EMT

STARofLIFE

Union County, NJ

Male, 24

I have been a certified Emergency Medical Technician (E.M.T.) for over 6 years. I am the true "first responder" and have been dispatched to over 1,000 calls including medical, trauma, and psychiatric emergencies. How do I handle the stress and what goes on in my mind when YOUR life is on the line? Find out by asking me anything!

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Last Answer on May 17, 2012

In the book I'm working on a character gets shot. Help is on the way but he's about to black out. Would it be smart for him to roll over so that his body weight keeps pressure on the wound or would gravity work against him causing him to bleed faster

Asked by Turner (writer) about 5 years ago

I am 16 and have a sincere interest in joining the EMS. I don't know the restrictions in my state, but as a 16 year old, would my volunteer duties or hours be limited?

Asked by CP over 11 years ago

After applying a vented chest seal(s) to a GSW sucking chest wound should the victim be placed on their side with the punctured lung side down? Even though the vented seal allows for blood to escape, placing the patient on the damaged side would prevent any blood from migrating to the good lung. My experience is now many years prior to vented seals and training had us lay them damaged side down as medevac could take several hours to overnight. I solo hike Wyoming wilderness areas and would face a long delay in getting a patient to an ER.
Thank you
Tom Packard

Asked by Tom Packard over 8 years ago

After applying a vented chest seal(s) to a GSW sucking chest wound should the victim be placed on their side with the punctured lung side down? Even though the vented seal allows for blood to escape, placing the patient on the damaged side would prevent any blood from migrating to the good lung. My experience is now many years prior to vented seals and training had us lay them damaged side down as medevac could take several hours to overnight. I solo hike Wyoming wilderness areas and would face a long delay in getting a patient to an ER.
Thank you
Tom Packard

Asked by Tom Packard over 8 years ago

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Asked by Adrian almost 6 years ago

I'm thinking about starting emt classes this summer but when i was 14 i got arrested and it was a adjudication withheld felony, but i compleated my probabtion and i'm 20 now no further trouble. Can i still become a emt?

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In the book I'm working on a character gets shot. Help is on the way but he's about to black out. Would it be smart for him to roll over so that his body weight keeps pressure on the wound or would gravity work against him causing him to bleed faster

I am 16 and have a sincere interest in joining the EMS. I don't know the restrictions in my state, but as a 16 year old, would my volunteer duties or hours be limited?

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If you were responding to a person who was suffering from anaphylaxis, what would information would you want to know ahead of time in order to help them? (height, weight, dosage of epinephrine, etc.)

How is your environment you work in?

I'm thinking about starting emt classes this summer but when i was 14 i got arrested and it was a adjudication withheld felony, but i compleated my probabtion and i'm 20 now no further trouble. Can i still become a emt?

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