boeingb13

There is a site out there, that has free unlimited testing for fire and emt, that goes chapter by chapter, such as cardio, anatomy, so on and so forth, but there is limited medic testing sites, How would everyone feel about put a section up on this site that did the same but tested on around 28 chapters, based from paramedic books. I think written test wise it would help many people who are in school to see where their weak points may be, and will help others to refresh on things they have not seen for sometime. Please leave your feedback.

Most people when they get on the job, have a true care and concern for their patients, and want to provide the best patient care possible. But at some point, they stop, it may be because there is that one patient you see regularly, or it may be the endless transports for hospice to and from the special procedures dept at the hospital. When is it that you loose that compassion that brought you into this field. Lord knows you didnt get into this for the money, so it had to be the want to help. Now granted, it gets physically tiring some days when the calls dont stop in lunch and dinner are a fond memory, and the jokes and sh*t talking are the only way to get from one bad call to the next, but how do people get so jaded, as to be miserable everyday, and complain all day long. Wouldn't you want your family treated with the best care possible, or would you want some jerk standing around going " Damn it, we have to take this old lady all the way across town for nothing". theres some good sayings out there that come to mind, do unto others as you would want done unto you, and maybe the last thing you would normally do for someone should be the first. Dont sit around whinning and crying on the job setting bad examples for the junior members on your crew / dept. If you dont want to do simple transports or help peopleinto their beds, or off the floor, then get the hell out of this line of work, because its people like that, that bring this line of work down, and rub off on others giving them a piss poor work ethic. The best care you can give is what you should be giving. You may not want to drive to someones house to help a mans wife up into bed after she has fallen, but how do you think he feels sitting there seeing his wife in pain on the floor and being unable to help her up. I thought I would write this because i'm tired of hearing people bitch and moan about doing their job. SHUT UP and do it.

What apparatus does everyone here ride. Right now im on a fairly new rescue unit

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why is it that when you live in bigger cities, the care in nursing homes and hospitals, is so bad, they go through the same training people in small towns do.

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I had to drive 45 mins across town to take a patient from the 3rd floor to the 5th floor, and that was it, beat that story