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I am selling my meret ALS bag. There is nothing wrong with it, it's in perfect condition there is just something else on the horizon I would like to get and some changes to what I'm required to carry that is also influencing this decision. The bag retails brand new for $319 not including...

I just had to share, passed my written exam today. I go tomorrow to the state EMS office to pick up my paramedic license and I begin precepting at work Friday!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDTdHG_FytM

I am looking into signing up for a Test Prep website for my paramedic and I have a couple options. I can only get one or the other and I was looking for opinions. Option 1: JB Test Prep Pros: Unlimited use Cheaper Interface looks easier to use in the preview given I've heard great...

You are toned out at 0830 for a 38yo unconscious unresponsive male. You arrive at the residence/apartment complex and proceed upstairs to the apartment where he is found. The patients girlfriend greets you at the door and says she found him like this when she woke up this morning. He’s...

Ok, real quick here is what happened at a service here locally that has stirred up a bit of controversy. A unit was toned out during mid-day in a large urban setting for a full arrest. They arrived to a very very upset family, pt is a 31 yo male who has been down long enough for family to...

Ok I know this is kinda dead horse territory but I wanted to get some other opinions and not just those who I work with. I've had my first couple full arrests as a paramedic rider and while both were not only my first as a paramedic but were my firsts...period (both were ROSC and are in ICU...

I'm looking for someone who has some of the StatPacks to give me a quick looksie. At my service we generally use our own jump bags, it used to be required but now we have issued bags. However the issued bags are little more than duffel bags with all of your equipment just tossed in. (Working...

So I did my first shift in the ER today and I found myself almost lost in tracking all the numerous skills I performed. I was so busy that I kinda lost track and just found it inconvenient to go back to my paper every few patients. Anyone know of any good PDA software to use to track skills...

Ok, I was being quizzed the other day by a paramedic and the topic du jour was obstetrics. He asked me "When delivering the baby, which do you suction first, the nose or mouth?" I said mouth and I was told I was wrong and everyone around agreed. So I went back today and was studying this...

So I am in need of a bit of ....lunch assistance. I'm going back to working EMS after almost a year break next week. I start wednesday and have precept to go through still but when I finally get on a truck with a partner I am looking to take my own lunch with me. I attempted this once before...

Sorry this is a repeat thread but I can't find the original thread referencing it. Someone brought up a book called The Missing Protocol, it's a textbook and companion to a course about documentation and the legality of it all. Does anyone know where you can purchase a copy of the book? I've...

Wanted to hear from some seasoned instructors that might have an inside on this type of info. Throughout my medic class we've been doing some of the alphabet soup courses, and so far we've done ACLS, PALS, AMLS, ABLS, PHTLS, and PEPP. For everything except ACLS and PEPP our books have been...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I54mlK0kVw Not sure if that link will work as the video required me logging in an confirming I was 'not a minor'. The video is of a graphic PSA released by wales I believe that is intended to show the dangers of texting while driving. I'm guessing this is...

My paramedic class/instructor is looking for more virtual patient assessments such as this one, http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-Patient-Encounters-Paramedic-Textbook/dp/0323049346. What we've been doing is every day 1-3 people get an assessment, we do the whole thing as a class. At first...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRyvsRAo8T8 Make me laugh :)

I am looking for some resources on drug calculations, beyond what the book provides. I'd like to find a large number of varying difficulty problems with answers that I can do in my spare time to help me out with this particular portion of class. I'm on the constant prowel for education...

I recently started my medic class in September and always mindful of people I respect on various forums and in services here I looked for over a year for a valuable program that I thought would be the best possible solution for me. What I stumbled upon was a program taught by a relatively new...

I was planning on taking some supplements for my paramedics from a local community college. I'm currently considering at least an A&P class with cadaver labs. Are there any recommendations of other things to help supplement my classes? As well would one recommend taking them before or...

Well tomorrow I have a panel 'character' interview with two LT's and a Capt at the county 911 service. I'm not as nervous as I should be but I was looking for some pointers that I haven't covered. Right now I've interviewed with this service once but decided to travel to Europe with my...