Introduction

Hi!
Welcome to EMS For Dummies! Here we will go ahead and take a look at common mistakes that are made by paramedics and hopefully correct wrongs for rights, or rights for wrongs, or something of that nature! Either way, we strive to help you, not kill anyone but learning from out mistakes.

About Me:
Well, I can say I have been a natural in the fire industry and EMS world for the past year. Some people may call me a rookie, or even a "probie" I don't know what that means, but all I can say to them is look at my partner I perform CPR like pro's here:



You can see my partner is doing phenomenal compression while I am doing the ole' mouth to mouth. I hope you learn something as much as I do!

Enjoy!

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