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Yeah I've been reading this book and taking it's word as law. The tutor we hired for the NREMT suggested it so if she's wrong im screwed but I'm assuming she's not lol.
However, the book just says to clamp and cut the cord, but doesn't give specifics on how far from the baby that should be done. Probably a local protocol type thing.
I used the JBlearning navigate practice test to get a feel for how the test questions would be. And I used the book below to refresh on what I learned. I read it cover to back everyday for a week before I took the test.
Nice. I see stuff like this : http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Course-Preparation/dp/0738610062 and it's cheap.
For the actual text book, they seem to be very expensive so I'd rather not order one before I start. I'll see if my friend still has his
get this. it can be helpful after you take the nremt as well, when you just want to freshen up on some fundamentals.
Get an over night copy of EMT-B crash course. http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Course-Preparation/dp/0738610062/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1439045794&sr=8-3&keywords=emt I probably wouldnt have passed if it wasnt for this book. I basically memorized this book and got cut off at 72 questions. (the least you can possibly get is 70) I just passed mine a week ago. Just remember, what a question asks "what would you do" it useually means "what would you do FIRST A good tactic for a question like this is just going over the procedures in your head when looking at the question. Sometimes the difference between right and wrong is getting one step out of order.
This book and [this site](www.emtprep.com).
Glendale Community College. In Arizona, great instructors.
I have the order of the main assessments down its trying to remember everything in each of the assessments like this is what I have so far...
Trauma
Scene Size Up:
1. BSI / Scene Safety
2. MoI / NoI
3. Number of PT
4. Call for ALS / Transport
5. C-Spine consideration.
Primary Assess.:
1. Gen. Impression
2. Level of Consciousness
3. Chief Complaint
4. Airway, Check for obstructions, fluids and objects, consider OPA / NPA
5. Breathing, check for breathing, consider BVM, Oxygen. Log
6. Circulation, Look for obvious bleeding, check Carotid Pulse & Radial Pulse (Do that to maybe get an idea of shock).
7. Transport priority considerations.
History:
1. Vitals, BP, P, Resp, skin
2. SAMPLE (Sign / Symptoms, Allergies, Medicine, Past Pert. Info, Last Intake, Event)
Secondary Assess.:
1. Palpate and Inspect the head for DCAP-BTLS +
2. Palpate and Inspect the Neck for DCAP-BTLS, Trachea placement, Vertebrae... uh.. side stepping?
3. Palpate and Inspect the Chest for DCAP-BTLS +
4. Palpate and inspect the Abdomen / Pelvis for DCAP BTLS, (Is distention part of DCAP?), Groin.
5. Palpate and Inspect Lower extremities for DCAP-BTLS +
6. Palpate and Inspect Upper extremities for DCAP-BTLS +
7. Palpate and inspect Posterior and buttox for DCAP-BTLS +
Reassessment:
1. Start back at Primary and re-asses if the patient needs anything new, replaced or adjusted.
Medical
Scene Size Up:
1. BSI / Scene Safety
2. MoI / NoI
3. Number of PT
4. Call for ALS / Transport
5. C-Spine consideration.
Primary Assess.:
1. Gen. Impression
2. Level of Consciousness
3. Chief Complaint
4. Airway, Check for obstructions, fluids and objects, consider OPA / NPA
5. Breathing, check for breathing, consider BVM, Oxygen.
6. Circulation, Look for obvious bleeding, check Carotid Pulse & Radial Pulse (Do that to maybe get an idea of shock).
7. Transport priority considerations.
Secondary Assess.:
1. ... lost here, this is the S in SAMPLE right? OPQRSTI
2. This should be the rest of SAMPLE, Allergy, Medicine, Past Pert. Info, Last Intake, Event.
3. Uhm... is this where you check Cardiovascular, Nurological, Integumentary, Reporductive, Pulmanary, Musculoskeletal, GI/GU... and 1 more I dont know
4. Dont know the rest of secondary :/
History:
1. Vitals, BP, P, Resp. Skin.
Reassess
Sorry I wrote it all out, but I have till Wednesday and writing it out with out looking at it kinda helps me remember it plus it allows people to help correct anything I got wrong (Correct to NREMT skill sheets as thats what were being tested on) and so yea...
Secondary Medical is really tough because we have literally had 1 hands on lab day... which consisted of standing over a dummy for 30 minutes just saying what we were suppose to do for Trauma... My class is not really big on meeting out side of class hours either so I am kinda boned on that as our class started Jan. 14 and the "Tutor" class we payed for does not even start until the 6th. My instructor is great but the class is kinda... not as willing to meet up outside of class :/ if I pass this skills test and vitals test I am going to try and just get ride alongs like 3 times a week to help see it in action.
But ya, thanks for reading this jumble if you did and thanks for taking the time to help out.
EDIT: To the question about instructors, one of my instructors wrote the EMT Crash Course book that we use in class
This book works miracles. Enough said
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course Book + Online (EMT Test Preparation) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738610062/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_umUJyb32YBX6C
I read through these to freshen up the week before and passed the written. http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Course-Preparation/dp/0738610062/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452807207&sr=1-1&keywords=nremt http://www.amazon.com/EMT-Flashcard-Book-Test-Preparation/dp/0738611301/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=1C2MAX591KKSRT6FDG5N http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Quick-Academic/dp/1423218639/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1C2MAX591KKSRT6FDG5N
EMTPrep on Youtube also has all of the NREMT Skills recorded so you can check them out before the psychomotor. However, and this may be a fluke. The coordinator I scheduled a psychomotor test with said that I have to be knowledgable of the NREMT skills as well as the Texas skills... I have no idea what that means but she did mention there will be 11 skills tested.
When do you ship? I ship on Aug 13.
I bought this one bc its recently published and cheap with good ratings: http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Practice-Preparation/dp/0738610062/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1368246529&sr=8-2&keywords=emt+basic
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