Recent content by GhostEMT627

If it is something that you know you want to do, trust me, it was worth the wait. I finished EMT-B school in December, received my NREMT in February and just now started working in the field and it was honestly worth the wait. Yes, if you are not practicing and using medical terminology...

I guess that's kind of a drawback with my company. You make more doing IFT's than you do 911. So you have to take a sacrifice somewhere. Either less money for more experience, or more money doing something that in turn could get monotonous and less experience.

It was the same way for me when I took my NREMT-B test here in So. Cal. Not only did they have a camera at each testing cubicle, they had an audio feed on you as well.

Did they give you these vitals in odd numbers in the field as well? :glare:

Ok, I'm new to the forum and I apologize if this is already a subject. My instructor, now director of the ER at one of the hospitlas here in Long Beach, told us a story that had a few of us in tears from laughing so hard. Apparently while he was working as a volunteer, he made friends with a...

When I did the CPAT for the fire department, they took my vitals before and after. Before I was 80p 128/86, after I was 120p and 110/76. One of the ff's asked me if I had a history of hypotension and I told him no. He told me that that was abnormal and I should see my doctor. Doc said everything...

Hey my name is Travis and Im 25. I live in Long Beach, CA and I just finished getting all of my certs for OC and LA county. I was recently hired as an EMT-B and I start this monday and am nervous as you could be. B) I've worked as as a aircraft refueler for the last six years and I don't think...

NREMT-B stopped me at 113 questions at about 1 hour in and I passed. ^_^