MariB

Nowadays most places require all the NIMS bullshat along with hazmat awareness.

There are some states offering the autism spectrum disorder as part of the course.

yes we had a section on speaking to and treating patient with autism

When I obtained my EMT-B, some 8 years ago, all you needed was to have a high school diploma/GED, and be 18 years old.

I have since obtained the ICS courses as required by my county.

What is JUMP start?

START - Simple triage and rapid treatment JumpStart includes mci disaster triage for pediatrics

I'm concerned about his weakened system and illnesses, dehydration from possible C diff. Pain very common. He needs fluids and fast

Final exam for his EMT class, unless he has to repeat it, yes there is a such thing.

Good luck on your NREMT!

"Holy S:#*+" what is that?

Um, a highschool diploma, GED or be enrolled as a highschool student bit over the age of 18 by the time class is over and have healthcare provider CPR certification. Incident command and terrorism awareness were taught in our class as well as JUMP start.

Wow I was like.. a baby

Thanks. One of the paramedics on my squad said they will have to kick me out of the drivers seat. I have been driving a while. They are all arguing about who gets to take first call with me. Lol. I'm wondering what my first patient will have... hmmm

Well as of today I am nationally registered. I did pass. Somehow. My director has started working on state stuff to get me on the schedule as an EMTnext week. UUsually only takes a few days to get licensed in Iowa. .. so I did it!

Pearson is experiencing technical difficulties. Results are taking 7 to 10 days.

Actually, I think Kat meant it. Lol

Sarcasm?

No, i think he was serious

I would say go big or stay at home. I live in an urban area, so response time is not an issue. But once you get out of your car to render aid, you are committed. Are you ready to do mouth-to-mouth, do you have proper PPE in case of heavy bleeding or vomit ? If you are gonna stop, be prepared for anything and everything.

YES! Maybe even get an autopulse!

I still havent received my results.

I wish I had waited... but if I passed then great.

I just know I had very little sleep. No food in me and hurrying through it. Uhg

I know who you areeeeeeeeee. I think. Congrats

My training says leave.... but instinct says help the people who need it

I keep my vest in my car which contains scissors, tape, a pen light, gloves, pen, paper a watch and a pocket mask. Beyond CPR, applying pressure or calling 911, I can cut off all their clothes and shine my light on them.

I keep my vest in my car which contains scissors, tape, a pen light, gloves, pen, paper a watch and a pocket mask. Beyond CPR, applying pressure or calling 911, I can cut off all their clothes and shine my light on them.

oh and maybe have some fun with a very hairy man, his back and my tape. . In all seriousness. We do not have duty to act here. I would stop, call 911 , provide life saving measures that I can and wait.

I'm being told I probably did. My training officer stopped in and said the questions remained hard because I was getting them correct. Once you get them wrong they get easier then increase again in difficulty. Mine stayed pretty tough. I looked up some that stumped me and yes they wee correct so I'm a bit more optimistic

First in my class to take the test . Still waiting for results.

One thing after another is just going wrong here. I decided to reschedule and learned with college graduations the testing sites are filling up like crazy. My daughter insisted... anyway here's the scoop.

She's sick again. Haven't figured out what. Severed RUQ pain with Murphys signs . Fevers, Wbc climbing again. Surgeon Said he sees stones but doesn't believe for a second its the cause of this pain. Not like this. He is debating going in tomorrow and looking around, but afraid of aggravating things more. X xrays, CT, ultra sound. Nothing adds up right. They first worried about her histopkasmosis meds causing it but her liver stuff.. fine. However liver and spleen enlarged. Mono tests all neg.

Anyway, she sent me away to test. After 3 days of sitting here, my director, her and everyone else pushed me out the door.

My mind was elsewhere. I lacked sleep. Vocabulary words I have never seen before.

They say the test gets harder until you miss one, then easier etc. Mine was hard all the way! Maybe I'm a good guesser. I'm not very confident. I believe I failed.

Test shut off at 70 questions

She is almost back to normal. After being so Ill I guess it will take some time. She lost about 30 lbs so she is skin and bones, a bit weak yet but back in school. The medication caused her to ache all over like severe aches but that's subsided some.

She has another ct scan next week and a liver tox screen.

All in all she is doing well. One thing I will say, it was good I had taken the class to recognize she was shocky. Severe dehydration from cdiff, having to fast the night and day before for her bronch, she was going down hill fast. 2 emergency room visits just several hours apart took her from stable to unstable

All in all she is good, she will get an incomplete until her preceptership is done then should be on track to start her adn year on time

I would recommend focusing less on your students basic skills like vitals and more on their decision making process. Taking a set of vitals is EMT stuff. If they can't handle taking an accurate set of vitals forget the rest and boot them of your truck. What should make you nervous is if they fail to make timely and accurate patient care decisions. That's where a preceptor makes or breaks a student.

Explore your student’s thought processes. Do they have errors in process, or knowledge base? Errors in process are where a good preceptor truly shines.

You would have preferred your preceptor babysit you unnecessarily?

no I'm not saying that at all. But at the time I was a student and when it came to the patients best intrest it was up to the preceptor to make sure the pt was receiving the best care . I was perfectly capable of vitals etc, but as a student was I capable of making treatment decisions? I was there to learn and if that meant them double checking my work, I'm fine with it. It would have made me more comfortable. Students are released for clinical halfway through the program. Are they always ready?

When I was doing clinical, they trusted my vitals etc. By auscultation however they were hooked up to a monitor later. I would have preferred them to double check my work on all critical patients.

Well I did it well. Our random skill was a ked. Along with medical, trauma assessments. Spinal immbolization of a supine patient. Cardiac with aed. Bvm with O2 and nonrebreather mask with o2. I got them all on the first try. Now on Tuesday I can schedule my NREMT

Percentage wise our calls our 60% geriatric. Usually shortness of breath, not feeling "quite right , dizziness, chest pain, stroke like symptoms.

Usually, to tell you the truth, the ones "not feeling quite right " make me a bit more on high alert than others

Registry skills tomorrow . 8 am. I will schedule my NREMT as soon as I get the OK. Wish me luck