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Does anyone know what field training typically consists of? I'm looking into the Lubbock area.

I am asking this question because I'm a little confused. I swear I was told in class that PEA is any rhythm without a pulse (I may have misunderstood my instructor at the time). My question is if someone is in torsades and are pulseless and apneic wouldn't that be pea? Someone told me no. I'm...

Does anyone know who is doing the 911 EMS for Weatherford, Tx?

Do any services out there carry Insulin? I'm just curious had a patient's family that thought our service carried it.

Inotropic, domotropic etc, easy way to remember these?

Does anyone know of any 911 services in Texas looking for Intermediates? I'm willing to relocate. There are no EMS services hiring where I'm at now. Also has anyone ever worked at Six Flags doing as part of their ALS response team? I only have about 9 months combination of EMT/ER Tech experience.

Any tips/tricks for staying calm apparently I become flustered during ALS calls I'm a medic student one of my preceptors said I get flustered this was after this preceptor kept telling me to do something while I was busy with another task. I have A.D.D. However I can't take the normal meds like...

I am currently doing my rideouts for paramedic school I know this probably gets asked alot. But have you as a student ever had a call that made you rethink your career decision? I had a call tonight I was running just fine then it went south. It's the first time I actually cried after a call and...

Does anyone know if I have to finish my truck rotations in the same city as I took my medic class in? (for Texas)? I was just curious because my wife may be taking a job in another city and I have not finished my truck rotations yet.

Any tips of how to form a patient management plan I'm having trouble for some reason with this and I'm indecisive any tips or tricks. That's what's keeping me from getting signed off at the medics level. I didn't really do much 911 as a basic, I did do transfers though. Advice would be greatly...

How many people on here struggled with with one part in school? And what was it. I need some encouragement.

I live in Texas and was just curious if anyone knew off the top of their head the minimum amount of hours the state requires paramedic students have to ride to be qualified to take the NR. My school is accredited so I was told thru required more than the state.

I was wondering if anyone could "dumb" down the differences of Beta Blockers, Potassium Channel Blockers, and Sodium Channel Blockers. I am having a hard time being able to tell the difference. I understand if I am right they all have an effect on the cardiovascular system in some form. Do...

I am apparently having difficulty with my patient assessments at the advanced level, I am not sure exactly what I'm doing wrong, but I did perform a physical exam on my trauma patient today, I am guessing my preceptor didn't see me do it the first time so I did it again. I also need to work on...

I was wondering I had two abdominal pain calls on the truck we started an IV on the first one but the 2nd one we didn't start one. I am a paramedic student and my preceptor told me the 2nd patient didn't need one. I am assuming because it was a <6 min transport time to the ER. The first one...

I am bout to start cardiology on Tuesday, however I can never remember the blood flow through the heart, anyone know of any pneumonics to help me remember it? Also any advice on some good ways to study I was thinking making flashcards with the arrythmias on them and putting there everywhere in...

I am a new Paramedic student and haven't had much pharmacology except in my intermediate class over NS, d50w, and Narcan, diphenhydramine, zofran, epinephrine 1,1000, and Lidocaine, IO, (which is what my agency allows us to administer) The pharmacology for my paramedic is coming up after...

I am a paramedic student, and I just recently moved to a new city, I get nervous around the paramedics and preceptors, even when doing "simple" skills such as taking manual bp, and pulses. I do fine in the labs practicing, I guess its because I am in a new city and everything is new. I guess...

I am a paramedic student and I want to get better at lung/heart sounds, is there any good websites or other resources out there that have good quality lung/heart sounds? I use my wife alot because she has Asthma (lucky me)

I work on a transport service so I have a different partner every shift, The partner I had the other day she and I had never worked together and was our first time to meet each other. We were on a call and at the hospital about to go in and pick our patient up. I back the truck up and she gets...