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Forgot that was this weekend but it looks like I'm not gonna have the money.

My family tends to go where the money is. Back in the late 90s we lived in NE Texas and jobs apparently dried up around here. ( I was about 10) So they decided to go to Florida and get into construction/renovation, so my self and my brother and cousins grew up working in those type of fields...

My friend and i both stopped at 76. I passed he failed.

Is the patient down or ambulatory when you AOS? If the the Pt id down when you arrive, you immediately assess LOC, Whether they have a pulse and respirations. Then move to your RTA start at the head looking for DCAP-BLS-TIC. Move to the neck, check for DCAP-BLS-TIC, JVD, and make sure the...

Ask the crew any question you might have and do everything they'll let you. (Within your SOP)

The services I've ridden with only allow needle crics as opposed to the incision. East Texas

Don't know if this helps, but the hospital based service i just got on with required as far as physical agility: 10mins of cpr - carry an o2 bag up and down a flight of stairs 3 times in about 45 secs to a minutes - crawl or bear walk about 100 FT - deadlift a dummy on a backboard from floor to...

The company im about to get on with doesnt require extra cards but they would like BTLS or ITLS, and PEPP.

Quoted from Texas Department of State Health Services website: Texas does not have a rigid scope of practice for EMS personnel defined in rule or law as some other states do. That’s because Texas Medical Board rules allow physician-medical directors to delegate medical tasks to EMS personnel...