Recent content by bama_j_ram

i appreciate that, never heard about the hand across the abdomen while taking the pulse. but if you think i will get an accurate resp rate from auscultation, then that is great, cause i can hear so good that way thanks a ton, bama_j_ram

I am in the EMT Basic program right now and i had a question for you veterans out there. Now as a newbie, i have a little bit of a hard time with counting respirations by looking at the chest. I was wandering if any of you count resp rate by using your stethoscope and act like you are listening...

Okay, well yesterday I posted about making emt-b a career and I received mostly negative comments(much appreciated though) . So I wanted to ask about this new EMT-Advanced coming out down here in Alabama in 2010. I'm wondering if maybe you could make a career out of that. And If so, would that...

I go this next weekend to get my c-pro cert so i can enter the emt basic for this summer semester. Just curious,if you get into ems and decide you want to stick with the level emt-b,can you make emt-basic a career without going medic? Any feedback is much appreciated. Thank you and God Bless