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    Texas to Oregon EMTB, filling the gaps

    Hey Tunnel Cat, I was in your same position roughly four years ago when I was looking to move to Oregon. At the time, I was a licensed EMT in California and they told me I needed to fill out a reciprocity packet and provide proof of training for the following advanced skills: supraglottic...
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    Asymptomatic Bradycardia

    We only treat symptomatic bradycardia, which is defined as SBP < 90 and CP, SOB or ALOC. From there, we categorize them into narrow or wide complex bradycardia and treat accordingly. For narrow complex brady we start off with fluids + atropine while for wide complex brady we do fluids + pacing...
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    Taking the NREMT exam

    I recently took the NREMT for relocation purposes as well and it's pretty straight-forward. It only took about 20-25 minutes to complete and seemed a heck of a lot easier than when I did it 5 years ago. I'm sure you'll do just fine with your amount of experience :)
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    Partner showed up reeking of booze...

    I would talk to your partner immediately and let them know your concerns. Explain they can either pick up the phone and call in sick for the day or you'll need to report it.
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    Best prep site

    EMT National Training is a big one and offers a money back guarantee.
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    EMT Study Guides

    Hey Jaybird21, I purchased the following book for my NREMT exam and it's a great study guide. The entire book is multiple choice questions (some scenario-based), much like you would see on the NREMT exam. In addition, at the end of each section they post the answers with rationales so you have...
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    New EMT-B in San Diego Looking for Work

    Sorry to hear that. It can be difficult to get hired w/o any experience here in San Diego. Keep your chin up and continue to submit applications to everyone who is hiring :cool:
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    New EMT-B in San Diego Looking for Work

    Hey EMTMorganB, How's the job hunt going? Here's a comprehensive list of ambulance companies in San Diego in case you're still looking: http://www.emtresource.com/blog/69-ems/337-ambulance-companies-in-san-diego
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    New EMT-B in San Diego Looking for Work

    Here's a few to you get started: Pacific Ambulance (through R/M): https://careers-rmetro.icims.com/jobs/2919/job ER Ambulance: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/hea/3575887961.html First Choice Ambulance: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/hea/3548688381.html AMR (continuous recruitment)...
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    Rural/Metro

    The only openings I saw on the R/M site were for Pacific?
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    tourniquets

    No problem! I'm not sure when they instituted the change, but I'm sure someone who knows will chime in. You can download the skill sheet directly from here: https://www.nremt.org/nremt/about/psychomotor_exam_emt.asp
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    tourniquets

    I think overall, regardless of unnecessary application, you'll find that tourniquets are not limb threatening in the pre-hospital setting. From what I've read, and correct me if I'm wrong, tissue death due to a tourniquet cutting off circulation can occur as early as 2 hours after application...
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    Couple NREMT-P Questions

    Congrats! :beerchug:
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    ER Tech training

    At my hospital we had phlebotomy technicians, so this skill wasn't offered to the ER Techs. If you wanted to be trained, you had to find a course at a local JC or private company. In regards to ECG training, I was taught the basic fundamentals during my orientation shifts; however, the...
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    Amr ichart

    Hey everyone, I know AMR San Diego used to supply employees with like a laminated 3x5 card that had a lot of useful information on it, such as an ICHART example and how to use the radio when providing reports to the receiving facility. Does anyone have one of these still or something similar...
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    case scenario books

    SUCCESS! for the EMT is an excellent book that has scenario-based questions. You can find all the details plus a review here: http://emtresource.com/reviews/books/192-success-for-the-emt-2nd-edition It's published by Pearson Prentice Hall and the authors are Joseph Mistovich and Edward...
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    EMTResource.com - LF Moderators, Authors, Bloggers

    You've probably seen it on MSNBC.com on an article about Ford ambulances. It's a well-circulated image.
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    EMT Student(s) and stress

    Agree 100%
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    San Diego agency emails

    Rural/Metro HR: 619-280-6060 ext. 320 Don't waste your time with the e-mail, just give them a call. The same goes with AMR.
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    EMTResource.com - LF Moderators, Authors, Bloggers

    I know exactly what you're talking about and just saw it on a website yesterday. I haven't really looked in to it, but if I end up using something like that in the future I will definitely send you the code. Yeah, they are currently set to 3 seconds. If you mouse-over in the bottom right-hand...
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