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Are you looking for histamine? ETA: Damn you, Wendy Beat me to it.

Yes, AnatomyChick, NREMT is a cert not a license, but for Illinois, when I take the NR test, I will be sent both the NR cert and the Illinois license, that was all I meant. I understand that it's not a license from the NREMT. That was all I was getting at. So that was the only reason I was trying to figure out if Asysin2leads was directing that toward me. I'm not getting my knickers in a bunch over it.

And in true Dust fashion, you're not wrong.

My hero!!! What are you, British?! li·cense /ˈlaɪsəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lahy-suhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -censed, -cens·ing. –noun 1. formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession. 2. a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license. 3. permission to do or not to do something. 4. intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license. 5. exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation. 6. excessive or undue freedom or liberty. 7. licentiousness. 8. the legal right to use a patent owned by another. –verb (used with object) 9. to grant authoritative permission or license to. li·cence (lī'səns) Pronunciation Key n. & v. Chiefly British Variant of license.

Was that meant for me?

Hell yeah, it looks like that? That's sweet! So instead of the Jobu statue, is it a little dust action figure or what?? I'm sure he appreciates the liquor you leave him!

What does the shrine look like, Doc?

I just finished up EMT-B class, and we didn't do anything. Quite truthfully, most of us are waiting until we take the written NREMT test before we start too much celebrating. Yeah, we passed the class, but until we have our grubby little hands on the license, we can't do anything with the training.

Congratulations!

Hey Sarge. Unfortunately, I have no affiliations, and don't know anyone who is currently an EMT or medic. I'm just gonna have to tough it out. I'm good with the written tests, for the most part. I just don't feel very comfortable with hands on yet. But I guess it'll come with time and practice.

The girls must love me. I'm the only guy in this thread so far We did have hands on, it's just that we were not shown how it should be done. We had to use the book to figure it out. I was just saying that I think our instructor should have demonstrated how to use each device.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. It sounds like we're not being taught as well as we should be. But this isn't the first time that thought has entered my mind during this class. Kelley, your idea about requesting more time is a great one, but we're down to 4 class sessions before we're done, and at least half of those are devoted to testing. Some of us from class will be getting together to try and make sure that we all understand the splinting basics. Our class has not been run well from the beginning, and it's only gotten worse in my opinion. I should have spoken to someone earlier, but the fear of possible retribution from the instructor lingers in my head. I'm not sure what she could do to ruin my chances of passing, but I don't want to find out Ah well, thanks again guys and girls.

Our class recently went through the splinting portion of class. We had most of one class set aside to physically work with all of the apparatus we need to understand how to use. However, when that day came, our instructor basically told us to use our books and learn how to use everything. I felt she should have demonstrated how everything worked, as opposed to having us figure it out from the book, and hope that we're doing it correctly. So is this how it's generally done??

Sorry, no advice from me, but good luck all the same!

I'm not gonna argue with you, guy. There's no sarcasm in my first post. At any rate, I'll sign off this particular thread.