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Don't EVER feel dumb! And don't let anyone LET you feel dumb because that's when you get too afraid to ask questions and then you don't ask, and then something bad happens! We're all here to learn from each other :) I learn something new everyday and I'm always asking questions. Don't be...

If you see me posting something like a know it all with only X-Number of post it's because I speak for two emts, me fresh and my roommate with 3 years experience :P

OPQRST is pretty universal. Nausea has an onset of provocation (what provoked it), time (how long), quality (extreme, cramping, etc) Radiation would be the only non-focus factor of the nausea, but would be key if the patient had nausea because of pain of course. That's my two cents :o

Welcome to EMTLife! I think your best bet is to search what county your in, go to that website and look up what ambulances serve that area. Because an hour away isn't too bad, but you'll always wanna leave two hours early so as not to hit traffic and that's where it becomes exhausting to...

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