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Hmm, what is the purpose for the binder? For example, are you using it for a quick reference guide while doing clinicals? Are you just putting it into storage? Prepping it for use as a study guide? Don't let these guys offend you with their comments. Think of them more as the teasing older brother, they're trying to be friendly and sometimes it may come off as belittling, but it's 'usually" not meant to be that way.

If you have a particular ambulance service in mind that you want to work for they must have a protocol manual, possibly online. Perhaps you could consider dividing your binder to match the chapters in the protocols. For example ours are divided into General (prep), Chest Pain, Medical, Trauma, and specialised protocols.

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I'm thinking that whatever works for you would be best. There is no specific or proper way it should be done. You could group it chronologically, or based on classification of medical condition, alphabetically...the list goes on.

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Good on you for coming back and starting another thread. It shows you have guts.IT takes guts to be an EMT. I have seen a lot of people not come back.

Possibly the most important skill sheets are the Patient Assessment/Management Trauma and Assessment/Management Medical.

You need to learn them all well but these two helped me the most in passing the written exams including NREMT.

Don't be shy. If you have any more questions let us know.

EDIT: Cool handle. I love that movie.

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They way I always organize my binders for school is by unit exams. That way I can go back and look over specific sections I had problems with on the unit exams. For example.. one class had 5 unit exams and a final... I had 6 dividers in a 2" binder. Each section had the lecture notes, handouts, and assignments corresponding to that exam. For the final, I take the study guide and pull out relevant notes from each unit and put it behind the 6th divider.

How this relates to you: Take all of your notes and organize them by the sections you have been tested on so far. In the future, starting this process at the beginning of the class rather than half way through.

Good for you also, for sticking through the first posts here... sometimes it can be rough but we do have a lot of knowledge to provide. Good luck on your clinical time and eventually your state/national exam!

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William, my class used the same txt book. I would recommend using the internet study guide that comes with your textbook (brady resource central). I will find my syllabus to give you an idea on how our course was structured. I shall get back to you soon.

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Not at the time. And when I realized I didn't care to creat a new account :o/>

Aug 31 Introduction, Responsibilities Ch 1,2,3

Sept 01 terminology-Documentation, Communication Ch 4&5

Sept 07 Anatomy-Physiology, Life Development Ch 7,8,9

Sept 08 Pathophysiology Pathogens / BSI, Pharmacology, Shock & Resuscitation Ch 9,14,15

Sept 14 & 15 Airway Management / Emergencies, Airway adjuncts Ch 10,16

Sept 21 Cardiac Emergencies / Management, Baseline Vital Signs, Monitoring Devices, Lifting & Moving patients Ch 17,11,6

Sept 22 Scenarios / Skills

Oct 05 & 06 Scene size-up, Ambulance Ops, Airship Response. Assessments: Adult / Medical / trauma Ch 12,13,41

Oct 12 Assessments: Pediatric, Geriatric, Special Needs Ch 37,38,39,40

Oct 19 Medical Emergencies, Pharmacology Ch 18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26

Oct 27 MOI, Bleeding & Shock, Soft Tissue injuries, Burns, Musculoskeltal injuries, Head, Neck, Spinal injuries, Eye, Face, Chest, & Genital injuries Ch 27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36

Nov 09 Haz Mat, MCI, ICS, WMD Ch 42,43,44,45

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