Recent content by planetmike

Practice regularly. Before or after hours. Then while you're open, practice. Get someone to be the patient and have them "crash" and see what you have to do.

I have an MPA. Had I known then what I know now, I would have chosen a masters in something more specific, like a masters of public health. The MPA is a little too generic.

You'll grow out of it. Hopefully they will too.

One of the places volunteer EMS is still very relevant is in med school applications. Med schools and even regular 4 year colleges are wanting applicants to have volunteering experience. And the med schools want an accounting of how many hours have been spent on getting some medical experience...

Are you mostly fire then? I'd think you couldn't have an agency with only 4 people. Have a bounce house for keeping kids entertained, plus a nice visual to be seen from the roadway. BP and glucose checks (if permitted by your OMD and protocols for invasive procedures for non-patients). Have...

I just got a family member an Apple Watch. It has been much more reliable than her old "fallen and can't get up" button. She is also more active in keeping it charged, vs the old button thing that had a dead battery a couple days every week.

Already a thread for this issue: https://emtlife.com/threads/ooopppss.49790/#post-712096

I couldn't tell you, I didn't pass. ;) There were a lot of squiggles going up and down different distances. Seriously, they were fairly straightforward. Basic ACLS will get you most of the way through it.

Ummm, there's a lot to go over in that. Have you spoken with the instructor about the reviewer that proctored you?

If the patient refused vitals and/or 12 lead, hopefully that is documented in the report's narrative.

Virginia.

Our state EMT skills testing doesn't allow any digital devices at the testing sites. That's probably where the non-digital watch came from. Since Covid, testing sites are no longer regional state-run, so it is a bit less of a requirement" to have a second hand.

I'm not sure why my question was bumped over into its own thread, but whatever. In my EMT classes, we emphasize that students should have a non-digital watch so they can take vital signs the old-fashioned way. Is this one of those ideas that in the real world, it doesn't matter, trust the...

Legit question: How do you take manual vital signs without a second hand? Check pulse and respirations for 15 seconds, multiply by 4?

Oof. That's rough. Unfortunately after six unsuccessful attempts you need to retake the entire EMT course should you decide you want to continue into the world of EMS. Look at your NREMT account. It should tell you what areas you need to focus in your studying. I'm not sure how it shows the...