Recent content by MrSmall

we're in week 7 of my EMT-B class, it moves FAST, the entire class is 10 chapters behind. Our instructors understand the curriculum moves too fast to keep up here though.. Unless you're able to give 100% of your time to studying you cannot keep up... 1 month I get to take nationals!!! :)

Update: I've spoken to my instructor today, he informed me that as an EMT it doesn't matter.. as a paramedic, on the truck it's really not a big deal, any color I need to see I can trust my partner. even if my partner is an EMT I can still let him tell me what color something is. He did...

Very Re-assuring.. right now I work at a resterant, I have to use the squishy test for meats and I actually am better than average at finding temps... I'm hoping it will be the same way for EMS, where other signs and symptoms I can use for a diagnosis... btw just out of curiosity, do you...

never seen/read little miss sunshine.. :) Since you're in the middle, have you done any skin diagnostics? or done any clinicals where color was needed? I've looked at pictures where skin diagnostics were used, I could see the difference. however.. I was reading that there may be...

Hello, I just began EMT classes and have a serious question. I am slightly color blind. In the first chapter of our book they explained that good color vision is needed... I believe i'm what you call Protanomaly color blind, where red is slightly weaker for me to see... although I still can...