Took my national today at 08:30 got my results back at 11:00. Passed. Couldn’t have done it without the Big dawgs book read it every day about 10-20 pages. Videos helped a lot too. Plenty of question’s about scenarios (en route, arrival, and post scene or while in the ambulance) take your time and read the full question you get 3 hours and 30 minutes to take a 110-150 question test plenty of time for each one. BLS before ALS always. Good luck to all and God Speed.

holy crap i passed! this past semester has been incredibly hard for me. between dealing with spending the last week in the hospital and family/ personal issues - i was able to stick to my guns. i cannot thank capt boyhan enough for helping me so immensely. and thank you to my lovely classmates for being the best. staying strong and pushing through my obstacles is the reason for my success!

i thought i would send some of these since we are familiar with ones such as the “lethal trauma triad” 1) Addison’s Triad - hyperpigmentation - hypotension - hyperkalemia/hyponatremia 2) Spinal Shock Triad - Flaccid paralysis - Loss of reflexes - Loss of sensation below injury 3) Classic Triad of Meningitis - Fever - Headache - Neck Stiffness 4) Triad of Wernicke Encephalopathy - Confusion - Ophthalmoplegia (paralysis of muscles around/in the eye) - Ataxia 5) Classic Triad (Aortic Stenosis) - Chest Pain - Heart Failure - Syncope

I just bought it a few days ago, the questions seem similar to the ones we did on platinum. I just wanna know if I did a good thing investing $40 into this app lol.

Pretty crazy story. EMS crew responded to a snake bite and gave and antivenom on seen. The word is that they may we in trouble for "acting out of their scope of practice". Wild scenario, and honestly I can't blame them if they were trying to do what was best for the patient. A Powell County, Kentucky EMS crew now faces a hearing after giving antivenom to a reptile zoo director, because state policy restricts antivenom administration to wilderness paramedics. The medics acted quickly, believing delay could lead to paralysis or arrest, and medical reviewers say they likely saved his life; now they must justify the decision under regulatory rules. This case highlights the tension between real-time clinical judgment and scope-of-practice limitations—a valuable lesson in how policy, training, and oversight intersect in EMS. https://www.ems1.com/ems-protocols/ky-ems-crew-faces-hearing-after-giving-antivenom-to-save-reptile-zoo-director EMS1