Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a magical formula to guarantee a passing result on the NREMT?Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a magical formula to guarantee a passing result on the NREMT? Sadly, there isn’t. But we do have some ideas of what the components might be. There are a few different […]
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4 Steps for Evaluating a NREMT Question
What really is the most important information in the stem of a question? We propose these 4 steps to better analyzing a NREMT question.
5 Stages of NREMT Grief
By Dan Limmer Most everyone remembers the stages of death and dying from those first few nights of EMT class – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. In my years of helping students pass the NREMT, I have observed thoughts and actions similar to those familiar stages introduced by Dr. Kubler Ross. The stages begin […]
5 Things EMS Classes Must Teach
Five examples of things students must know for the NREMT but frequently leave class without.
5 Things Every EMT Should be Taught
EMS relies on tradition and habit. We’ve done things for a long time and we were often reluctant to change. Here is our compilation of things students should be taught and current EMTs should know.
5 Thoughts that Will Fail Students on the NREMT
One of the biggest pieces of advice given for the NREMT (or any exam for that matter) is “Don’t read into the questions.” It is solid advice—yet many students don’t totally understand its meaning.
Are Computers Really a Problem?
By Dan Limmer A recent New York Times opinion piece discussed the use of laptops in the classroom, It was a popular piece and frequently shared among EMS educators. I think the premise may be correct: In a lecture setting, note-taking via computer may not facilitate learning as much as handwriting class notes. But why […]
Back To The Basics : CHF Vs. Chronic Bronchitis: Shortness Of Breath
By Chris Ebright This initial installment of the Back to the Basics series is going to compare and contrast a common chief complaint: shortness of breath. Many etiologies provoke this, but many EMT students have a hard time differentiating a dyspneic congestive heart failure patient from one with chronic bronchitis. Both conditions present with physical […]
Case Study: Postpartum Emergencies
By Chris Ebright Ah childbirth—the miracle of life. Some EMS professionals may make several calls in which they place “storks” on their preverbal career belts, while others will never get the chance. In actuality, most emergencies and maternal deaths occur after childbirth, during the postpartum period, according to the World Health Organization. Rapid change […]
Cellphones in the Modern Classroom
By Dan Limmer It doesn’t take long in medicine or education to have one promising theory or study contradicted by the most recent. I recall Ivy League schools encouraging students to tweet and post on Facebook from class. The universities said that it helped students express themselves—and allowed educators to see what their students were […]