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  1. JD9940

    Recerting in California

    Hello everyone been a while since I've been on this lovely site, but I have few questions regarding renewing my EMT cert sometime before October. I got my state card in October 2010 and therefore in October 2012 it will expire. Obviously I will need to renew my cert before then. My question...
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    SPO2 Monitors

    alright folks not too sure where to put this so i figured this section would be a good start (mods feel free to move if you deem necessary). I work for a BLS company in southern california and when taking patients to the ER a common question is "what's the PT sating at"? I would love to have...
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    SoCal people, how you dooin'?

    Power was out at station on Thursday, down powerlines and uprooted trees all over the road. Made driving that day a little more exciting.
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    Medical Ethical Scenarios

    couldnt agree more on these answers
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    NEMSA for LA Co

    quoting for truth pack a lunch if you know you aren't getting cleared to eat. which company do you work for (or if you dont want to say, do you work for a 911 or IFT company?)
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    What have you lost?

    that too
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    what is the funniest thing a patient has ever said or done to u?

    While transporting a BiLat Leg Amputee on an IFT call the patient kept yelling at me to "go get her shoes". She had both legs amputated four years prior to pick-up. When I asked how she got to the hospital we were transporting her from, she said she walked the 5 miles from her conv home to the...
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    What have you lost?

    what have i lost? a LOT of sleep
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    Shoreline EMS - CA

    do they pay full 24's?
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    Getting (and staying) Fit

    yes, steel cut oats are a great pre-workout meal also take this, it will help
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    75 questions in 35 minutes, passed. kinda curious how people are somehow claiming a pass on less than 70 questions. it was my knowledge that 70 was the bare minimum.
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    how long did it take before you could take the NREMT.

    it took me about a week after the end of my class to take the NR, then 24 hours to get my results.
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    Getting (and staying) Fit

    looks like you'd benefit from some SQUATZ and OATZ
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    Getting (and staying) Fit

    which gurney was it? my company has the Stryker Power-PRO XT which is supposed to be a fairly heavy gurney and even our tiny girls can lift/lower the empty gurney. also is your form ok? straight back and using your legs to move?
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    2011 Los Angeles Local Scope Of Practice

    great to know i'll be sure to pass that along
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    Negative calorie diet, experiences, myths, facts?

    calories deficiency is a simple concept calories consumed < calories burned = weight loss calories consumed > calories burned = weight gain read this for more information on gaining muscle and burning fat than anyone on this board could provide you with http://www.liamrosen.com/fitness.html
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    EMT working as a Care Giver.

    quoting for truth
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    Tips for interviewing!!?

    those job listings (in my area at least) seem rather sketchy... and to the OP, I've interviewed for many jobs in my time before my EMT job search began, and every time I interviewed I had a quick mental checklist: - I am dressed appropriately - I have all the needed qualifications (if...
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    Diet and Exercise on the Night Shift?!?

    just wait, in five years there will be research to show that stainless steel containers leech even DEADLIER toxins into the water
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    Getting (and staying) Fit

    eat less, move more
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