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I am in the process of setting up assemblies and stuff like that for my current work place. I am curious as to if ya'll had any ideas on what we could "demonstrate" to kids from Kindergarten through 5th grade. Any help would be appreciated.

So last night my partner and I are dispatched to a 4-wheeler accident unknown injuries. We go en route and about half way to the scene dispatch comes back and says there is a doctor on scene (turned out to be a nurse and happened in her driveway)-anyway-says our patient has a possible broken...

Okay, I am admitting that I am bad at dealing with stress and finding "outlets" when everything builds up. I know I shouldn't let it build up but I have so much on my "plate" right now that it doesn't even seem possible that I am going to be able to handle paramedic school. I absolutely love...

I feel that one certain person in the district I work for has some isssues with me. Last Friday I was working and she was our acting lt. I wasn't even her partner and we weren't at the same station. Friday really opened my eyes to her having an issue with me. I couldn't do anything right-AT...

1. Will it make me look bad to the service I already work for to go ride somewhere else to gain experience? 2. Will it make me look bad to the service I already work for to go to an interview at a different service for another part time job? OKAY 3 QUESTIONS....... 3. An EMT that is...

When I get this job-and notice that I said when not if-I am going to be the youngest in the whole district-only 18 and am wondering how some of you "older" people would respond to me telling you to do something on a call if I was the main patient care person. I'm not really nervous about it but...

Is it really that hard to learn to drive the ambulance and learn the feel of it....how long did it take most to feel comfortable?

I'm in a little bit of a dilemma. I just received a letter today for an interview on Thursday with the service here in my home county. About three hours later and after I had already called to schedule a time for an interview on Thursday another company contacted me by phone wanting me to come...

Passed all my testing and am scheduled for an interview next Thursday the 24th. I AM SO UNBELIEVEABLY EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes: :) :beerchug: :D

So I was riding today covering the part of town that my brother and his wife live in.....My brother's wife is-----or should I say WAS four days overdue this morning....already dilated to three but contractions had stopped for the moment........They went to the dr.s office for a "checkup" and got...

Ok, I brought these out of my head as if I actually remember anything from EMT class......Contraindications for the combitube are as follows..... 1-conscious (DUH) 2-gag reflex 3-under 5' tall 4-over 7' tall 5-under 16 y/o 6-caustic ingestion 7-esophageal diseases Can anyone think of...

I know I am "green" to this profession.....but is there anything but experience that will get me through my insecurity? I'm confident is skills, I am testing for a new job on tuesday......same place I took class.....I have pretty bad test taking anxiety for this type of thing-any words of advice?

Which is better for women? Upper body strength or lower body strength? I heard from one of my clinical preceptors that us women have more strength in our lower body-i.e. our legs so that's what we should work on most when working out. Everyone always tells us to lift with our legs-and I...

So yesterday one of the ladies from my class was doing a clinical-there hadn't been any calls all day-as of two pm-she said to one of the medics "wow, it is pretty quiet around here"-the whole station house just looked at her like "oh my god, you just didn't say that". They kept giving her...

So I thought I would be a good little student and do some extra clinical time yesterday. Went in at 8 am and was supposed to be off at 9 pm. Well yeah right is all I have to say-we ended up transferring a pt to a bigger hospital around 730 or so. We get back to town around 930 and go in...

I have just completed my EMT-B training as of last night-passed the final in the class. State practical exams are Saturday and I am quite nervous. I know if I did just fine on the final that I will more than likely do good on the state exams-but I was just looking for some advice. Also...