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Thanks for all the help everyone. It is much appreciated.

Paramedic Practice Today Above and Beyond Volume II, Chapter 35 Obstetrics and Gynecology, page 20, Under the complications of Childbirth, Under the heading of Preterm Delivery. This is a quote straight out of the first paragraph. "Treatment includes rapid transport to an appropriate facility...

Good old Albuterol, Mag Sulfate and Terbutaline are good choices. Our instructor also had the washout by NS too. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for your input. I believe the reason we were given this assignment was to see how continuing education in this area is beneficial after we start our careers, and that because these skills are not used in everyday EMS, makes it all that more important to keep those skills and practices...

Thank you very much for your input. This is really going to help.

Good day to you readers. This weeks assignment for my paramedic class is to find a paramedic or paramedics with 10 or more years experience and ask them some questions about OB and Neonatology. Our instructor believes that these are two call types that we rarely encounter and it becomes a topic...

Thank you Thanks for your input. I know with so many ems students and educators alike, I was sure to gather some great feedback. Thanks again.

New paramedic student here needing some advice from the EMS community. Started paramedic class at the beginning of September. The texts we are using is the Paramedic Practice Today: Above and Beyond, and we are also utilizing the evolve ( Elsevier) online component. I stumbled upon Virtual...

6th Edition Rapid Interpretation of EKG's by Dale Dubin

His podcast for pharmacology for the pre-hospital professional is a great tool too. It can be found here http://www.prehospitaldrugs.com/.

Hark if I wasn't already enrolled in Medic school here I would be on my way to your great state. How many feet of snow do you guys get a year? LOL. I think I would trade my snow and unemployment rate for lower wages and some tornadoes. Our basics here also make minimum wage but that's for a...

Well at least you guys have careers in the pre-hospital field. I finished my basic back in June with several good prospects in my local area (SW lower Michigan). After applying to all of them I finally received a letter from one of them saying " if you don't hear from us in 45 days, give us a...

Reading Emergency Unit's Hillsdale training center is where I took my EMT- B and will start the Medic class this winter. The people over there are great. They not only teach, but to understand the how's and why's of what you are doing. I can honestly say I breezed through the registry. Oh, and...

Hello Everyone Just received my Emergency Medical Technician license in the state of Michigan. I was supposed to start my medic in September but it was moved back to January. I live close to the Indiana border in SW lower Michigan. I am currently employed as a private security contractor / EMT...