Recent content by NoahW5394

Well I'm a forum ride along, no med job yet to be on duty yet? Would you go and check on the pt?

Not sure what bystanders would think here...

ht since So I did the right thing since he recovered?

A little different from the scenarios I see on here, but I was in this situation. You are in a crowded coffee shop sitting against the wall, facing the rest of the patrons. You hear a crash and screams, but cannot see the source. You run over to the area of the crash and see the pt- 22 yo...

Forum ride along, but this one doesn't look too complicated, so I'll try it. Feel free to correct/add on. First step is to get the patient in a safe area away from all wreckage and hazards. Get the pt laying down (running + screaming = elevated heart rate: no Bueno). Apply a tourniquet...

You may have mis understood, I have no uniform. But that aside, I do see your point, plus it's not like it would ever be done on a person who wasn't obviously unconcioius or near unconcioius. Thanks for the reply

Can you explain the proper way to do a sternal rub?

Just my 2 cents as a forum ride along I first head of the sternal rub in cert training. Our instructor was a police officer and AHA first aid guru. He said that the manuvar had been banned for several years and was now considered assault. I can see why it would be a go to, but simply as a...

How does it work with scheduling? I've wondered about having a full time job while working EMS, seems like most emt's work 24 hour shifts tho

20 bux an hour filling vending machines, I may be looking at the wrong career

It seems like most EMT's and firefighters have one (or two +) "other jobs". I have noticed that cops tend to work security on the side, I'm curious weather folks on here have side jobs in the medical field or something totally different. What else do you do for $$ (or fun, or because you have...

Thanks for the good advice here RocketMedic! Any ideas for how I can get my feet wet in medical now?

Hello all, this will make my first post on EMTlife. I am still in hs and would like to find some not so basic medical training. Emergency medical is a field that interests me, and I would like to get some formal training. This is both for the "just in case box" and to get my feet wet and...