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Wore glasses in the beginning but joined the contacts world. It's easier to put on regular sunglasses than have to switch out prescription sunglasses... However I would like Lasik. It really sucks waking up at 3am and realizing half way to a call you forgot to put on your glasses...

First try- I was the lucky one who was randomly selected to get all 150 questions and be asked ABG'S and other in hospital lab values. Needless to say I failed Second try (last night) Cut off at 95. I just found out I passed. I'm FINALLY a Paramedic.

Although I hate this phrase, I agree it applies more to the psychomotor portion. The cognitive exam is a beast.

The cops in my area are very well trained first responders. If they haven't given IN prior to our arrival I will usually start out with 0.5 IN. It's case by case... Heroin is HUGE around here and unfortunately it's easy to see when the streets are "being cleaned". If there is a bad batch going...

0300 voluntary eval Pt: "Are you wearing a bra with an underwire?" Me: "Uh.. excuse me?" Pt: "AN UNDERWIRE. You have to be careful. The headlights on cars will bounce off and electrify you. Zip zap zamboo" Me: " ......." Pt: "My wife is 300lbs and lives in a shopping cart" etc etc etc....

While in medic school, I was fortunate enough to have an insane instructor who would intentionally try to create distractions during class, and quizzes. I still have trouble focusing on people clicking pens or listening to the heavy breathers. but during my two years I realized I was over...

I highly discourage this.

All the psychomotor skill sheets are on the NREMT website

Delegate. I learned during ACLS, you cant do this alone. You need a solid foundation in rhythms and pharmacology. Go through the algorithm. If anything changes, go back to the top and start over again. Pretty simple once you get it.

XR Dextroamphetamine, followed by multiple dunkin iced coffees.

I am waiting for meth to makes its debut, but heroin is the winner.

I've had my cheap Littmann for 3 years, served its purpose. I just bought an ADC Cardiology 600, total impulse buy but it was half the price of the Littmann and I've heard good things about it. Haven't received it yet but if you're just starting out you don't need anything fancy.

"I don’t wear the regulation uniform; I wear these, uh, shorts. And I actually had to lobby the sheriff’s department to get to wear these. But my argument was, hey, I’m out there in the streets. I’ve gotta be able to move like a cheetah, you know, a law enforcement cheetah." I had a guy in my...

(Don't ban me) Oh - Olfactory Oh - Optic Oh - Oculomotor Topless - Trochlear Tiffany - Trigeminal And - Abducens Fat - Facial Vicky - Vestibulocochlear Got - Glossopharyngeal Vaginitis - Vagus And - Accessory Herpes - Hypoglossal

fk you acetylcholine

https://fafsa.ed.gov/ https://www.naemt.org/members_audience/scholarships.aspx but seriously. this is pathetic.

WHAT?!

Being from "The Projects" doesn't make you a bad person either. Just a thought.

For Cardiology my saving grace(s) were the following Rapid Interpretation of EKG's - Dale Dubin The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes- Tim Phalen Basic Arrhythmias with 12-Lead EKG's - Gail Walravej (Brady) My "bible" is the little ACLS spiral handbook. I have also heard great things...

hmmmm. Our community hospital has a "Bat Phone" that has a completely different number and is *usually* reserved for Signal 600's. (Most definitely recorded). Depending what service I'm working with and the nature of the call I will just call CMED on my cell phone and ask them to patch me...