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EMT Training: Completed

After all is said and done, I'm glad that I took the EMT course. It was a dream of mine to become an EMT and now I am! The practical test was last Saturday morning. It was very easy:

Part 1
Check in and wait for 2 hours in a central room

Part 2
Demonstrate the skill of administering nitroglycerin in under 4 minutes.

Part 3
Assess and treat a trauma victim in under 9 minutes.

That's all there is to it!

I now know what to do in all of the situations below. Please let me know what your TOP 3 WORST INJURY/ILLNES PICTURES are! (EDITED FOR GORE)























































As for becoming a firefighter--I've decided that being a fireman is not my style. I respect the profession very much and I think that I would do it very well, however, I'm not like the rest of the firefighters I've met. I'm searching for a career where I feel like my co-workers and I are "the same kind of people".







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Listening to: Oceanlab - 12 - Above and Beyond - On The Beach

Comments

  1. NoelleTue Jul 22, 06:37:00 AM MDT

    Eww, Bryan, those are disgusting. I am going to have nightmares now--will you please take off the super gory ones (knives sticking out of your or really bloody garbly mess?) I had to scroll down really fast to get away from the brain pollution.

    On a happier note, congratulations on finishing! Are you going to be an EMT now? Is it easy to find a job as an EMT or hard?

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  2. HeatherTue Jul 22, 06:39:00 AM MDT

    Yeah, sorry. Those images were too disturbing for me as well. Yeah for being an EMT! Congrats!

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  3. NoelleWed Jul 23, 06:29:00 AM MDT

    Much better, but still a few gory ones. I like the sports ones like the ice skater and the hurdler.

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  4. Julie TWed Jul 23, 10:08:00 AM MDT

    First, congratulations! I didn't realize the final would be that easy for you! Now are there boardsa?? You put a lot of time into those pictures! The three worst for me were probably: the soccer player's foot being almost ripped off, having your head run over by a car, and the man in London wearing the scary mask with eyes below where his mouth should be.

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  5. JustinWed Jul 30, 08:07:00 PM MDT

    Guuuuuuuuuuuu!

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