Julian A

What is Santa bringing you? Coal or presents?

Coal. So much coal.

*Update* My mom, a physician assistant, reccomended a book called the "Anatomy Coloring Book". Despite my initial reservations concerning the name, the book actually looks pretty useful. The author is Wynn Kapit/Lawrence M. Elson. Anybody have any experience with this book?

Merry Christmas Eve! On a sidenote, the lack of excitement on 12/21/12 was a huge letdown. I was at least expecting some interesting calls for a ride along, but nope, the Mayans tricked us.

Grammar*

Grammar*

Somehow, you admitting to being a firefighter helps explain things a bit.

Lol

Excellent input, appreciate you veterans helping out a n00b like me.

Well, if you wanna give Virginia a try, West End Volunteer Rescue Squad operates mostly in Richmond city, and runs ACLS. I believe that that every one of their ambulances operates as ALS, but you can check the site for confirmation (http://wevrs.org/). However, still gotta represent for Lakeside Volunteer Rescue Squad ( http://lakesiderescue.org/):We don't run exclusively ALS, but we run it often, in addition to BLS, depending on the call. You couldn't go wrong choosing either squad.

Unique problem here. I wear a size 17 shoe, and I am in need of good EMT boots. So far my searches have come up with nothing, though perhaps I am not searching hard enough. Anyone with suggestions feel free to let me know, and if I find some, I'll post it here for other "bigfoots".

Absolutely senseless. Hope those who are wounded recover, and those who are responsible are brought to justice.

Hey everybody, starting EMT-B classes in January, and I was wondering if anybody had any good reading suggestions prior to taking the course?

Hey everyone! I'm a 16 year old student starting EMT-B classes in January. Im really looking forward to getting into the medical prior to pre-med/med school. So uh... yeah, happy to be here!

Hey everybody, new guy on this forum. This month, I am starting an EMT-B course, as well as joining my local rescue squad. I'm a 16 year old student, and I'm excited for the course, but I was hoping to get some general advice. What were your general experiences during your first EMT course? How should I prepare? Also, what was your experience like being a newbie on the squad? How did you do your first few months on the job? And finally, how should I mentally prepare myself for the job? Helping people and working in the healthcare field has been my dream since elementary school, and I'm dedicated to really doing a good job, but I know it can be a rough job, and I was wondering if there really is any way you can mentally prepare yourself. Whew, long post. Anyways, I appreciate any feedback.