paccookie

thanks again for all the responses. I've been reading the 10th? version of brady's, and I think they came out with a newer one, but was talking to someone at the first aid squad, and they said there was minimal diff. Really Anxious to start, thanks again.

We're using the 10th edition in my class. Are you reading the basic or intermediate book? We use the basic book and add on to it in class (it's an intermediate program). We've been doing IVs for the past two weeks. Wednesday we covered basic pharmacology and the autonomic nervous system...which most of the class didn't grasp. I did because I've taken A&P and we covered it in massive detail. LOL I would highly recommend taking an A&P course or at least spending some quality time with a good A&P text. That seems to be the area that the majority of my class is having problems with. Good luck to you!

Christina

In my A&P, we do cats for the muscular and circulatory systems, sheep brains for nervous system, a cow eye for the eyes, pigs feet for connective tissue, and a few other things that I can't remember. I go to a small community college (for the nursing program, EMT is with a local tech school) and obviously they aren't rolling in the money. LOL We did have the opportunity last semester to go to the local medical school to observe their cadaver lab. I wouldn't think most schools can afford human cadavers and most probably don't have the facilities to store them.

I will be starting paramedic school in January. Currently Im working in an ER and Im on AMR's payroll (but only work like 2 shifts a month). When I start clinicals and ride times can I fulfill them at these institutions or is this a conflict of interest?

I work as a unit secretary at one of the facilities my school contracts with for clinicals. They said it would be no problem at all. I've seen nursing students doing clinicals and then going to a different floor to work. LOL Ask your boss and ask your instructor. My guess would be it won't be an issue. Of course, you won't be getting paid during clinical time, but you already knew that. :wink:

Strabismus

A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles; crossed eyes.

Subluxation

I'm an EMT-I student and also a pre-nursing student (at two different schools...man, that's fun! LOL). I'm in my first quarter of EMT classes and we just started a week ago, so we haven't really done much. I'm in my second year of pre-reqs for nursing, currently taking A&P I, Human Growth & Development, Medical Terminology, and US History to 1865, and I just finished a "first session" First Aid class. The nursing program is extremely difficult to get into, so I may continue on with paramedic classes if I don't get in for next fall. So far the EMT classes have been fun!

CG