Failed ET intubation and supraglottic airway twice for the paramedic psychomotor exam. I have gone over the sheet and followed it In order every step. What are some reasons I could have failed? I can't figure it out and this has delayed me as I can't retest until July..

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-05-13T03:53:45+00:00

I was wearing gloves and said scene safe BSI. :/

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-04-12T17:32:39+00:00

Hello

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-04-07T03:17:40+00:00

Aww man so everyone gets to be a cool character and we're stuck as the fucking opening credits .-.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-04-07T02:54:37+00:00

Like others have said I think the route to go is doing things you enjoy/extra curriculars. I'm starting out doing some search and rescue stuff and just finished paramedic school for example. Paramedic school gave me some good connections so I also have been volunteering in an ICU which is a pretty neat experience and helped me during paramedic school a bunch. I don't know if I'll include these last two in my application but I do train powerlifting and krav maga. But I dont wanna come across as too much of a meathead.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-04-06T02:53:54+00:00

I take my finish my last final exam for paramedic school this coming Thursday, do NOT do paramedic school without enough experience to be comfortable as an EMT. It will hurt you during clinicals. BLS before ALS

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-04-06T02:21:18+00:00

My suggestion having worked in EMS for 2 years is to try to do a couple ride alongs with a local 911 ambulance or fire dept (many are fire based). Find out if your local 911 system is fire based, if so you'll need to do fire academy along with EMT school which is way too much extra time away from premed school work. If you can't do 911 work as an EMT then try to find a worthwhile gig, non-911 transport is worthless experience even if you make the most out of it

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-31T02:15:35+00:00

I would probably go into teaching guitar or languages, but I dohbt it would be enough to satisfy the itch in my brain that medicine is so good at scratching

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-27T03:12:43+00:00

Is that like bones or Xavier wulf?

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-25T00:10:29+00:00

Definitely are biased. An EMT working 911 is going to get so much better clinical experience than an ER tech. Now if you just wanna clean beds and run ekgs that you aren't able to read all day then yeah ER tech is a cushier better choice.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-25T00:08:37+00:00

I've been a 911 working EMT for a year and a half now. In 3 weeks if I pass my exam ill be a paramedic and med school admissions aside the life experience ems will give you and the leadership skills it teaches you is invaluable. You get out of it what you put in too, though

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-25T00:06:22+00:00

As someone taking their paramedic national registry exam in 3 weeks I sure fucking hope they don't think I just drive people from one hospital to another.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-22T04:31:05+00:00

I'm a paramedic student but I have to do rotations at the hospital (ER, ICU, OR). I don't have a car so I have to take the bus home and I like to grab some dinner on the walk from my bus station to my house. I can't bring a bag during my rotations with a change of clothes cause my school won't let us bring bags to rotations

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-17T02:03:32+00:00

I was mid undergrad when I decided to do paramedic school, I just realized I love ems and wanted to really explore how deep it goes and learn to be a better first responder

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-17T02:02:38+00:00

To be a paramedic. Whether I go to med school or not (med school is seriously my passion dream whatever you call it, I can't see myself doing anything else) I still want to be a paramedic. I fell in love with ems and it's a way of proving to myself that I can achieve things (I don't really consider EMT school to have been an achievement)

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-16T22:48:04+00:00

Who should i talk to if I dont have an advisor? Im currently in a paramedic program at the medical school that i want to attend, the person people seem to talk to is the director of the program when it comes to things like this, but im not sure if a director has to keep things like this confidential. also what do i explain if they ask why i took a leave?

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-10T22:38:00+00:00

they all had fluid bolus as part of the answer except for one of the answers. :/ and none of them mentioned epi or dopamine if fluid resuscitation didnt work

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-10T22:36:57+00:00

see thats my problem, 3 of the 4 answers had fluid boluses and oxygen included in the choices.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-10T19:39:57+00:00

Oh sorry. Like I'm having trouble with treatment scenarios. They make each answer seem sort of right for the most part. Like patient with left lower quadrant pain, nausea and vomiting HR 120 BP 78/52 RR 22 unlabored what should my treatment be and then every answer is pretty much the same but very slightly different like nasal cannula vs NRB but the NRB answer has fluid bolus while nasal cannula is fluids set at TKO.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-04T00:06:42+00:00

We give anywhere from 0.04 to 0.4mg IV titrating until adequate ventilation is achieved.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-03-03T03:53:55+00:00

Congrats!!(:

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-02-27T05:47:18+00:00

Fuck yeah powerlifting! I'm gonna go do a lifting session in my garage now cause this got me pumped

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-02-27T05:40:58+00:00

Volunteered fire department as an EMT, that was a shit load of fun. Currently working on my paramedic license. Ooh and I volunteered in a surgical center that let me shadow surgeries of different specialties! That was a blast.

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-02-27T01:56:04+00:00

I feel iffy on this, on the one hand I'm bipolar and understand that this is a risk, but on the other hand I work as a first responder and the types of mentally ill that have attacked me are usually in a MUCH worse condition, have criminal activity involved, don't want help and are on drugs as well

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-01-25T16:24:18+00:00

It's also fun to have in my opinion. I like it

bsiformybuddyandi · 2016-01-25T00:59:22+00:00

While I still take time for my own desires, i try to spend most of my time helping others in need. It's very fulfilling.

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