Reddit reviews EMT Crash Course Book + Online (EMT Test Preparation)

https://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Course-Preparation/dp/0738610062

I read through most of this book before I started classes and still go back to it when studying for block exams or while on clinicals. It's pretty much a condensed version of the Orange Book.

$12.48, an EMT test prep book :)
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You know who else blows a mean piece of brass?

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


But other good ones are (buy it used to save :p):

http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hills-EMT-Basic-Second-Edition-DiPrima/dp/0071751270/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1368246529&sr=8-4&keywords=emt+basic

http://www.amazon.com/SUCCESS-EMT-Basic-Edition-Joseph-Mistovich/dp/0132253968/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1368246529&sr=8-5&keywords=emt+basic

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.

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.

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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.

2 books I used for the nremt was a crash course book and a flash card book. The crash course book is really useful in pulling out everything from a emt textbook focusing solely on critical information. Really helps to narrow down important information. The book contains everything in a emt course and puts it in a outline format which was useful to me.

I attached both the old and new version of the crash course book. I used the old book which was super useful when I tested 3 years ago. Not sure if there is a updated version for the flash card book but I attached the version I used.

From my experience the two books really helped me study and prepare for the test. Worth the money. I still use the crash course book today when I want to refresh quickly on important information.


https://www.amazon.com/Crash-Course-Book-Online-Preparation/dp/0738610062

https://www.amazon.com/Crash-Course-Online-Practice-Preparation/dp/0738612359/ref=asc_df_0738612359/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312643571004&hvpos=1o2&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9253904948108910438&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007783&hvtargid=pla-571042420061&psc=1

EMT Flashcard Book (EMT Test Preparation) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738611301/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_kwkaCbR2AXVNR

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.:
   
6. Gen. Impression
   
7. Level of Consciousness
   
8. Chief Complaint
   
9. Airway, Check for obstructions, fluids and objects, consider OPA / NPA
   
10. Breathing, check for breathing, consider BVM, Oxygen. Log
    
11. Circulation, Look for obvious bleeding, check Carotid Pulse & Radial Pulse (Do that to maybe get an idea of shock).
    
12. Transport priority considerations.
    
    History:
    
13. Vitals, BP, P, Resp, skin
    
14. SAMPLE (Sign / Symptoms, Allergies, Medicine, Past Pert. Info, Last Intake, Event)
    
    Secondary Assess.:
    
15. Palpate and Inspect the head for DCAP-BTLS +
    
16. Palpate and Inspect the Neck for DCAP-BTLS, Trachea placement, Vertebrae... uh.. side stepping?
    
17. Palpate and Inspect the Chest for DCAP-BTLS +
    
18. Palpate and inspect the Abdomen / Pelvis for DCAP BTLS, (Is distention part of DCAP?), Groin.
    
19. Palpate and Inspect Lower extremities for DCAP-BTLS +
    
20. Palpate and Inspect Upper extremities for DCAP-BTLS +
    
21. Palpate and inspect Posterior and buttox for DCAP-BTLS +
    
    Reassessment:
    
22. Start back at Primary and re-asses if the patient needs anything new, replaced or adjusted.
    
    -----------------------------------------
    
    
    Medical
    
    Scene Size Up:
    
23. BSI / Scene Safety
    
24. MoI / NoI
    
25. Number of PT
    
26. Call for ALS / Transport
    
27. C-Spine consideration.
    
    Primary Assess.:
    
28. Gen. Impression
    
29. Level of Consciousness
    
30. Chief Complaint
    
31. Airway, Check for obstructions, fluids and objects, consider OPA / NPA
    
32. Breathing, check for breathing, consider BVM, Oxygen.
    
33. Circulation, Look for obvious bleeding, check Carotid Pulse & Radial Pulse (Do that to maybe get an idea of shock).
    
34. Transport priority considerations.
    
    Secondary Assess.:
    
35. ... lost here, this is the S in SAMPLE right? OPQRSTI
    
36. This should be the rest of SAMPLE, Allergy, Medicine, Past Pert. Info, Last Intake, Event.
    
37. Uhm... is this where you check Cardiovascular, Nurological, Integumentary, Reporductive, Pulmanary, Musculoskeletal, GI/GU... and 1 more I dont know
    
38. Dont know the rest of secondary :/
    
    History:
    
39. Vitals, BP, P, Resp. Skin.
    
    Reassess
    
    
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    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 and this site.

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

My wife has been considering going for an EMT certification to add to her resume as a future wildlife biologist. I was thinking of [getting her this](http://www.amazon.com/dp/0738610062/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2A5GTVOHZAV8D&coliid=IN8WG2IHM4H0F
) to cheer her on/help her study.

Thanks for the contest.

This book works miracles. Enough said

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