Recent content by RUGBY66X

Took me about 35 -40 minutes and I think it was around 80 or so and passed the medic test... so relieved

It took me about 8 months out of school to get a job and all the ones they hired we were all about half way through our medic class. Like someone said before basics are a dime a dozen and you have to find some way to stand out. I went in person and followed up with every company about every 2...

when i was in the ER one day i was talking to a doc about this. there was an elderly pt. who was also heavily intoxicated with a collar o but it was around her face obviously not doing much good and i asked if i should take it off and he kept telling me know not till he got his x-rays back and...

looks like it could have potential

i was in the middle of the hiring process for detroit ems but the academy was going to conflict with my current medic class. its a 16 week academy which pretty much goes over your basic class again and protocols and area familiarization along with a lot of PT but they pay you good. some of the...

ya thats a mouth full. when im on clinicals and i go into a pt's room in the er i always say im a medic student and they always say your not dressed like the other doctors or something to that extent. they think when i say medic student that im in "medical school" instead of PARAmedic school...

national registry also changed it from pressure,pressure, dressing, elevate, pressure point then tourniquet to it now being just pressure than if that fails use a tourniquet.

wow...we don't even have near that much fluid on the trucks. if we run a 500 bag wide open and we don't make it to the ER before its gone somethings wrong. I think theres about 20 hospitals within 15 min of where im sitting right now and the areas i work in were only about 5-10 min max of 3-4 of...

I would say if you have to choose one or the other than go RN. We have a 2 year wait list for nursing school here so i knocked out my basic and am about half way done with my medic and ive got about a year left on the wait list. I decided to go into ems as a way to kill time and supplement my...

all points agreed but an MI isn't just an MI Your basic gives nitro a medic can go farther and uses other drugs and monitor to see that it works and docs have cath labs and such and can provide an even higher level of treatment. So yes while it does take longer for each level to perform their...

I had 3 last week in the ER the first one was schizophrenic and had recently stopped talking,eating, etc and was there so the doctor could have him admitted and when i tried to take his temp he damn near bit the thermometer in half. later in the night i had a guy who grabbed my hand while i was...

nope had a buddy that did 3 tours in the middle east as a navy chopper medic and all he got that transfered was a basic license.

exactly they have to have them sign off to be on tv anyways and if they didn't all they have to do is blurr their face and not use their name its free game on them

i agree with you here and there is no excuse for them not show up according to the evidence presented but 40 people for 9 patients should have been plenty.

i would still take the A&P classes because the knowledge you gain in the actual classes is far greater than what they teach in the medic class. plus you will have it if you ever want to further your education. other than that some chem would be good if your like me and like knowing exactly what...