Recent content by NRCCEMTP26

if you also have a couple extra bucks. Go to the local hospital and see how much it would be to get certified in moniter tech. again the more you know the better off you are

DIDDO! spent a little and gain a bunch of knowlage, thoes books are in my library, and the little that is taught in class will be enhanced to your further knowlage. Keep advancing yourself, it will do wonders

Ok.....Now you know not what to do. The silverlining in the cloud is that you can retain enough information to kick the hell out of the next test. please keep your head up, you will do great next time

Go to a theme park, cruise ship, overseas emt security forces as a medic. its a pleathera of oppertunties out there. you go to www.dogpile.com and find other avenues.

I think everyone is getting to advanced! go back some years, in many cases, a long tome ago and have a instructor,admin confrence. hell whats the worse that could happen? the problem is in the open and if he/she cant deal with it, they do not need to be in a position to teach.

Pathophysoligy!!! good A&P, and review your other emtb and emti books. Barnes and Noble has a great book for emergency medicine for field use, well worth 24 bucks. And by the way dont freak, we were there once and we made it! make it what you want, and try for the best damn medic out their.

Hmmmm. That is impresive. he will know not to that again. hope he gets better soon

The only thing a portable O2sat meter is a good stretcher wheel chauk. treat the problem not the equipment. remember back you your basic skills, the time you have the pt a little O2 will not kill the pt. when in doubt O2 out

I agree with you very little, mabee the EMT-b's have a very low call volume and cannot pratice all the time. Or the pts that they do run have bounding pulses, normal bps. they need practice with thready pulses and no palp bp. the way i set up stuff for my cc medics is practice pratice and more...

Great Idea. I agree that repete skills are critical to newcommers into the busniess. I would add another senerio into the mix, ie: taking vitals on a critical pt and have the pt have a onset of another problem. Kudos to you for doing what should be done

Yes the praticals and written is on the test. Now however if your state doesnot allow you to preform aam, just chalk it up as you expanding your knowladge. And i almost forgot, you can go to another state that will allow it and be fully covered by National Regestry, you might still have to take...

Hell yeah i would be frustrated too. My advice is to go to the admin, and express your concern without your instructor. He/She is not that compentant if they teach the way you describe. goodluck

If you are in the Upstate SC you can go to GMH as a Nurse Special tech. It requires a EMT-B atleast, and you can work there and keep your EMTI through DHEC. If you can, reply personally and I can see what I can Help you with in SC

I was 17 when I started. been doing it for 15yrs

Amen to Ridryer911. I also strongly believe that a 12lead and a line should be started. Knowledge of a right side vs left side is uber critical! For any BLS unit dispatched to a cp should wait until ALS arrives before giving nitro.