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NJMedic35

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  1. The easy answer for me is yes I have been attacked while on duty. The more complex answer is that in over 15 years of EMS service, the 2 times it occurred are certainly not the normal experience. If I had followed the advice of keep your eyes open, pay attention to your surroundings, and make sure you have an exit, the first time probably would not have occurred at all.

  2. My suggestion is make sure you READ the scenario. Don't skim over it quickly, don't stare at the strip in front of you, do what you'd do on a real call with a real patient. You look at your patient as you are walking in. What's your first impression? That's what the scenario will provide you with. If you see the 80 y/o female weak, dizzy, with a SpO2 of 88%, B/p of 90/60 who is pale, cool, and diaphoretic, then you look at the strip and see a slow rhythm you can immediately discount almost half of the rhythms you know, and focus on identifying the rhythm and providing the treatment.

    By reading it thoroughly you will also catch anything buried in the middle of the scenario...such as 33 y/o male found stabbed in a bar, he's warm, dry, pulseless, apneic, oh yeah...PEA :)

    Lastly...take a few deep breaths...if you're hypoxic, you're patient will be too!

    Good Luck and study hard

  3. I just retested in my trauma station...the first time I think it was all nerves that caused me to fail. The second time I went in, took a deep breath and made sure I verbalized everything. I made sure that the evaluator knew I was thinking about what was going on, and not just "regurgitating" my skill sheet back to her. At one point, I stated that I was going to continue to monitor his lung sounds to make sure I didn't need to decompress the chest. That way she understood I wasn't oblivious to the thought process.

    Just relax...if you didn't have a problem in class, and got through everything else alright, it was probably just a bit of hypoxia on your part :D

    Good Luck on round 2!

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