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Makes sense. I did keep the patient but I was questioning the legality of it. I wasn’t 100% sure if I could still keep them based on that if they’re don’t seem altered at the time.

Aha, yes! I didn’t even think about that being a factor. This is the first time I’ve ever encountered a situation like this. I did end up keeping the patient, and I’m glad I did. But I realized after the fact that I wasn’t really sure if that was the correct thing to do. I was frustrated just...

They’re alert and oriented, perfectly coherent. They were in a rollover accident and seem to just have a laceration on their arm. Bleeding has stopped

You are transporting a patient, and are down the road from the hospital. A couple minutes before arrival to ED, your patient decides they do not want to go. What is the correct thing to do in this scenario? Isn’t keep them in the ambulance knowing the don’t wanna go kidnapping? But at the same...

No we just have a nurse volunteering as a medic and realized I really don’t her scope and what I can rely on her to do it I’m running on a call. For example, they can’t intubate in the hospital, but can they do it on an ambulance?

on an ambulance, would an RN running as a paramedic be considered the same level of care as a paramedic or higher level?

That’s a good idea! Definitely going to look into all of those, thank you!

Thank you this was really helpful! I appreciate the advice!

Yes I usually don’t cram, and I never failed a fisdap test through the whole program. For whatever reason, it didn’t work for me this time. Maybe I was too tired? I just spent all day moving Monday on a broken foot and couldn’t sleep last night. Then drove 1 hour and 45 minutes to the test site...

Yes I am

Also any other tips are welcome!Thanks for the help in advance!

Is it common to fail the first time and pass the second? Also, anyone have resources they recommend to study? I’m going to buy a membership for MedicTests, but I’d like more than one resource.

I agree. The fire station I am doing my internship with usually has 2 medics but they were short staffed that day so had to put an EMT on the truck. Unfortunately most calls were BLS calls so I was stuck in the back with him most of the day. There was a clear personality conflict which...

I have 1/8 shfits left in my internship and I still feel like I suck. I went straight into medic school without any EMT experience. That was definitely a mistake. I feel stupid 99% of the time. Its almost like I know what to do on calls, but I get anxious when I know people are evaluating me...