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    Questions that EMS ask patients.

    When I went through EMT school they taught me SAMPLE history and OPQRST, but I have noticed many EMTs and medics ask questions that arent part of these. I actually find it rare to hear a medic ask OPQRST besides onset. Why don't they follow these? and where do they get their questions?
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    BVM questions

    I know if someone is not moving enough air you should bag them, but is there an exact number of resp they should have before bagging? I mean 22 RR is fast, but not worthy or PPV. so is it like 10 and below and 30 and faster? When should I bag the guy?
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    Special groups of people when dealing with heart compromise PTS

    When dealing with possible heart compromise Pts. there are several groups of people that report different pain. Those people include Elderly, Diabetic, and women. Why are women considered different? This puzzled me in class. Thanks
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    Confusion between pneumonia and pleural effusion

    My professor said pneumonia is fluid in the lungs, but my book says pleural effusion is fluid in the lungs. Whats the difference? Did my teacher make a mistake?
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    2 questions

    Would snot be considered airway obstruction? and what would you call someone who inhales dust? is that an allergic reaction or what? thanks =)
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    Whats the different between these?

    What is the difference between edema and embolism? aren't they both clots?
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    substitutes for equipment.

    Are there any good substitutes for equipment? such as instead of oxygen by a NRB is there some way I can get the close to the same result? just substitutes incase I need something and i'm off duty.
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    hyperperfusion

    What treatments would you do for someone with a fever? just cool off their skin?
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    Memorization tricks

    To memorize a new word I have been taking the approach of writing the word out like 50 times. It works very well to help me memorize, but the only problem is, it is time consuming and wastes a lot of paper. Do you have any other memorization tricks I can use to memorizing all kinds of new...
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    SOAP documentation question

    For class we need to do a documentation and we use the format SOAP. Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and plan. Where would I put Vitals?
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    Patient assessment help.

    I am learning patient assessment in class, and I have all the steps memorized, but as we keep going through the skill I keep forgetting my next step. It is especially bad when the instructor stops me to talk I always get lost and forget where I am and stuff after a pause. Are there any...
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    Hello everyone

    Hey, I'm new to this forum if you can't tell (second post). lol My name is Scott, I am in an EMT-b course over the summer and I have 6 weeks left I think. I'm looking forward to getting to meet some cool people. I'm from texas BTW. Greetings
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