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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.
01 Staying Safe: Infection Control, Wellness & Lifting
You can't help anyone from a hospital bed
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02 Legal Issues, Communication & Documentation
The part of the call that outlives the call
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03 Anatomy, Physiology & Medical Terms
Read the words, map the body, follow the oxygen
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04 EMT Medications
A short list of drugs, and the discipline that makes them safe
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05 EMT Medical Assessment
The full 13-step assessment
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06 Airway, Oxygen & Ventilation Skills
Open it, clear it, hold it, then move the air
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07 Respiratory Emergencies
Read the breath, reach for the right tool
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08 Cardiac Emergencies & Resuscitation
Plumbing, pump, pipe, and spark
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09 Stroke, Seizures & Altered Mental Status
Reading the brain fast, fixing the sugar, beating the clock
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10 Diabetic & Allergic Emergencies
Measure the sugar, count the systems, act early
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11 Overdose & Poisoning
Stay out of the poison, keep them breathing, bring the bottle
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12 Abdominal, GI & Renal Emergencies
Sick belly or not sick belly: that is the question
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13 Behavioral & Psychiatric Emergencies
Safe scene, medical screen, then the person
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14 Environmental Emergencies
Heat, cold, water, venom, pressure, and lightning
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15 EMT Trauma Assessment
The same 13 steps, on a trauma call
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16 Shock & Perfusion
See it before the blood pressure does
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17 Burns & Soft-Tissue Injuries
The wound that screams is rarely the one that kills
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18 Obstetrics & Newborn Care
Two patients, and what each one needs from you
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19 Pediatric Emergencies
Read the doorway, trust the early signs, breathe for them early
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20 Older Adults & Patients with Special Challenges
Find the baseline, distrust the quiet
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21 Ambulance Operations & Extrication
The road, the rig, and the wreck: don't become the next patient
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22 MCI, Hazmat & Terrorism
When the scene is the problem
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Skill Guides
The NREMT psychomotor skills, step by step, with the reason for each step and the points examiners watch.
23 Oxygen by Non-Rebreather Mask
NREMT-format skill sheet e204: tank to face, no leaks, bag full
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24 BVM Ventilation of an Apneic Adult
NREMT-format skill sheet e203: clear it, open it, breathe for them
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25 Bleeding Control & Shock Management
NREMT-format skill sheet e213: stop the leak, then treat the shock
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26 Joint Immobilization
NREMT-format skill sheet e216: hold the bones, and the hinge can't move
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27 Long Bone Immobilization
NREMT-format skill sheet e217: lock the joints, and the bone can't lever
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28 Spinal Immobilization: Seated Patient
NREMT-format skill sheet e211
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29 Spinal Immobilization: Supine Patient
NREMT-format skill sheet e212
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30 Cardiac Arrest Management & AED
NREMT-format skill sheet r215/07-17, line by line
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31 Emergency Childbirth: Delivering a Baby in the Field
A Draco checklist built from national guidance: crowning to handoff
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For exam preparation only; not medical advice. Your local protocols and medical direction always win; where they differ from these notes, follow them.