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EMT-B NATIONAL TEST
Took the National Test and did not pass. Found a web site that has simalar questions that I have been studying. So hopfully in a month or so I'll go take the test again and have beter results.
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Comment by Alan Small on August 26, 2009 at 10:16pm - Thanks George I'll try doing that. No one has ever explained it to me that way before. Taken the class 10 yrs ago and never passed hopefully all these key elements will help me pass the next time.
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Comment by George A. Laiacona III on August 26, 2009 at 6:30pm - What really kills you is not carefully reading the questions. It's very easy to overlook words like "not" and "never" or other negatives that change the meaning of the question. Often you will see a question with an answer that is correct without the "not" and an answer that is correct with the "not". But, every test is different. Each subsequent question is selected based on how you answered the previous one.
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Comment by Alan Small on August 25, 2009 at 10:48pm
- Thanks Manuel for the support. People have suggested a couple off sites for me to use and seem to be helping me. Just want to make sure I pass the next time just have to do my best.
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Comment by Manuel Ortega on August 25, 2009 at 2:52am - Hello, I took the this new test in January, three weeks after the class ended. I had an A+ in the class, did not feel like it when I opened the test. I stared at the first question for 4 min. freakin out. I then remembered what my instructor (who actually helped in the making of the test) said "go with what comes first to your mind", that is if you paid attention in class! I thought I bombed the test, but I passed. If I had not I would have freaked since I would not have known how to re-study for it. I would recommend some practice exams but to be honest with you they did not help much, just go back to your notes and power points and go with the answer that pops first. Good luck my friend.
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Comment by Alan Small on August 23, 2009 at 11:09pm
- Thanks Scott I'll use that one with the one I'm using.
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Comment by Scott on August 23, 2009 at 10:54pm -
Brother, I feel for you! That new computerized NREMT-B exam is a bear! I was an NREMT-B several years ago (when it was a written test), and was stupid enough to let my certification lapse. I recently went back through the whole course, felt pretty confident about taking the test ---- until I got on the actual test itself! I passed it, but felt like I had been in the ring with the entire WWF cast!
What helped me was the website www.emtb.com. Go through the online chapter pretests (in the left hand column), then take the registry review. If you can make an 80 on all the pretests and the registry review you should be fine. But be sure to not forget the ABC's like Ralph said, and study your basic CPR.
I hope that helps!
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Comment by Alan Small on August 23, 2009 at 10:22pm
- Thanks Ralph. This is the 2nd time taking it. Took the class about 10 yrs ago but could never pass it. The turn around time on getting your score back is much quicker. Just wish you could get a grade score to see how you do, I just want to see how I did to what I did last time. How long have you had your emt-b Ralph.
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Comment by Ralph L. Carr IV on August 23, 2009 at 10:01am -
Alan,
Remember the VERY basics of the class......A.....B.....C.....
Think of what will kill the pt first in any question. Answer for that. Like, 43 yr old male left arm cut off by a chainsaw, what do you do first? A. place tournicate B. Apply pressure dressing C. assure pt has a good airway. D. treat for shock.
Obviously you need to make sure the pt has an airway. On all questions, think airway first, then breathing then circulation. That`ll get you thru most of the questions. Don`t forget scene safety and BSI. They like to toss those questions in to "get ya".
The test part is usually a joke. You will learn volumes more once you get the lisc. A hundred times more than what you learned in class. Just chill and think ABC`s....
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