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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.

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...

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?

How would you position somone with an impaled object (small, like a knife or shard of wood) in thier back. Lets say around the kidney area. You would support the impaled object but how would you position them? Prone? Has anyone had this kind of call before?

Hey guys, my dad got into an accident 2 weeks ago, car was totaled. He came out fine with a few scrapes and bruises. His car hit the side of another car and did a front flip over it, then he rolled 3-4 times at 65-70 mph. Its been 2 weeks, And hes been feeling random numbness in his left arm...

You are working a local football game when you get a call for a downed player. The coaches say it was a head to head hit, one player walked away a little dazed and the other lays concious on the ground. The patient is a 16 year old male. He is laying prone on the ground with arms and legs...

So I was doing volunteer ride time with a paramedic at the local EMS company. Typically the day starts off with a gear check (EKG check and test, O2 full and working, ect..) and setting up the rig the way they want it. I typically ride with a medic in my VFD but unfortunatly could not that...

Hey guys, As some of you may now Im going into my Senior year of highschool (shock shock) I signed up for the Certified Nurses Assistant course, which really interested me, MY grandfather has had 2 strokes and major heart surgery, right now he is pretty much living in the past. I had driven to...

So I receieve the letter from NREMT who said, "You took the examination and were not identified as a candidate for National EMS certification provided by the NREMT" I did pass the test. But they also said that my score was sent to my state licensing agent electronically. (Im under 18, thats...

Hey, I came to start up a conversation on what a paramedic said to me before I went to take my NREMT written exam. We were sitting in his car waiting for my scheduled appointment time. His daughter who was also taking the test was sitting in the back, reading the EMT book. And studying. He...

It was a saturday night at the volunteer fire house. We get together and watch movies all the time and that night we were watching Die hard =]. So the pagers go off. "Shooting". PD is on scene and they are awaiting EMS/Fire. We arrive on scene to see a small asian boy wearing shorts and a dirty...

Hey guys I went to a call the other day, The patient (17 year old male) had fallen riding a bike and broke his arm. The arm was deformed slightly distal to the elbow, there was a pulse, it was weak. Cap refill was a around 3 seconds. I was 3rd or 4th on scene so I let the guys who had made...

Hey guys, I just got my EMT-B certification and I hate the feeling of not studying any more. Im really interested in the field and ALS as well. Ive been looking around on the internet but I wanted to get an actual review I can count on not some garbage spam. Does anyone know of a good book for...

Hey guys I just got my EMT-B certification last week. And I had a question about clinical time for EMT-Bs. I chose to do my 10 hours with an ambulance company. I road 3rd person (of course) and I didnt really get any firm rules on whether or not we are sapposed to help out. It may seem funny im...

Hey I was just on an allergic reaction call and on the way home I was thinking about the treatments for allergic reactions. Oxygen, Keep airway open ventilate if you have to, Epinephrine Auto Injector, ALS Say the patient is allergic to peanuts, sense an ingested would you be able to give...

Anyone know where I could find a BLS Simulator for the computer? I know there is one in the "file library" But its a demo and only has one call you go on which is like wow easy. It was fun though.

Hey I want to hear some thoughts on what you guys think about the movie "Sicko". Good? Bad? What did you think about the movie? How did you feel after watching this? Documentary look at health care in the United States as provided by profit-oriented health maintenance organizations (HMOs)...

EMT 22 You are dispatched to a 16 year old male complaining of Abdominal/back pain. You arrive on scene at a brown house with lights on and door open.

I juse checked on the NREMT website and i passed :rolleyes: woot woot. Im so happy. It said, "Congratulations on passing your NREMT congnitive exam" So I guess that means i passed right? WOOT!