01 · Safety
Staying Safe: Infection Control, Wellness & Lifting
You can't help anyone from a hospital bed
Resources
Draco’s EMT Notes
31 study guides in the look of neat handwritten notes: 22 on the subjects of the EMT course and 9 on the NREMT skills. Each one teaches the why, shows what’s normal and what should scare you, works a real call and ends with a self-test. Read them here, print them, or download each as a PDF.
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Topic Guides
One guide per subject, about 14 pages each: what it is in plain words, why it happens, what to look for, what the EMT does, a worked call and a self-test.
09 · Neuro
Stroke, Seizures & Altered Mental Status
Reading the brain fast, fixing the sugar, beating the clock
10 · Diabetic & Allergic
Diabetic & Allergic Emergencies
Measure the sugar, count the systems, act early
19 · Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergencies
Read the doorway, trust the early signs, breathe for them early
20 · Special Patients
Older Adults & Patients with Special Challenges
Find the baseline, distrust the quiet
21 · Operations
Ambulance Operations & Extrication
The road, the rig, and the wreck: don't become the next patient
Skill Guides
The NREMT psychomotor skills, step by step, with the reason for each step and the points examiners watch.
23 · NREMT-Format Skill
Oxygen by Non-Rebreather Mask
NREMT-format skill sheet e204: tank to face, no leaks, bag full
24 · NREMT-Format Skill
BVM Ventilation of an Apneic Adult
NREMT-format skill sheet e203: clear it, open it, breathe for them
25 · NREMT-Format Skill
Bleeding Control & Shock Management
NREMT-format skill sheet e213: stop the leak, then treat the shock
26 · NREMT-Format Skill
Joint Immobilization
NREMT-format skill sheet e216: hold the bones, and the hinge can't move
27 · NREMT-Format Skill
Long Bone Immobilization
NREMT-format skill sheet e217: lock the joints, and the bone can't lever
30 · NREMT-Format Skill
Cardiac Arrest Management & AED
NREMT-format skill sheet r215/07-17, line by line
31 · Field Skill
Emergency Childbirth: Delivering a Baby in the Field
A Draco checklist built from national guidance: crowning to handoff
For exam preparation only; not medical advice. Your local protocols and medical direction always win; where they differ from these notes, follow them.