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Thanks for the opinions, everyone! I really appreciate the input!

Thanks for the quick replies! At this time I don't have an interest in doing CCT or flight work, but if I did, and stayed in my current state, wouldn't my state paramedic license be enough for that? Or do some transport/flight services require the NREMT even if the state itself does not...

Hello, My NREMT-P expires on 3/31/13. I do NOT need to keep it current to renew my state paramedic license, nor do I need it to work as a paramedic in my state. I am currently close to finishing my nursing degree and intend to work as an RN in my state. I have no plans to move out of...

Woo hoo! Congratulations!!!!! Treat yourself to something this weekend--you deserve it! Yay!

Best of luck to you on the next try! We actually did have something similar to this on the JBLearning tests. It was something about escorting an ambulatory blind patient to the ambulance, I think...and in the explanation of the answers, there was something about where the service animal...

Congrats on passing! FWIW I've never heard of the earlobe-to-earlobe measuring method; not saying it's not correct, just that I've never heard of it. I had to redo the baby intubation, and so went over it step-by-step with my instructor since I honestly had no idea what I'd done wrong...

Stopped at 74 or 75--I last looked at 72 and it shut off about a minute after that. Passed. :)

Good points, definitely worth discussing...I do think that most vets would be on board with properly-trained paramedics stabilizing injured law enforcement animals in the field long enough to get to an e-clinic; my friend who tried to save the FBI dog wouldn't have had a problem with it. By...

Well, since you asked... :) Neither an IV nor an EKG monitor were used on this patient. I didn't (and still don't) understand why, so I asked the medic in charge after we had transferred the patient to the ED staff. The medic's response was that he had found nothing significant on his...

Excellent thought about the QRS amplitude, I hadn't thought of that one! :)

Someone pointed out something I didn't think to address...how you could have veterinary medical control for personnel who don't hold veterinary-related licenses, like certified veterinary technician, since things like intubating animals can't legally be performed by just anyone. So I wonder...

I'm a medic student so was the "extra person" in back and not in charge of how this patient was handled. I spent most of the trip chatting with the driver (17 y.o.), patting his shoulder, holding his hand, etc. to try to calm him down; his hyperventilation improved but his HR didn't drop...

Scenario: Belted driver of car which missed a curve and hit a tree in the back passenger side at about 50 mph. Airbag deployed and he did not hit windshield or steering wheel, and did not lose consciousness. Belted passenger in back, where the actual impact occurred, being treated as a Level...

I'm a veterinarian who is just about done with paramedic school. Treating an animal with IVs, medications, intubation, etc. is practicing veterinary medicine. In many states licensed/certified veterinary technicians can do those things if a veterinarian is on the premises and authorizes...

If she is saying these things, and feeling these things, and you are really serious about a fire career, then she is not the one for you. It will only get worse as your relationship progresses, and if you have kids someday, she and her parents will lay on the guilt even more. You are better...

Yeah, I think I'd have been wondering what was between me and the other lane, and why the barrier was there. This guy tried to help and died--talk about no good deed ever going unpunished.

Originally, in the 1960s, affirmative action was intended to counteract blatant discrimination against minorities and women in areas like jobs, higher education, and voting, and to "level the playing field" so that qualified people were not discriminated against solely because of race...

More like an argument to keep a close eye on where you're going, especially at night. RIP, Good Samaritan.

Oops! My bad! I didn't read closely enough. I will blame my naughty beagle for distracting me. Good luck with Boston EMS! :)

It's a public forum and no EMS education or training or background is required to join, so if you want to join and post, you certainly have the right to do that. On this forum, as on just about every other internet forum, there are people who will pick apart posts just to find something to...