Evaluation of a Medical Patient: The Secondary Assessment
The purpose of the Primary Assessment (aka Primary Survey or Initial Assessment) is to determine the nature of the primary complaint and rule out, prioritize, and treat any immediate life-threatening airway, breathing and circulation problems. The purpose of the Secondary Assessment is to fill in gaps in your understanding of the patient’s condition that did […]
Responding to the Threat of Ebola: A summary for EMS providers
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Dealing with Stress
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Understanding Emergency Cardiac Medications
/*! elementor – v3.21.0 – 30-04-2024 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=”.svg”]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} EMTs have several medications they can use to initiate treatment of various emergency medical conditions. It’s important the EMT understands basics of the pharmacology of these interventions. When you understand how something works, as opposed to just memorizing it, you are more likely […]
Planning Ahead for Weather
Welcome all current and prospective EMS professionals. It’s that time of year again when we need to start preparing for another season of cold stretches and long shifts. As none of us are getting any younger, we need to make sure our cold weather clothing is functional and loose enough to breathe so we have […]
Memorization and Study Tips
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EMS Test Taking Strategies
Students who are new to the health field often experience difficulty with the application style multiple choice questions encountered in their exams and on the NREMT certification exam. These questions typically involve several layers of knowledge recall combined with using your best judgment to answer the question. Often, the answer choices provided don’t fit the […]
