I am taking my NREMT-Basic on Monday. I'm kind of glad that I checked in today and saw this post. Hopefully it will make me a little more confident. I know right now I am freaking out about this written thing. I have been putting in a couple hours a day going through things and taking some...
Found this on a on-line site while studying for my NREMT test. I would like opinions on what others would answer please.
10: If you are en route with a conscious adult patient who is having chest pain and becomes unconscious, the first step is to:
A: check respirations.
B: check for a...
To better hear in a moving rig, put your feet up on the cot. Sound is nothing more that vibrations. By putting your feet on the cot, (they only need to be on legs of the cot not on the PT or anything like that) you are putting a barrier between you and the floor of the ambulance. The cot will...
On the suggestion from my instructor, who is a relic in the EMS field, (i actually believe he started out when there was a horse drawn wagon) when he was in charge of ordering supplies for the ambulance service he worked on it was suggested to him to get ADC brand. Same quality as Littman but...
In Wisconsin if you are not on duty then you are only allowed to practice at a EMR level. I agree that you should check with your local and state laws before you waste your money on stuff or worse, get yourself in trouble.
WI does NOT have a duty of act when you are off duty. In fact, if you are on a transfer and are on your way back to your home area in your ambulance and you come on a accident, you still do NOT have a duty to act. Legally that is. Now obviously there may be moral issues but there is no duty to...