Things I have learned in paramedic school so far:
1.) Live tissue intubation is NOTHING like on a mannequin.
2.) A preoxygenated patient in an OR can go FOREVER without oxygen.
3.) Math is not as painful as it seems... really!
4.) Sit CHF patients up... or your lab assistants may have them code on you because you let the fluid in their lungs turn them hypoxic.
5.) Sticking your fellow classmates with IV needles in class is okay... the bigger the gauge the better.
6.) When you bring a grill to class for a cookout, make sure the coals are no longer hot before you throw it into the back of your truck.
7.) Watch your back... and your wallet. Classmates may be sneakier than you expect.
8.) An ET tube makes a great replacement trachea for CPR dummies whose tracheas have been broken.
9.) It's not a car accident, it's a crashy-smashy on the superslab.
10.) The goo. Learn it, love it, live it.
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Sounds like you are having a fun as well as hectic time in paramedic school. I also have gained many experiences from my time at the law school. I’ll be graduating this year, so I’ve started studying for the MPRE exams in advance. I’m looking for some useful online sources to download the MPRE Practice Questions.
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