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Hi Everyone, We currently use the book: AAOS 10th edition Emergency Care and Transport of the Sick and Injured in our EMT-B class. I have discovered they have a wonderful website. If you use this book there is a silver scratch off bar on the front cover that has an access code for full access to the website. Even if you don't use this book there is a free section that has quizzes and "flash cards" that may help you prepare for your test as well. I've also found that reading the senarios on this site helps too. Granted I haven't taken the test yet, but I see everyone asking where they can study and I thought this may help. I use it a couple of times a week to make sure I'm caught up and following the lessons. -MetalMedic

Unfortunately, it is against NREMT guidelines or whatever to show questions from their tests, even discussing the test and what happens is kind of against the rules. I have several books I got for my paramedic class and the questions in there were nothing like what was asked of me on the NREMT exam. Basically what it did was helped me study questions and information. From what I had gathered from my test was they like to ask more questions of common sense combined with knowledge through your course. Like, "what would you do first" "which is more appropriate" stuff like that. You may see 3 or 4 correct answers, but one is more correct than others. Never read into the questions, base your answer ONLY off of what information is given to you in the question. Never assume something in a patient scenario.. if it doesn't say something, don't consider it in your answer.

Dust, we have been through rough points together, butted heads on many issues, my personal life became a topic of fights, but my friend, I wouldn't be half the man I am today, the husband that I am to be in October and the father I am to my beautiful little girl, had you not been the blunt and abrupt and actually open hearted man that you are. I have grown in so many ways, as an RN, as an EMT and soon to be NP and Emergency Care Practitioner, combining RN/NP and EMS workforces together out on the road and into the wider communities. Your passion for making us find the answer, find the knowledge and skills, pushed me to strive to the best of my abilities. Whilst I haven't the pleasure of meeting you face to face yet, I would love to sometime soon, and for my daughter to met someone who follows their heart and strives onwards. You have the ablity to fight, now do it. Strive on and you will continue on. If I had the ability I would come there and be your RN, it would be the least I can do to support you. Strive towards the future, you have a neice here in little New Zealand who will be proud to know her Uncle Rob has fought for her liberty and success in this world, my fiance' is a Texan and so we are practically family now Rob . I am sorry, I am actually choked up reading that you've endured this, makes my current busted wrist worthless whilst you are going through this. I owe alot to you, even in the times of our fights, I owe alot to you and as well as doing it for me, I am doing my masters in thought of you, because New Zealand needs your representitive here, and I'll carry that for you. Pro Utilitate Hominum - For the service of mankind. Pro drinkus de beerus - To the good times of life Kissies non homius - Brotherly love. Take care my friend, mentor and guide in emergency medicine. Scotty, Laura, Nicole and Oscar (the dog bark bark)

Hey Rob, I've been MIA from here for a while too now.... I was wondering what you were up to, it's so quiet around here these days. Let's see if we can kick up a bit of dust (no pun intended) and let this place rock again!!! The artist formerly known as WelshMedic.

Do whichever seems best to you. There are plenty of people who will diss doing the "zero to hero" program, but I do not see a problem with it. There are very few jobs where you do half the training, go work, and then come back to complete the program. Yes you will be green, but everyone is when they start. Get school over with before you get married and have kids. The one reason I would say you should work awhile is just to make sure you like the job, before you invest in Paramedic school, and then determine you dont really like it.

Perhaps she had a go with Jacob? They can go on Maury and sort out who the real baby's daddy is. EDIT: for grammar.

Very cool to know it found a home with someone who appreciates it! Me mum is still proudly displaying the picture frame you gave me. Thanks! Actually, only my broken heart is in Kalifornia now. The rest of me is back home in Texas, so I am fine with Kali falling into the ocean! I wish I had a lot more time to spend here, but I'm taking enough drugs each day to kill both Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. Consequently, the entire Dallas Fire Department doesn't have enough Narcan to keep me awake most of the time. Anyone who says you can get addicted to oxycontin is full of shyte. I been taking it for over three years and I ain't addicted! So anyhow, I won't be here constantly, as I once was. But I won't be far away. I spent the last week resisting the urge to reply to "Rastus", the Civil Air Patrol kid. My family in Japan is all fine. I have about a dozen family members who are Japanese. Only two of them were here when the earthquake hit. They all live 200 miles south of Fukushima, south of Tokyo, so they're in no immediate danger. But radiation is showing up in the water there now, and shortages are widespread. It takes hours of waiting in queue to get half a tank of gas. A couple of them have fled to the far south of the country to wait it all out. The rest are just living each day as if nothing happened. Crazy. Tniuqs, my sister just turned 26 last week. She's too old for you! Also, the plastic MRE knife still works better than a Nu-Trach! Reaver, cool to see you again! When did you move to Colorado? Again, I've really missed you guys, and I want to thank you so very much for your warm welcome and kind thoughts. Positive energy is always welcome here!

The service I am employed with uses Morphine as do most other services in my area. Our protocols allow our medics to administer Morphine for suspected or confirmed fractures and suspected cardiac related chest pain with no relief from the initial NTG. Our initial dose of Morphine is 2-4 mg, up to a total of 10 mg before we have to call for OLMD. I have been in EMS for 13 years, I personally don't like using Fentanyl but that is my opinion. Morphine is great because of it's analgesic and vasodilation properties. I will choose Morphine over Fentanyl any day and twice on Sunday. Also since Morphine does routinely cause nausea, I usually give Zofran 4 mg after the Morphine.