Acid-Base Balance
MedicTests.com‘s Quick and Dirty Guide to Acid-Base Balance Acid-Base balance made simple. pH is a measurement of acidity. It just measures how acidic something is. When referencing acidity, we’re talking about excess hydrogen ions (H+), but we’re just going to use the general term “acid.” Its a scary foreign phrase, but it just means “percentage of...
Read MoreCardiology I
Posted by admin on Nov 22, 2011 in Cardiology, EMT, Featured, Guides, Paramedic | 2 comments
Medictests.com’s Quick and Dirty guide to Cardiology Part 1 : The General Ideas Cardiology is the study of the heart. You want to be great at this, so I want you to study this a little at a time, and do not move on to the next part until you have an excellent grasp of this one. The way these guides will work, is that we will stack upon information learned in the last section. So, we will go...
Read MoreAdvice for New Paramedic Students
Advice for New Paramedic Students Congratulations to this year’s EMT and Paramedic students! Its going to be a fun year! Youre going to learn a lot and be completely overwhelmed at certain points. My instructor told me on our first night of paramedic school that he wanted me to go home and put my picture on the fridge. He explained that it was the only way my family would get to see...
Read MoreCompartment Syndrome
Quick and Dirty Guide to Compartment Syndrome: Each GROUP of muscles, nerves and vessels are kept separated from each other into little compartments by a fibrous mesh. (Example: Compartments in the leg) This mesh is called fascia. When the muscles inside the fascia are damaged, they swell. Fascia (the netting that holds the group together) does NOT expand to permit the swelling. So, what happens...
Read MoreGravida / Para
One of the most common questions missed in the EMT and Paramedic OBGYN test involve the terms Gravida and Para. No one wants to hear the paramedic yell over the radio and then to the ER staff that “this chick has been pregant 5 times; she had two kids, two miscarriages and an abortion.” So, since these are pertinent factors that need to be communicated in some OB calls, we use...
Read MoreEMT National Registry Skillsheets
Posted by admin on May 23, 2011 in EMT, National Registry | 0 comments
NREMT Skillsheets To save on your computer: right click a link and choose “Save as…” If you just want to view them, click normally! Airway Oxygen and Ventilation Skills – Upper Airway Adjuncts and Suction Bag-Valve-Mask – Apneic Patient Bleeding Control/Shock Management Cardiac Arrest Management/AED Immobilization Skills – Joint Injury Immobilization Skills...
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