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  1. Topher38

    Stupid bystander tricks! Best use for a bystander! Got any?

    hahahahahahahahahaha
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    Post the # your test stopped at, and if you Passed/Failed

    72 woot woot PASS
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    Refresher Question

    THANKS SO MUCH! I was looking for about an hour before a gave up. :rolleyes: Thanks again. Sorry about the past me btw...
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    Refresher Question

    Thanks very much.
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    Refresher Question

    Thanks for the information. Sorry to say. I really have no clue where to find this type of information on CT EMT licensing laws. Could you point me in the right direction? Website?
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    Paramedic. Good books?

    Starting paramedic next summer. Could someone point me in the direction of a good NREMT-P book to munch on while waiting? Really eager to get in the class room. Much appreciated. TY.
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    Refresher Question

    Hey guys. Been EMT-B certified for a little less then a year. At my high school we have an EMT-B class available. The instructor teaching the class asked me to help out with the students and that I could use this class as my refresher as well. Is this true? If so. How does the whole re-cert and...
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    Private EMT Training

    What does him having a pool and 2 kids have anything to do with your initial question?
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    blood glucose levels...

    Same for here in CT
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    Failed practical

    One of my class mates tried to put the collar on backwards..... :wacko:
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    Crew Members Under 18 / High School Age Members

    14! Thats amazing. I have a little brother who is 14, and is NO WAY mature enough to handle even a simple task. I took my first EMT-B class when I turned 16. Dropped out (just got stressed) Re-took another EMT-B class 8 months later and passed the tests. I feel I am mature enough to handle the...
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    EMT video game training

    I play that game =]
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    Trauma assement

    I remeber for my practical testing. I had a middle aged male that fell down a flite of stairs. He had battle wounds and I don't exactly remeber all the details. Pt responded to painful stimuli. ABCs were fine so far. I did a very quick RAPID trauma assessment and treated what I found on...
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    Automatic blood pressure cuffs...

    My dad has an automatic BP cuff. And I always tell him to get rid of it. I don't like putting the trust in a machine that runs on AA batteries. My dad has hypertension too so everytime he wants to take his b/p I do it for him =] The only time I would ever trust one is when the pt is in the...
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    Field Guides

    Yes, I have an "Informed" Field. ACLS version as well. VERY VERY HANDY! And simple to navigate.
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    Treatment for flail chest

    Bulky dressing thats what I learned, Just got certified a few months ago.
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    blood loss

    To estimate the volume of blood loss, my EMT instructor told us to take a liter of water and poor it on the ground, although there is a diffrence between water and blood he said you could do that. Haha but I have yet to do it. All I know is stop the bleeding :rolleyes:
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    State cert to NREMT cert

    I took an NREMT-B course. Then, instead of filling out an NREMT application for testing, I filled out for the EMT-B assessment. Passed my practicals, and my computer tests. They sent me my cert # and cards. So right now I am licensed for the state of CT, now my question is when I turn 18 in...
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    What drugs should be given?

    (EMT-B) 15L 02 Via NRB Unless they aren't breathing which they probably wouldn't be. BVM!
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    State cert to NREMT cert

    Hey guys, Right now Im a EMT-B (state certified) because Im under 18 I couldn't go for my NREMT <_<. So I turn 18 in June, would I have to go back and do the practicals AND the written test to be NREMT certified?
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