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No, but I knew it would bug you if I asked. 8)

I like the idea. How could they make them look less like police officers?

Yes, the flashcardexchange.com website has some. Just type emt in the search box on their site. There are some paramedic cards mix in the list but using the subjects you can tell which ones are EMT-B. Page 1 for EMT Flashcardexchange The ones on the 2nd page are my favorite: EMT Meidcal Terminology emt 174 2004-04-21 EMT-Basic(TTP-Patient assisted meds) emt 26 2004-03-04 EMT-Basic(The Human Body) emt 19 2004-02-25 EMT-Basic(Obsterics/Gynecology) emt 11 2004-02-25 EMT-Basic(General) emt 6 2004-02-25 EMT-Basic(Patient Assessment) emt 25 2004-02-24 EMT-Basic(Airway) airway emt 9 2004-02-24 EMT-Basic(CPR) emt 18 2004-02-24 EMT-Basic(Infants & Children) emt 9 2004-02-24 EMT-Basic(Trauma) emt 19 2004-02-24 EMT-Basic(Medical Emergencies) emt 49 2004-02-22 Page 2 for EMT Flashcardexchange

Yes I do have many of the college credits. From A & P to math. I still need a few like chemistry, psych (I got sociology first, don't know why)., micro, and plan on staying in school to earn much more. They are from the school with the Paramedic program, just not the one that I was planning on attending. I have talk to many paramedics and this area and they all recommend either the CJC(Central Jackson County) or Mast paramedic program which is not college affiliated, and also the CJC program works wonderful with my schedule. However if I go there I will not be able to get any college credit for it, at least not here at my local community college. The only option the community college has given me as of yet is to attend their program or another from a vocational program which is transferable. I am ready to go to paramedic school now. I may be acting impatient, however I will put my mind to it and be a great paramedic and continue to attend school.

I am interested in going to a local Paramedic Program here which is not affiliated with a college. I also want to and will earn my degree, which is a determining factor in if I choose the program or not. I have earn most of my college classes for the degree from a local community college, however none of there Paramedic classes work for my schedule, or really meet my interest. My question is can I get college credit for this program so I can earn my degree? I have check with both schools and the community college counselor has receive a no in many directions but is still checking for me on other options. The Paramedic program only offered me one option and that was going to Trenton, MO (2 hrs north of me) and taking 12 credit hours earning the remainder of the degree classes there and more and than they will accept my license as 30 credit hours and I will be able to earn the degree. Not an option I will to take due to the distance and the cost of a credit hour at that college.

I use this site. If you want to be able to have flashcards with images (great for anatomy and physiology) you can pay a one time fee of $20. Well worth the investment. Also you can download flashcards to you PDA.

spenac your opinion actually makes sense :shock: . I agree with your position on this.

Doesn't seem professional. Than again EMS is not seen by many as professional, keep it up.

Interesting. Well for me I have decided to goto Central Jackson County (CJC) Fire Protection District EMT-Paramedic program. Self teaching would be nice be, I believe it would be more realist to be in class for me. The only thing that I am trying to find out from the school is how to go about getting college credit. The community college I am in now does not offer a paramedic program that works for my schedule. CJC is partner with a college and I have contacted the college to find out the steps in order to earn college credit. Still waiting to hear back from them. Good to see that there are options for those that feel like self studying. I assume you are right dust as many just waste time and money and find that it is not for them.

For me I have never been scared to post. However I do tend to think twice and proof read my post before I click submit as I have bang heads with some and had a few typos hehe . I try and not get too involved in the bashing. The main reason I post rarely is due to a busy life style. The moments I get to read this site are many times few and far in between, and I enjoy much of that time as I learn and laugh as I read the post. I am starting paramedic school in January and can't wait to ask any questions that my arise, and become a more knowledgeable member of this community.

Interesting site. I assume I would be able to earn National Registry from this program? How about using it as college credit? Maybe I will have to ask these questions thought the web site, but just thought I would throw them out here. Nicely done on the test heather and the baby. Good luck with the rest of your career in EMS.

Hummmm I thought you had gotten a lot of different answers.

Try to avoid yes or no questions, as the patients tend to shake their head.

