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  1. Sorry, what I meant to say is that the officer becomes the lead medic. Usually he'll go with the ambulance, and the FD will take his squad over to meet him. JPINFV: Correct, the police doesn't run the service, but they have a contract/agreement with the local service so that the officer will become the lead medic on medical calls. I do want to get my paramedic, but my university does not offer it. I'll have to see what the local community colleges have schedule-wise.
  2. hehe... as much as I want to, I'm heading towards criminal justice... Some cities around here though do have "Police-Paramedics".... Their local service, however, is BLS. For every medical, they become the lead medic....
  3. I did pass... found out this morning...
  4. Thanks! I do hope that I pass. When my EMT class did the FISDAP test, I got the highest score, and was always in the top 5 for every test in the class. I tend to get nervous though, and miss little things. My first practical, I failed CAM because I forgot to take the shirt off.... However, I thought I did horrible on my ACT, but ended up with a 29, so I suppose it could really go either way...
  5. Mine shut out after 35 minutes, and I think somewhere around 40-50 questions... I had a lot of questions where I had trouble picking the best answer, which leads me to believe that I failed... About how long after your test where the results posted? It says 1-2 days, but just out of curiosity... You would think that since its all on the computer, it would know instantly...
  6. First Responder = $0 CPR Instructor = $0 (plus AHA fees) EMT-B Course = $0 I am pretty sure I got a good deal, but that's debatable
  7. will it be able to use/detect slang? Some words in Spanish could mean something totally different then what they are supposed to mean. Think in english, "cool" meaning awesome, versus being cold. Vocabulary, especially coming to body parts,can contain alot of slang... Secondly, it is very easy to mispronounce some Spanish words, and when mispronounced, can mean something entirley different. Usually, if your PT speaks Spanish, your probably in a spanish speaking area, and a bystadner, or partner could translate. Don't get me wrong, go for it and see what you can develop, but know that there are some obstacles. Also, too, I am not a pro, still just a student in training, but those are my thoughts. Once i get certified and start working, there would be little drive for me to purchase your software....
  8. Ok, i get the whole "this post has been...." but i just want to thank Asysin2leads for responding with a complete, non self-fish remark. Until his reply, the only EMT/Para view i saw was that of how minors are irresponsible, etc. I admit i never stepped in your shoes....i can't imagine how damaging it is to a patient to see a 16 year old alond with a 21/22/23+ jump out of an ambulance, and think they both have the same training. Believe me, i don't think its cool that some PT's think I may be a paramedic. I know I am no where near trained to be even an EMT, and don't ever want someone to think that I can provide that level of care. With the EMT-B/I/P's that I have worked with, they respect my view on that. However, there is one kid in my class who is cocky, who does think he knows everything, and it has intereferred with PT care. He even refused to give control to the EMT-B who responded, believeing that sicne he was first on the scene, he can be in control. Those types of students scare the $** out of me, simply because I know that it has, and will again, interfere with the care of a patient. I realize after what Asysin2leads said, that can be really degrade the PT's view and trust of the ACTUAL EMT-/I/B/P who is responding. As for protecting us, that may more or less be subjective. I know there are some very mature people in my class that can handle it, and know how to talk about it in way that it doesn't become traumatizing. Then again, most people in my class would not be able to handle it in a mature matter. It should be up to the emt's on the rig to decide if they need to make the student stay behind at the station because the incident may be very traumatizing. That "solution" is not the best, as it is a very grey area, and depends on many different factors. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anyways, to get back on the topic of how were only sharing ideas on what cadets are like in a different country... The one program I am in in the US, OEC, we meet 5x a week for 90 minutes. To get the most basic certification, we are rigorusly tested, to a point of where our insturctors believe we could provide the best care possible. For us, simply "good enough" is not enough. During our CPR testing, our isntructors changed the scenario on us 3-4-5 times to see if we really do know what to do. Our group also does volunteer medical work. We worked the post-race areas at the Twin Cities marathon in MN. We worked our butts off, as there was a sheer number of patients (100+) who all had some form of heat exhaustion/stroke. We were with teams of three, most of us first responders, with 3 EMT-B's on stand-by in case there was something we couldn't handle. Being out in the field, we treated as neccesary and arranged transport to the medical tent located at the finish line. I hear that there is an well known cadet program in Austraila called St. Johns Ambulance ( i think). That seems like an interesting cadet program....
  9. i just moved from there....you also can't hve anyone in your vehicle under 21 years of age for the first year, can't drive between 12 am and 5 am, and the permit at 15.5.... those laws have saved countless lives......
  10. Running along the line of the other topic regarding young EMT's, remember, that as ride-alongs, we want to be criticized....getting yelled at now may prevent me from doing something wrong in the field in a year or two when I am in of old enough to get certified... Well, i agree that there are some people my age who I would NEVER, EVER, want near me, much less a patient, but there are some of us who are mature enough to handle the responsibility, stress and demands which is why we are doing these ride-alongs/events. It one of those "one bad apples spoils the entire bunch" type of situations. Also, my frame of view is different than that from a cadet/explorer stand point. We don't meet only once a week for an hour or two.... We meet 5 days a week for 1.5 hours before school. Every member of our class becomes a first responder minimum (usually about 4 months in to the class...our instructors make sure we know what we are doing before they even think about testing us...), with those old enough, taking the NREMT and passing. I do feel that under 16, or a junior in high school is too young to be around patients, the rest of us can perform at or even above the first responder level. We never get cocky, and know that there is someone who knows a lot more than we do, and can help and guide us when needed. We all live normal lives, go on dates, to movies with friends, homework, etc. but the only difference is that if there is an emergency, we can respond and we know what we are doing.
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