Search results

Not sure if I’m in the right section for this but here is a look back at the show and the origins of EMS.

Anyone ever worked with someone that if their BGL is normal they feel like their glucose is low they are jittery and feel weak. they need to be at like 150 or higher to feel normal. Has anyone experienced this with a someone?

systolic blood pressure is the pressure on the arteries when the heart contracts and diastolic is the pressure when the heart relaxes. Can we use the systolic to measure heart strength to push blood out? A very low systolic can be an indicator of a compromised heart? Just something that came to...

I’ve seen many different texts and books describe diabetes type 2 differently. Some texts would say it’s the pancreas not producing enough insulin, or insulin that doesn’t function the way it’s supposed to the other one I hear is “insulin resistance” when the body builds a resistance to insulin...

So to the best of my knowledge glucagon converts glycogen stored in the liver into glucose when glucose levels are low in circulation. My question is.. the body can detect low BGL thus producing glucagon to get more glucose out into the circulation. So if someone goes unconcious does that mean...

So lets say that you don't use some of your EMT skills everyday. For example you work at an urgent care you might use some of your skills but very likely you're not going to lift some on to a stretcher or remove a helmet of a motorcycle rider or C-spine? Can you go to a training institute for...

Not currently working as an Emt now but was the renewal this time 30 hours or 32 hours was the HIV 2 hour dropped from the renewal process can't find a straight answer to this question.

Hello everyone I haven't been here in a while. I'm not sure what to make of this but here goes. I did my 30 hour emt refresher with American medical academy in Miami online. I went with them because that was the school I got my Initial training and graduated from. Got my cerrtificated, and what...

Ok I dont know if a thread like this one exists,i searched but could not find anything. I wanted everyone to share all the acronyms or EMS proverbs,you've learned in school or on the field,say for example. "BLS befor ALS" "Toilet paper my @ss" which is the flowing of blood through the...

Im interested in getting a phlebotomy certification,but I've been hearing that there are a few certifying agencies like 4 or 5 of them at the national level,I wanted to know if anyone knew which is the best or the one most preferred,I think this is alot like American Heart association and...

Hello,I was wondering if anyone know of hospitals in south Florida that allow Emt volunteers,when I go to the human resources dept. in the hospital,they tell you that you can volunrteer in non-medical services,I've been to some hospitals and cant get any more info,If anyone can help I appreciated.

Anyone have any information on AMA,how good are their teachers,hows is the emtb course??