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Anyone have any thoughts or reviews of the course at virtua health? I'm looking at the distance learning program.

Curiousity question -- Is there any changes you need to make in your CPR compressions for a patient without a sternum? I would think your compressions need to be not as deep as you normally would compress.

How do you carry your radio? Do you use a leather radio strap, or a clip on the back of your radio attached to your belt? Maybe you use a leather radio case with swivel clip? At least tell us your method of carrying, and maybe the radio model? Why do you use what you use...

How many runs do you do in a day? 911 or non-emergency? ALS or BLS? What kind of shift(s) do you work? What area do you work in? If you want, what company(s) do you work for? How do you do reports? (Computer or paper) If have anything you want to add go for it?

Scenario. You work for a transport company. You transport out of a nursing home / VA hospital that refuses to give any information out about the patients. No medications, no allergies, no past medical--NOTHING. Patient cannot talk because he has a trachestomy, and is really not able to write for...

I'v been doing some reading on WebMD and a few other sites to get a better understanding o MRSA. From what I understand MRSA is spread by contact. So you could get MRSA by touching another person who has it on the skin. Or you could get it by touching objects that have the bacteria on them...

One of my fellow new EMT's is having trouble writing her narratives. I find it a pretty simple task. Does anyone have a link, or a guide to helping her writing a narrative? Was looking for kind of a print out to give her. She is a non-emergency transport emt, but would like to do 911.

Currently I'm a pretty fresh EMT-B, have had my card for about a year and have been riding volunteer fire/ems for about 4 years now. Many, many thoughts have passed my mind about me becoming a paramedic. Currently our ALS is provided by the county, separate from the volunteer fire departments...

When your riding in back, patient or no patient, do you wear your seatbelt? I just get the eerie thought that I could be sideswiped or something and I'm in back, and bang! there I go into that cabinet. Thoughts? :rolleyes: