Master EMT Basics: Language and Systems

You are making EMT school way harder than it needs to be. The secret to passing

isn't memorizing the whole textbook, it is mastering the language. Once you crack medical

terminology, you stop guessing. You know tachy means fast and pnea means breathing,

so you instantly know what's wrong. Next, visualize the plumbing. Blood flows from

the right side to the lungs and the left side to the body. If you get that,

you understand heart failure and shock without trying. Stop overthinking the scenarios and

stick to the systems like DCAP-BTLS for trauma. Master the basics and the rest is

just details.