:twisted: I have been attending this school for a couple years. So I know it rocks. True I have not been in the program, but I know all the teachers and many of the other students. A paramedic certificate is not a meritbadge or a patch. It is sad that you put it down to that level. None of those apply to my personality. I wouldn't work for you anyways. :shock:

My school rocks thank you very much. They offer Paramedic degree and certificate. I would rather get the certificate first than go back in get my degree. This doesn't make me a "substandard medic." There is more to being a paramedic than education and you can't earn everything in school. You have to get a career and learn it on the streets. You can take all the classes that the college offers and still be a substandard medic or you take the bare minimum and be a above average medic. Education does help and determine the type of medic you will be but it is not the only thing, I believe experience beats all those extra classes. Dude if you just want the certificate for now that is reasonable, just don't let that be the end of your learning experience are you will be a "substandard medic."

If you are sure about your choice to become a paramedic go to school right away. If you are like me and you want to get your feet wet before you jump in the pool get a job in EMS, see what it is like. I looked at it as I am young and I don't need to rush into paramedic until I am sure that is what I am interested in. After working in the hospital as an ER Tech it reinforce the idea of earning my paramedic license, and I have put an application into the local community college paramedic program. I think if I would of went right after EMT-B class I would of failed due to the expectation that the class would be simple like the EMT-B classes. Working brought me to the realization that paramedic is much much much more advance and that I need to be more academically prepared as I feel I am now. It is a personal decision on how long you wait, but bottom line is when you are sure that you want to be a paramedic that is the time to go. Second thing is when you have the $$$ Of course you do need the prerequisites. For my local college all that includes is Intro to Anatomy and Physiology and EMT-B. If you feel you need more than that is a personal choice. Personally I plan on getting many of the extra classes that Dustdevil mention after the paramedic program. I have most of them already.

You did exactly what you should of. When I read the first posting those were the exact actions I was thinking. Not quite sure what ALS is thinking? :roll:

what is t1? Cable rocks, much faster.

Tough call, but I figure that on the day I heard about the rescuers had been killed that they were already on a recovery mission. I was not paying close attention to the news. A sad story, but to lose 3 lives over not even knowing where they are to me is unacceptable. The drilling seems like a great idea, or maybe some sort of robot, there has got to be better ways to search than building a trench. I might of understood if they knew they were alive and where the were, but they didn't. The tough call that is being made now, should of been made along time ago. At least they could find better ways to search.

Makes a great point. I believe the cameras here in KC record 24/7 so that too caught the whole story. I am not sure. I am not even sure if they use them for tickets yet. If a EMV with lights and siren was behind me I would go through and than quickly write down the vehicles number in case it became an issue down the road. I am not quite sure I like the whole road cam thing.

Probably wide QRS complex. Haven't taken a class on them so I am not sure the difference. I have only breifly looked at the different rythms over in a field guide.

Scrubs might work if you could still wear the EMS pants. However I don't find them the best option in a professional look. Beside prisoners wear scrubs too. At least if we opt to wear the the EMS pants that would set us apart in a hospital setting as EMS. As for the star of life, I had no idea of what it stood for before I started my EMS education. If we all wore it, I am sure the public would connect the two eventually. It is 2007, time for a newer, and more styling symbol In my area ALS ambulances have a Normal Sinus Rhythm on them. I think that would be pretty easy.

In rural areas with low call volume my opinion is that it should be one paramedic around the clock and 3 to 4 basic train in fire in EMS. To be a firefighter you have to be a EMT-B anyways. The station should have two ambulance and one apparatus. They would only run the one ambulance with the paramedic, having a back up there if the left over EMT-B got a call at the same time. In a perfect world where money would not be an issue I could justify separating the two, but in a rural area where calls are low you have to budget. I think this would be the best route to go, as you could provide both vital services. There is more detail to this system but I think you get the main point. I think EMS and fire should be paid (at least by call, in low volume areas) and that Fire should be expected rather in rural or in large city to be well medically educated and expected to supply medical services. All areas SHOULD have a paramedic available 24/7 whether fire or totally separate. MY OPINION, not fact. To all the vollies, thanks for what you do, and I personally think that you should be paid at least by call.

I don't like scrubs (as I wear them in the hospital), they fit the hospital setting but they I don't see them fitting the streets. As for badges, I see them as a police thing, not ems, or ff. I really think it would be nice if there was a pin that could be used that would make the public think EMS when they see it. Like on the highway the Blue H stands for hospital. I know when I see that I think hospital. I am not saying we should all have a big blue H pin on our uniforms , but some kind of simple symbol that even the public could connect to EMS that is not something they are gonna need to read. An acronym probably would not do. If all EMS providers wore it on there uniforms maybe they would get the point, like the cop badge. This would be much simpler as not every single provider would have to change there uniform, just have them wear a pin that is easy to see and easy to identify.

LOL it better be, as if anybody would want to stick or get stuck that many times for a simple blood test.