Hey everyone,
I took my NJ EMT-B exam in July and I missed it by 1 point (1 question). I'm calling out for anyone who has some books or sites they know of that help you review the material, I'm re-reading the book but I spend a fair share of time on my PC and I figured I could put it to good...
We have numbers on both our ambulances and fire trucks. It's nice to have, sometimes the pilots won't call the LZ as it should be called and if they see a unit # on the roof, they have something to go with. Ya never know..:ph34r:
Personally, when it comes to Ethics/Legal of the EMT-B, it SHOULD be said. A lot of people think "Hey, I'm licensed and certified" to A. Feel Important or B. Don't really know what they are and sometimes even C. Just pick one that sounds "cool" . I'm a State Certified Firefighter here in New...
In my county of Burlington (NJ).
Dispatch protocols follow the "grids" that the Captain or Chief of the organization has set up.
For us it's
0 Minutes - Station 298, Station 188
4 Minutes - 2nd Tap 298, 2nd Tap 188, 2nd Tap 439
7 Minutes - Station 178 Duty Crew (Guaranteed to get...
We were taught SAMPLE and OPQRST.
S-Signs/Symptons
A-Allergies
M-Medications/Med Hx
P-Provocations
L-Last Oral Intake
E-Events Leading to 911 call
O-Onset
P-Pain Type
Q-Quality of Pain
R-Radiation of Pain Y/M
S-Severity 1/10
T-Time pain started
Don't know how different it is...
I called the OEMS after emailing my course coordinator since the paperwork said to email them after 4 weeks, they said "We're running slow, please wait another 6-8 weeks"
I almost hung up on the girl :censored::angry:
Still nothing, it sucks we've had 2 Cardiac Emergency calls in the last two days and I was the only one who showed up with our drive but counld't go...argh.
Just about EVERYTHING Stryker makes is cool haha. We used nothing but stryker in out EMT-B class for practicals.
I got used to using the Stryker Stretcher and Stairchair but we dont have them so yea...jaha
I'll bite. Anything Italicized I'm waiting to get finished.B)
Fire Side:
Firefighter I
ICS-100
ICS-200
NIMS 0700
NIMS 0800
Repelling I
Vehicle Extrication I
Vehicle Extrication II (This Month)
RIT Awareness
RIT Operations (This Fall)
Hazmat Awareness Level I
Hazmat Operations...
I'll also add to this, just joined the forum today.
I'm Keith from South Jersey (Best damn place in NJ IMO), I run as a Firefighter with Lebanon Lakes Fire. Recently completed EMT-B and took state exam July 3rd, waiting on results.
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