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Transported an 82 y/o female patient the other day for a cva. Patient tested positive for right sided facial droop, arm drift, unequal grip strength, and slurred speech. History of hypertension. Blood pressure reads 174/94. Pulse: 84 respirations: 18 B/G 94. Dropped patient off at the hospital...

I keep seeing on news sites like EMS1.com etc.. ambulances that have gotten in terrible car accidents. EMT's ending up in critical condition or worse. What causes it? I know for the most part the crashes are caused by other drivers, but could having a tired driver play a part in it? I did my...

I'll start off by saying I'm taking the Advanced EMT course online. I work two part time jobs - one in an office and one for my department so I don't have the time to go to an actual classroom for the course. The class is laid out by each chapter and the AAOS book. Each chapter has the...

Hi guys, I'm currently taking the advanced course online. I'm in the pharmacology section of the book and am kind of struggling with the math/conversion questions. I don't really have very many people to ask, so I thought I'd turn to you guys. Here it is: During an attempted resuscitation...

Hey all, Let's see some pictures of your station gym. What kind of equipment you have and what not. I'll take some pics when I'm on shift next.

Let's hear it. What's something nobody knows about the person who posted above you? This thread is mainly to poke fun at each other :)

The other day I was staged at a bike ride event with a fellow volunteer who is also a basic. This was both our first time away from the paid guys. At the very end of the day we had a patient who experienced nausea, headache, and light headedness/dizziness. I chalked it up to heat exhaustion...

Okay so I'm a volunteer EMT-B for a fully paid station. There is a bike ride coming up in a couple days that I will be staged at with another volunteer on our own ambulance. I feel confident with my skills as an EMT, but this will be the first time I will be in charge (I'm only 19 :blink:) lol...

I can't believe it has already been 12 years. In memory of the brave folks who responded that day (officers included), let's run/walk 4.03 miles. 0.01 miles will be dedicated to the 403 of our brothers and sisters who died that day. I encourage everyone to take the challenge! Let's remember...

Let's hear how you have used a SAM Splint on a patient before. There seems to be loads of different ways you can use them to splint. I read in a wildlife medicine book that you can actually use one as a makeshift c-collar if you really need to.

Hey guys. I'm an EMT-B and am 19 years old. My plan is to go to Paramedic school in a couple years, and right now I'm volunteering for a fire station that I live about 50 miles away from (crazy I know). It's small, and there's only two paid guys per shift so they don't mind the extra hand. I...

I'm currently a basic at 19 years old. I've been certified since January, and feel I've become pretty decent with my BLS skills. I volunteer for a fire department, and my chief wants to put me through the course, which I'm super excited about! All the paid guys are mostly i/85's so they will...

Hey guys, I'm an EMT-B and am looking to start paramedic school in next couple of years. I'm taking the advanced training in the fall. I was wondering if you guys had any ideas of things that I could start doing now to prepare myself for medic school? I recently started writing down all the...

Someone goes into cardiac arrest from choking. Abdominal thrusts were performed but failed. You start CPR. Would you apply an AED in this situation? Or would you wait until the airway is clear? Because even if you do get the heart beating again it's not like you can get them breathing. I'm...

I was taking a SAMPLE history the other day in the back of the bus, and asked the patient if they had allergies. They said, "Nope, no allergies.. I am diabetic though." I then said, "Oh so are you on albuterol?" "What?" "Nevermind." I'm pretty new so I expect this will happen...

Hi all, I'm a fairly new EMT and for last 1.5 months or so I've been volunteering with a station. The station only has two paid guys per shift (It's small, 2-3 calls a day). They're a little short handed, so they don't mind me coming in a couple days a week to spend a day at the station...

The title pretty much says it all! I'm looking at maybe taking a phlebotomy technician course this summer before I take my advanced EMT course. Do you guys think it would be a good idea to take it so I can go into my advanced class with a little knowledge before hand? Or would it be a waste...