Recent content by ryujinn

I just left APA before working part-time as an EMS instructor at my university. I am sure the criticisms of general IFT companies hold for APA, however, I definitely did enjoy my time there and was able to solidify many BLS skills, as well as develop patient rapport and the ability to be...

Hello EMTlife, I tried to do a quick search but did not find any posts that answered my questions, so sorry if there is a duplicate :/. (1) Coming across a conscious patient and once ABC's have been taken care of, how does one apply the cervical collar if he/she is in an awkward position...

Thank you Anthony and 8jimi for the warm words and support. I feel definitely more confident going into teaching my first sessions (usually 2 hour skill portions that include presentation, practice, and evaluation for the EMT Class and also some days I certify people in CPR). Definitely will...

Hello EMTLife! I was just recently offered a position out of a pool about 50 applicants to be a EMT Skills Instructor at a local university. I am really excited. Soon, I will put in my resignation for my local ambulance company (though I kind of want to finish my year there. . 2 more months)...

I've done something similar for a festival a while back.. We contacted local city EMS to tell us we had first responders (EMT's there). . I was sponsored equipment by my company (backboard and first aid). It went pretty well :) Members feel a lot safer knowing there is standby there, since it...

Like seaglass said, it's important to explain the nature of what majoring as "nursing" does for you at your university. I know of friends who can major in nursing which prepares them for nursing school [or some type of bridge] after graduation, and friends who apply for competitive BSN programs...

At UCLA Santa Monica Hospital where I intern and am volunteers director, I know a lot of the ED techs and most just have their EMT-Basic and 6 month field experience when I asked them. A lot of them are also UCLA students like myself, and do not need IV cert, pals, acls, or any of that. I guess...

Butter fingers! Sorry redcross I meant 130/p :(.

You know, that's a great problem you posed Brandon. Often times I find myself dropping everything when I'm bumping up and down on the road trying to lean over and cuff their arm to get an accurate BP. JPINFV has some great tips though that I will make sure to use next time. The difficulty is...

These are all great pieces of insight. I feel very satisfied with knowing what I did wrong and should have done differently/recognized. Thank you all!

Hello all, I was just curious as to how you recognize a sprain vs. a break. To me, it's just hard to tell. Angle of rotation? Can you tell by their pain when you start touching it? Is there a point where you can tell by your application of pressure that it would be a break or a sprain? (of...

Popliteal sounds right! And yes, I was just generalizing area. Apologies for the bad description. I was never taught that in detail when it came to the arteries, especially the ones on the leg or even how to cuff on the leg. But I'm glad I am learning a lot from the emtlife community, thank you.

Thanks for the tips trevor. I realized I recorded down some mistakes. The nurses at the con homes are really shady and try to not make it a ALS call. Dispatch told me that nurse reported "low fever" but it was approaching 102. For Aidey, I realized that it was not the femoral artery that...

Hey all, I wanted to post about this situation I had the other day when I was with a patient on a ER con run. The patient was about 60 years old, and was fairly obese (not incredibly large), and her chief complaint from charge nurse was fever onset 3 hours prior (about 101 degrees), and...