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thanks guys for all the useful tips. I am sorry i havent been able to respond sooner, i've been busy with the holiays. I passed the class and had one of the highest grades thanks to you guys, so thanks again. Now its onto peds. and geriatrics. which i heard is hard. wish me luck

sorry guys, i was typing that from a phone in 20 degree weather, my hands were somewhat numb. And it was for my als medical care class. The answer was indeed v-fib, which is the one i was thinking but was not 100 percent sure. I asked alot of people and got many answers, which to me is intresting lol. Anyways thanks for the help. I am almost done with the class, my final is thursday, but ive already passed my ivs, intubation, and medical stations, so all thats left is my written final. wish me luck

i know by moving oe jostling a patient you can put them into a disrhytmia, but the question on my review is which one... which disarhytmia is most commom in hypothermia patients?

o man that one is good lol

anyone know of any good websites that have scenarios for acls class, i need help working on my algorithims and think this might help

this is too cute, im definatley steeling this lol

I got this list from a friend.. and other than a few ones such as 20 and 21 (cus if you're a good emt you can keep your emotions in check) I thought it was just something to chuckle at... you dont have to take it seriously... theats why i posted it under funny

omgawsh this is too funny!!!!! i near bout spit my dirnk out hwen i red some of these

1. Skin signs tell all. 2. Sick people don't bitch. 3. Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round, any variation on this is a bad thing. 4. Newbies have there own way of doing things. 5. The more equipment you see on a EMTs belt, the newer they are. 6. There is no rule 6. 7. When dealing with patients, supervisors, or citizens, if it felt good saying it, it was the wrong thing to say. 8. All bleeding stops....eventually. 9. All people will eventually die, no matter what you do. 10. If the child is quiet, be scared. (And A few more) 11. Always follow the rules, but be wise enough to forget them sometimes. 12. If the patient vomits in the rig try to hold their head to the side of the rig with the disposable equipment, not the stuff you have to clean. 13. If someone dies by chemical hazards, electrical shocks or other on-scene dangers it should be the patient, not you. 14. Any EMT, FF, LEO and/or scene chief who is more drunk (or more stupid) than the patient is the real problem. 15. There will be problems. 16. You can't cure stupid. 17. If it's wet and sticky and not yours, LEAVE IT ALONE! 18. If at all possible, avoid any edible item that firefighters prepare, especially the tuna casserole. 19. Heaven protects Fools and Drunks. 20. EMS is extended periods of intense boredom, interrupted by occasional moments of sheer terror. 21. Every Emergency has three phases: PANIC, FEAR, AND REMORSE. 22. You are bound to get a call either during dinner, while you are on the can, or at 02:00 in the middle of a great dream. 23. Rocket scientists that get into stupid car crashes are the first ones to complain how bumpy the ambulance ride is. 24. The severity of the injury(s) is directly proportional to the difficulty in accessing, as well as the weight, of the patient. 25. Turret mounted machine guns usually work better than lights and sirens. 26. Make sure the rookie EMT knows that a med patch is a radio term and not a medicated bandage. 27. Paramedics save lives; But it's EMT skills that save Paramedics. 28. When a patient vomits outside, be sure to aim it at the citizens who wouldn't back up. 29. Never trust your rig, drug box, or airway bag to be fully stocked. In spite of the assurances of the offgoing crew. 30. If you don't have it, don't give up, Adapt, Improvise, Overcome, (then call for a second unit). 31. There is no such thing as a "textbook case" 32. Newbies always look for large things in the smallest compartments and vice versa. 33. There is no such thing as a bad call. Only calls that didn't go the way you planned. 36. If there are no drunks at an MVA after midnight, keep looking, some one is missing. 37. Just because your paranoid does not mean the Supervisor isn't around the corner. 38. Remember what MICN stands for, "May I interrupt your Call Now?" 39. Just because someone's license date is before yours does not mean they know what they are doing. The final rule is.....Its not your emergency, calm down. my favorite is: you can't cure stupid... its so ture and so many of us try and do it lol

funny pics i've found while surfing the web

I red your replies... EPIC... some of these aren't mine it's a collective list from alot of people... such as the using npa's as a loc check lol... def. not mine. And yes i did see truama... it is terrible lol... my friend loves that show and gets very irritated when I try and watch it with him... and note i said try... i can't stand sitting through it for more than a few minutes lol. And as for bringing coffee by thats pretty nice. But for me.. i bring desserts... (mom's a pastery chef ) the guys love it

*Your personal jump kit is better equipped than the one in your ambulance. * You can tell it's a full moon without looking at the calendar. * You drive past the ER ambulance bay just to see who's busy today. * You find humor in other people's stupidity. * Your paycheck depends on the aforementioned stupidity of others. * You've sworn that you were going to have "DNR" tattooed on your chest. * You automatically multiply by 3 the answer to the question, "How many drinks did you have tonight?". * You've ever used an NPA to determine a patient's unresponsiveness. * You can drink a cup of coffee and go straight to bed. * You plan your weekends off a year in advance. * You think caffeine should be available in IV form. * You've ever held a 14 gauge needle over someone's vein and said, "Now there's gonna be a little poke.". * Your favorite assessment question is, "What changed after two weeks to make this an emergency at 0300?". * You believe Murphy and his law can go straight to the seventh circle of hell. * You've made crude puns and jokes at the most horrific scenes imaginable while others look at you and your crew with shock. * A relative is in the local ER, and you drive to the hospital, but can't figure out where anyone but the ambulances park. * You say "en route" over the phone, off duty. * You can sleep soundly through sirens, screaming, dispatch tones, and other various noises... until you jolt awake because your unit number is called. * You hear sirens, and you can immediately differentiate between the source of the sirens: EMS, PD, or FD. * You can't decide on your reaction to getting a call: "Hell yeah" or "damn it". * You've ever left your ambulance door unlocked at a hospital and come out to some horrible joke having been played on you (someone turning your sirens on, someone using a spine board strap to tie your inside door handles together, etc.). * You've talked about your crews' dinner plans over a DOA. * You recognize your frequent flyers not by name, but by address. * Your family members have to have a fever of 105 or be missing a limb with active bleeding to obtain your sympathy. * You disbelieve 90% of what you are told and 75% of what you see. * You realize that the biggest difficulty in your job is that, on a daily basis, you try to reverse the process of natural selection. * You believe the government should require a permit to reproduce. * It doesn't matter if you're black or white, as long as you've got good rhythm. * You know what the world looks like at 3:30 in the morning. * You drive past a house and say "Oh, that's where we had that __________ call." * You love critiquing how they do CPR on TV shows. feel free to add your own

I just completed my intro into als... I passed the test, the class, and the assessments. now its on to basic ekg and als medical care and my internship!!! I can't wait... that test was very hard and the average score for that test was a 60... thank goodness i got much higher than that Wish me luck with my intership. I am so nervous to start an iv on an actual human

thanks guys... I think i got it... Im ready to take the test i think next class... I seem to be getting it right i just need to remember to check my math and not rush it... wish me luck