emschick323

I think EMS for animals is an ok idea if the training is there. I personally have been a Paramedic for 3 years and have several times that I have been requested to "look" at a dog or cat for a MVA patient that is going to SOR, no extreme situations though. I deal with my cats at home and my husband has done some vet work in the past. I think that might be a new option for EMS personnel to branch off into.

Just a few tid-bits of info. I took an EMT-I(99) class that lasted 6 months, although I have to agree with you that they really are the bastard children of Ems in some systems they are highly relied upon. The service I worked for at the time was very rural.We were a small hospital based service in a poor community that couldn't afford to employ the number of Medic required to make the county function.So the intermediates served a vital purpose. As for preparing you for medic class IT WILL it made everything easier to understand and concepts were easier to grasp. Meanwhile working at the ALS level during medic class gave me the confidence I needed when I finally became a medic. Yes it was the long way to get there but i think it made me more efficient in the end. Good luck with class.