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    What are some of the best PHTLS providers?

    I am interested in more EMS training and I have seen several PHTLS providers online. What are some of the best ones (and which are the providers to avoid)?
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    AREMT says I can take the NREMT-P test if I complete their program, true?

    Someone from AREMT wrote me that if I complete their 12 month online paramedic program, it will qualify me to take the NREMT paramedic exam. Is this true?
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    Is an AREMT-P certificate worth it; are there any quality online paramedic programs?

    I have an EMT-B certificate from the NREMT, and I am currently in another country where an AREMT training program is available. I was told that I can take some classes and complete the test to have the AREMT-P certificate, but I have read some positive and some (very) negative things about that...
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    What material is on the Australian Paramedic test?

    I am an English teacher and in the summer I work in aquatics, mainly as a SCUBA diving instructor. I have an EMT-B license, but I want to study part time for the Australian paramedic exam so that I can help a SCUBA student who may have medical issues while we are on a dive boat far from the...
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    EMT work abroad

    Hi All, I've seen ads online for EMT jobs in places like Qatar where they are actively recruiting people with American EMT licenses. I would be interested in doing something like that for maybe a few months, but I wanted to know if anyone out there has worked as an EMT abroad, what their...
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    EMS with a language barrier

    Hi All, I'm an American motorcycling through Southeast Asia and in just a couple weeks I've come up on multiple traffic accidents that have involved varied injuries. I always stop and try to help, and I travel with a first aid kit in my bags, but unfortunately I don't speak any of the languages...
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    Volunteering/working disaster relief

    Does anyone have any information on getting a job or volunteer position with organizations that do disaster relief (like for the tsunami in Japan, the hurricane in Haiti, etc.).
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    scenario with defib and spinal

    I was given this scenario at work yesterday: -My partner and I see one person down on a dirt road; unwitnessed injury, thus suspected spinal -No breathing, shockable heart rhythm -We have full equipment with us (defib, c-collar, backboard, etc.) -No bystanders are present After scene safety...
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