djl94022

Hey guys, just became a member today, first post. hopefully i'm in the right place. i apologize in advance if it's not, i'm a little short on time! Anyways, i recently finished my fire science classes at Mission College in santa clara, CA. i'm now finishing up the EMT-B class at Foothill College. We have finals next week. We are going to be tested on Pre hospital Child birth, spinal immobilization, helmet removal, hare/sager traction splint. First, i would like to ask that anyone who has been tested on these skills post up any pointers tips tricks or hints, as to remembering these skills. obviously i will be practicing and studying, but i find that people who have been working in the field for awhile have their own tricks to remember what to do for each of these skills. Second question is this: i have googled and looked around, but cannot find a video or post about how to properly secure a patient on a board using the upper/lower box method? i've talked to a few emt buddies and they say they use spider straps and don't use this method? unfortunately, for testing purposes, we have to do what is on the packet. I only got to practice this skill once in class, so i'm not feeling very confident. please help! again, main concern with the spinal immobilization skill is the upper/lower box strapping technique. thanks guys! Danny