very fast heart rate. When I walked up to him he did not seem to be in any distress but when I took his pulse it was at 150. I could feel it in his chest. I told them to call 911 and I...

I had always thought there were the only 4 degrees of burns. Recently though, I have seen what I thought were credible sources talking about fifth and sixth degree burns. Are these real or are they a misnomer. In my EMT book it only had 4.

I recently went a on a call for a 60 y/o male that fell down the stairs. We are a bls squad and als and a helicopter were also dispatched. When we got there the pt was intoxicated but his speech was not slurred and I couldn't smell it on his breath . We did a rapid trauma and he didn't...

We were sitting at the building for hours with nothing going on. We had been on a CO alarm but the lady was fine. Around 17:40 right before shift change the tones went out for a MVA with entrapment. We got in the rig and took off. It was on the line of our town and a neighboring town so both...

I am taking my NJ EMT state test Monday and I was wondering about the CEU requirements. I know I need 24 core and 24 elective and I know I am going to take all the normal classes like PHTLS, GEMS, PEPP etc. but I want to know if anyone knows of cool CEU classes that I could take. I looked...

I recently went on a CPR call but when I got on scene it turns out that the kid hung himself. Anyway, because I am so young people including, Squad members, family, friends all think that it is bothering me and that am repressing the sadness. The truth is that I feel no pity for someone who...

I am in a EMTB class in nj. Today we had a scenario where I, a first responder, respond to unknown medical. On arrival pt was sitting up against a wall. When I introduced myself the pt was obviously altered with no by bystanders. To open his airway I layed him down and applied o2. Checked...

I am currently in an EMT class in nj and am graduating in May. I then have to take the state test. I was wondering if I could take the nremt test instead. I am going to college next year and would like to continue being an EMT in other states. I wasn't sure if you had to be certified in the...

I have recently heard people talk about not wanting ambulances to drive lights and sirens to a scene and to the hospitals. I don't see why anyone would not want to get to places as fast as possible. Stroke as an example are time sensitive and if your having a stroke do you really want the...

Does anyone know how old you must be to take a CEVO course in nj