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Sweet! Thanks. I've been practicing on a pillow and you should see the look on my moms face! Haha! I am heading for the dog next.

Haha! I will try that. Thanks.

What's up guys? I was just wondering what are some ways that you used to memorize and learn the patient assessments? The initial assessment wasn't to hard to learn but the secondary assessment is going to kick my butt! These are the steps that I have memorized for the initial assessment...

Thanks! The class is going smooth but it's a lot of information to learn in a very short period of time but I'm excited about it.

What's up guys? I am finally getting to start the hands on stuff in my EMT class. We have just got through all of the medical/legal/ethics stuff and are now finally getting into the good stuff! We got to take blood pressure, locate and palpate all of the pulse sites and do a glucose finger stick...

What's up guys? I am taking my Civil Service Exam tmrw for the fire department and I was just wondering if anyone has ever took it and what it's like? Is just basic stuff like math, reading comprehension?

Thank you for that. That answered a whole ton of questions

But i would like to work a little while as an EMT before jumping straight into Paramedic school

Thanks PoeticInjustice. Thats what I was thinking I should do. I intend to go all the way through EMT school and then on to Paramedic school.

I got a study guide for the civil service test from the fire department and have been studying like crazy! Hopefully i will get a high score. I was told that the higher the score the higher the chance of being hired but after the service test comes the Physical Agility Test. Thats whats going to...

Thanks DrParasite. @PoeticInJustice: Im not very certain that I will get the position because of the high number of applicants but am willing to give everything I've got for a chance at being hired. It is however a very large department with multiple stations located in different cities...

Hello, I am currently an EMT student in college and my local fire department is hiring. I really want to work at this fire department but i have a tough decision to make. I have already filled out an application and I take my civil service test for the fire department in about a week but I just...

Thank you

Hello I am new on here and didn't really know where to post this question. I have just completed all of my core classes for EMT/Paramedic school (Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology, English, Math) and I get to start the program in January. I am looking for work and I would really like...