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I wear the Night & Day contacts, they are made to sleep in. They feel fine in the morning and I like being able to see when I wake up without having to put on my glasses.

Just got online and saw that I passed the NREMT I 99 written test. B) I finished the class in January and took the practical then, I just finished my clinicals and got to take the test yesterday. I was excited to see the results.

There are 12 skill sets, 8 stations. You can fail up to 5 skills the first time, and you can attempt to retake those that day. If you fail the skill a second time you have to schedule a retake. If you fail more than 5 skills you have to retake the whole thing.

Yep, found that out after I signed up for the class. That will work well for me, I want to get a few years experience then make the switch.

Yep I-99. (too short a reply)

Had the NREMT-I practicals last weekend, passed all the stations. B) I had to retake trauma because I am a dork and didnt verbalize enough, didnt have enough points to pass (didnt hit any of the critical fails). I am so glad to have that part done, now I have to finish up clinicals and take...

Code 3, Archuleta county is a long ways from Denver, but Pagosa Springs EMS runs medical calls in Archuleta county and parts of Hinsdale and Mineral county.

I'm in southwest Colorado.

I am just curious what other class schedules are like. Some people that I have talked to have said that their class is 7 month, or two semesters. We are starting our clinicals this week, so I have my full time job, class two days a week and my clinicals. Oh well, its getting close to the end.

I am about half way throught the EMT I class, enjoying the class and learning a lot. The class seems to be going really fast, and we dont have enough time to cover some topics. Several people in the class are struggling, luckily I am doing good so far. My question, How long are most...