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    i wonder what it could be

    ok... so regardless of how the system operates, we contact cmed , we get our orders.. i know that when contacting boston cmed we go directly to boston medical center E.R. Thanks for the input..
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    i wonder what it could be

    do they require a phlebotomy/ekg certification that you know of?
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    i wonder what it could be

    As of right now i am not with a company i am in the process of joining atlantic, as long as everything goes smoothly. As far as i know, no one is really looking for basics right now im having a hard time finding a company hiring
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    i wonder what it could be

    well i see your from mass i am also so cmed is how i learned it. did some bmc trauma work also. Local cmed
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    Kaplan EMT study book

    BARRONS EMT EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN EXAM 2nd Edition. it covers everything, based on nremt exam. i live in MA and i passed the written portion with a very high score, and aced the practical portion also. has two full length practice exams with all the questions answered and explained. along...
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    i wonder what it could be

    yea thanks i'm well aware of that.
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    i wonder what it could be

    I'm sorry for the scenario that was given to me. I apoligize that i was 2 weeks out of school when this annoying scenario was given to me. Trust me if i had the choice i would have had a different scenario, maybe i wouldn't have failed it. I'm looking for a possible solution, if say it were to...
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    i wonder what it could be

    i never asked the instructor and he never told me; maybe the kid had a stoma.
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    i wonder what it could be

    nothing in my protocol says any thing about compression only cpr, its either 30:2 (adult) 15:2 (Child) with normal breathing rates at 12-20 adult/ 15-30 child/ 25-50 infant. no finger sweep per protocol if nothing can be seen. and i would not suction if nothing is seen either, unless i...
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    i wonder what it could be

    forgot to mention also that protocols states no blind finger sweep
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    i wonder what it could be

    so if i were to place an opa or npa in pt. and still had no entry to the lungs with no visible obstruction, what to do, what would cause this. besides something that could have fallen deep into the trachea or lungs.
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    i wonder what it could be

    initial given, no immediate indication of fbao except for no air entering the lungs. best reasonable thought at the time was to attempt to clear any fbao.
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    i wonder what it could be

    did start 1 rescuer cpr at that point in time
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    How much clinical time did you have in your Basic class?

    we had to get liability waivers to go on ambulance, so just going to any ambulance company wasnt a choice really for me
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    i wonder what it could be

    so, a pt. 1 year old has stopped breathing.no airway, blue, pale, diaphoretic. weak pulse, no fbao seen. what could be causing this? as a bls provider what could this signify/intervention? how would you go about treating this pt.? by the way halfway through assesment when your doing back blows...
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    How much clinical time did you have in your Basic class?

    we had to split 10 hours and do 10 pcr. I did 6 on an ambulance and the company only did dialysis transports (sucked) and i did a volunteer 12 hour shift at the hospital, but i did my shift in a level 1 trauma center. First three paitents of the night within 5 hours into the trauma bays: 1st...
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    Cataldo Ambulance

    Atlantic Yea ,thank you, I'm aware of that, that's why I'm hoping I can retake the practical at this time. It was the end of April when I last took it.
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    Cataldo Ambulance

    back so its been a while since i have been on here.. i took the test it was semi-difficult. the map reading sucked. lol. but again not bad. the thing is i failed my practical portion, i had an infant cyanotic, unresponsive and not breathing who ended up in cardiac arrest and no one in the...
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    Cataldo Ambulance

    Hello, so a quick question for any who work or have knowledge about Cataldo Ambulance. I am set up to be taking the pre-employment pre-test on the 26th of april and was looking for some help on what exactly they test you on or what i should study. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You..
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