zebra_emt

Took my test on the 10th and went to 74 questions. Less than 16 hours later, found out I passed first attempt. Just passed my practical first attempt two weeks ago. I personally never opened my medic book (Mosby) and just payed attention in class and in field, plus protocol books for region were helpful. Other than that, I used JB Test Prep @ www.jblearning.com. This was by far a valuable resource. Highly recommend it. So whatever works for you is the only real, true answer. Everyone is different. dxu, NREMT-P

My test was a ton of OB/Peds with a good splash of operations. My test shut me off after 74 questions. Best advice is to utilize www.jblearning.com for their paramedic test prep. I think it helped me. Good luck!

One small note, just b/c I never received a negative remark does not mean I know it all. I post this with great humility and with the understanding I will never know it all and will continue to learn as I go.

So I just passed both portions of the NREMT, thus making me a brand new NREMT-Paramedic. I did well in class and precepting in the field, with never a negative mark. Of course now I am slightly nervous about being on my own. So could any veteran medics, with some time to spare, mind jotting down a few tips for the new medic.

I am looking for good patient care forms for use on calls. I do pretty well keeping everything in my head but I am close to being finished with Medic Class and want to be able to make sure I have all the correct info when I am out on my own. Thanks

I work for one of the largest ambulance services in the country and we are private. We run well over 60,000 calls every year. This is mainly because we are the premier service in the county, thus making many of the small, volunteer ones "obsolete". People subscribe to our service and the volunteer services never make it out of the gate. My thoughts on the private service are fairly positive. We offer acceptable membership fees that allow patients to get quality care w/o a large bill. Our system has a very respectable on-scene time. Also, we train all our own EMT and Medics. However, we do have a few negative aspects. One is we run many transfers and do not utilize our BLS crews properly. Another aspect is poor pay of the employees. We have approximately 200 EMTs and 100 Medics. The pay difference between the two is minimal. In the long run though it comes down to quality patient care. I can say for certain that our staff is trained well (though some do not exhibit it) and we receive few complaints from patients, families, or healthcare providers in hospitals. Just my observations! dxu