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Today was culmination of the EMT-P program with the passing of the practical stations. It was a long, grueling day with 34 students from several different colleges coming to take the practicals at our school. I was able to get through all the stations with passing scores on the first attempt...

This has been a long time coming. Finished my ambulance clinical hours yesterday and now preparing for the testing phase. To say the least, I am pretty nervous about the CBT aspect. I have heard many different viewpoints on the exam from it was pretty easy to the people who have taken it...

A co-worker of mine tossed a rhythm strip at me the other day and gave me the, "What is it?" drill that I get quite often as a parapup student. I do not have the strip on me but I can describe it: Third degree block with narrow QRS complexes and a rate of 84. I am trying to understand how...

I am doing some research of the feasability of purchasing a power cot for a small private ambulance service I work for. Currently we use the non-powered cots in our trucks and plan to stay with Stryker. My question is what is the base price for the 6500 model? I know we will have to pay extra...

How many people still use an alcohol wipe when checking sugar on a clean finger? In one of the systems I work for, we do not use an alcohol wipe unless the finger is soiled. In another system I work for they insist on using the alchohol wipe? I am curious to see if people are still using...