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I was working 24/48 and a second part time job, I also went to an accelerated program, 8 hour days, etc. So once clincicals started I had to average 24-48 hours per week of clinicals to get it all completed in time. I am married and have a daughter, but for that period I had to focus on...

It's a lot of information in a relatively short time. Hardest part for me was time management. My class was less than a year fulltime, (8 hour class days) and I was working 24/48 and part time at another job, neither of which counted towards clinical time.

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I put in a couple years doing BLS IFT work, I made the most of it, learned what I could and then moved on. Now I do ALS 911 and ALS/MICU hospital based transports and enjoy this MUCH more and the pay is nearly double per hour as to what I got as an EMT on a DD rig. (Dialysis/Discharges) If...

I'm also going to steal this, excellent pneumonic. I'll echo whats being said, if they look like CRAP and you need to juice 'em, you really can't go wrong with 100J as your first one IMHO.

Heroin, other opiates, some benzo's, and even a couple benedryl.

They are an important tool for ALS and BLS providers alike. I need to hear lung sounds to differentiate between wheezes and crackles to determine if they need a duoneb tx or CPAP, also to rule out a tension pneumo, or confirm ET placement, also sometimes the automated cuff on the monitor just...

Learn what you can doing IFT, it'll help you in the long run, just don't get stagnate.

Work it

Time management is key. My classes were 8 hours x2 per week. I worked 24/48 at one job and 12 every 6th at another.

Make them as comfortable as can be, and my go to "closing statement" is something along the lines of nice meeting you.

Time to move on.

Nobody cares just as long as its not something offensive.

MVC on interstate

Yep, friends and family before. Like others have said, just act professionally while on the job.