My EMT-B Practical Testing

Preparations for tests should ideally begin much earlier than shortly before the actual test taking period. Indeed, many students perform dismally in their tests because of their failure to understand this and many other principles of test and exam preparation. In addition to discussing how students should prepare for tests, this text will also identify the various strategies which should be embraced by students during test taking in an attempt to enhance performance.

An EMT must be able to multi task under pressure, develop good communication skills, and work as a team member to help the patient in need. A year ago, when I played basketball and volleyball for my school, I had to learn how to listen to my other teammates and the people in the bleachers cheering while still focusing on the task at hand. There were times when I had to block the ball from a really good hitter during volleyball and people depended on me to keep the ball on their side. There is also the pressure to make the last point in the game to win. These experiences are similar to those of an EMT because both must think fast in order to get the job done.

The next step is to determine the nature of the emergency, then stabilized the patient's condition, and then administer the right procedures, while en route to the hospital. Treatment for the patients depends on what level of training and certification the EMT has gone through. First responders are only certified to care for a sick or injured person. A basic EMT can give CPR, control any bleeding, treat shock victims, apply bandages, splint fractures, and administer an automatic defibrillation. EMTs are also trained to handle emotionally unstable patients and heart attack, poisoning, and burn patients. EMT-Intermediate are trained to start an IV, or use a manual defibrillator for patients that are going into cardiac arrest. EMT-Paramedic are certified to be able to perform more intensive treatments, while working in close radio contact with the doctor. (Careers In Focus: Medical Technicians 76) EMT-Paramedics are qualified to give intravenous drugs, use EKGs, put in breathing tubes, and use any modern medical technology. (Careers In Emergency Medical Services

You need to be ready for almost anything. You’re always under incredible pressure to do the right thing at the right time. There are so many different situations you may find yourself in being an EMT. You’re always making life or death decisions, and communicating with other emergency responders. This job is very general. You can always rise up from being an EMT. You can become a paramedic or even become an emergency room nurse. EMT-IIs take on more responsibilities than EMT-Bs. Such as administer IV (intravenous) fluids, perform emergency childbirth procedures, and administer

EMTs are such an essential part of society nowadays. In my opinion, this is one of the most important jobs out there. For just a moment, imagine that you are driving down the road on a rainy night and lose control of your car. You go flying off the road and into a tree on the side of the road. Everything goes fuzzy and all you can see are flashes of reality. You fade in and out, hearing sirens and seeing lights, but you have no control of your body. The next thing you know, you wake up inside of a small room, freaking out because you have no idea what has just happened. Eventually you realize that the small room you are in is the back of an ambulance, and you are being taken

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Deciding how much oxygen to give to a patient might not be a huge moment for a more experienced EMT. For me, that marked the first time I made a patient care decision. Now I have more confidence to do what I was trained to do and make a difference for my patients, whether it will be saving their life when their heart stops or as simple as helping them breathe easier. No matter what situation I find, I know that someone’s day will be better because I was

would not be taking this exam right now. But i know now to always take my time and if

I felt that the graded quiz had too many questions to complete in just 30 minutes. There was 30 questions, however, two of the questions were matching questions, which made the test have 74 questions in total. That's less than 30 seconds to answer each question. I did not have enough time to answer all of the questions and didn't even have enough time to double check my answers. I received an 83%, but I felt that if I had a little more time, I would be able to go back and change the answers that I got wrong, because I knew what the answers were, but I had to panic and select random answers, because I was running out of time. I did not want to leave any questions blank, but I unfortunately did. It was especially time consuming that in the matching questions, I had to look for the answers in the box full of 25 answers and carefully chose the correct answer, without accidentally choosing the wrong

The current student spends a lot of time taking tests. A recent study suggests that “Starting in third grade, the typical U.S. student spends 20 to 25 hours each school year sitting for tests” (Dispatch) Of those twenty to twenty-five

Students did not work towards an exam but rather an event where parents and students commented on their work. They took accountability for what they were doing because the public was going to see it rather than a teacher grading it. The teachers also stepped out of the teaching role and instead was just their for guidance. They would help students get the ball rolling but then did not push them towards the goal. I believe this type of structure will be the future of education because of the jobs that will be available.

There are currently only two testing rooms: one is labelled by a purple card while the other is labelled by a green card. In each room there are about thirty available testing seats. Each seat has a monitor, computer processing unit, mouse, keyboard and a brown wooden separator. My first thought coming into the testing room was there is not going to be enough space for me and the complete set of computer items. But after taking different kinds of test, I find that the desk space provided is sufficient for a student to comfortably take a test. I only needed to do a little rearrangement and there is enough space for me to comfortably take the test. In each of these rooms, there are seven security cameras. All security cameras are monitored by a supervisor at the front of the testing room. From my experience, the security cameras and the supervisor does not really bother me. Unless a student wants to cheat, than he should feel nervous about the high security’s presence. Otherwise, there will always be a peaceful and quiet environment for students to be in their optimum level to take the test. After taking many tests, I have only praises for the testers in doing an excellent job in keeping a quiet and calm environment for taking a test. Therefore, do not be anxious when taking the test, the testers will not pick on you for no

Students are stressed. But, what is the goal of these tests? Are we trying to make students compete with one another to see who gets the higher score? Or are we preparing them for life outside of school? Maybe at one time these tests were used to measure how well the future leaders of our countries were learning, but now it is no longer like that. These tests seem to show no post-school value except to find the most successful kids and give them scholarships to college. Going along with this, everyone, depending on their grade, is required to take the same exact test. Despite their different ways of thinking, students are grouped together and the ones who are different are “wrong” simply because they were unable to learn it due to the way they were taught. Holding every single student to the same standards avoids the fact that everyone has a different mindset and each person may excel in different subjects. This poses a question: when will the system change? Students are held to such enormous pressure that when they meet the standards, they are convinced they’re stupid, and I struggle with this, too. However, it would be easier if all of the intimidation encountered when we are testing would just be withdrawn and students can be able to take a test, try their best, and if they don’t succeed, they can continue to work hard because, after all, a test shouldn’t determine how

My class and I worked hard to be prepared for the test. We took practice test to prepare. We did review

Testing has felt tremendous influence from the emphasis on efficiency. University examinations have moved from individual testing by professors to nowadays where most exams are machine graded, text-book given multiple choice tests. Thus, with the infiltration of McDonaldization into the educational system, test taking has become extremely efficient for the professor.