What should I pre-study before i start EMT-B class?

Emergencyjunkie said:
I been reading up on the OPQRST. The S is for the severity of pain on a scale of 1 to 10 i believe.
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Right, though some people (myself included) do a scale of 0-10. The added "I" in OPQRST is for interventions that the patient has done. Again not sure if your program will do that.
 
I know you're eager to dig right in -- and you should. Be cautious about focusing exclusively on the technical side of things. People who become your patients are more than a collection of molecules and body systems. They're people. Real people with fears, hopes, dreams and loved ones. You will respond to their calls for help when they are desperate and need you most.

Your most critical skill is a good bedside manner. One thing they won't teach you or test you on is this:

Don't ever be afraid to hold your patient's hand all the way to the hospital if that's all they need. A single, simple display of compassion may be the most meaningful thing you can ever do for someone.
 
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Elk Oil said:
Don't ever be afraid to hold your patient's hand all the way to the hospital if that's all they need. A single, simple display of compassion may be the most meaningful thing you can ever do for someone.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
 
In your class, you are just building the framework. Your true learning begins when you are sitting across from that dying patient and it is all you...no safety net or time outs...you are it. The day you stop learning in this job is the day to start selling cars or something else.

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Just saying that knowing the book is good but reading people and knowing that what is right for one may not be right for the next comes from expirence. Ever give D50 to someone who has a normal cbg because they were disoriented and everything else pointed to sugar?

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