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Had a very dumb, but funny, moment not too long ago... I’m a full-time EMT and a full-time medic student now This happened at one of the stations I ride at for class. In my county, County Fire Rescue is the cream of the crop. It’s where everyone wants to be. Fire and EMS are combined, so all...

Since I've joined the EMS profession, I've been working more and more. I've been taking on a lot of OT shifts because I'm trying to save for paramedic school, but that's been killing my social life. When I'm with my "regular" friends, they go on and on about their jobs, and their kids, and their...

I work at an urgent care clinic as well as school and other things. But this happened recently at my clinic: Pt checks in for nausea, vomiting, loose stool, etc. PA there dx's him with bacterial gastroenteritis. Tells him to eat toast to help quell sx as well as take the rx meds given. I go to...

I'm not sure if this is the right thread to ask this, but here goes: About two months ago, I got a pretty severe headache. It felt like my brain was swelling and my skull was too small. I went to the ER by day three of nonstop pain and was given Dilaudid, which got rid of the pain, but not the...

Hey all, I am three weeks away from finishing my EMT-B class and going for the State and National tests for my licenses. Due to getting the same advice from multiple sources, I'm going for fire academy next. I'm trying to sort out a type of at-home workout routine to better prepare me for what...