Recent content by EMTnewbie2014

Crazy, we NEVER went over this once in class! I'm just looking for the preferred/acceptable methods of preventing rotation, obviously my instructor is not the right person to ask.

Critical fail criteria at the end says "Final immobilization supported the femur and prevented rotation of the injured leg". My in class instructor has been saying that the ankle straps that connect to the traction wheel need to be the same height off the ground, and that's it, but now that...

I appreciate the advice guys. Good advice and you bring up an excellent point. It feels so weird and out of the norm coming from almost any other profession to all of a sudden being up close and personal and touching random people, it's a bit of shock really, and like you said, goes against...

Hey guys, I'm enrolled in a EMT-B course and this is my first ever healthcare related experience. Patient assessment/vitals/CPR...etc are absolutely foreign to me and I'm feeling a bit out of place during clinicals. I'm nervous, a bit clumsy, and certainly not the smooth operator I was...