Recent content by dustymedic

Or look up KBR, Xe, any of the multitude of contractors and get on a CSD/PSD element, training with infantry soldiers but being the Medical SME, lots of competition from EMT-P tho

Practice makes perfect, start doing them on yourself, then on your buddies, then with the lights off, get the feel for it, not just the sight. I was an EMT-B/IV at Denver Health Medical Center a few years back and got some really good training, similar to what you are looking at, it made me a...

You skipped the part about silicone coated combat medic :)

Well, from one army medic to a future prospect... take your time and research all possible avenues available to you before you raise your right hand and swear that oath at MEPS, cuz past that, you belong to the army. Do you want to be in a hospital, or in the field. Either way you run a chance...

Hello, My name is Tim(dustymedic) I am 25 years old, former EMT/Firefighter in Breckenridge, CO, now a medic, 68W-Healthcare specialist/Combat medic, US Army, currently deployed downrange South of Baghdad as a line battery medic. This world is a lot different than the civilian EMS I was...

Thank you all for your help. I was able to find some info on the matter albeit not easily. I know we send out to Baghdad for the retest so I believe there is a Pearson-Vue test center there, but do not know for sure. Thank you again and be safe as well

I am currently stationed in Iraq as a medic with the Army. I am in charge of keeping all of the medics in my unit up to date on their NREMT-B certifications for the 68W MOS. I have been searching all over the internet and cannot find the time limits for retesting after faililng the NREMT-B...