ChevyEMS

Wow! That makes me very nervous...I am a trained person and I wouldn't want some of that stuff in my personal possession. I can't imagine that he knows and understands the administration of IV dose medication...'oh this looks like enough dilaudid...oops they stopped breathing, let me get my airway kit'. Not to mention the fact that he probably doesn't even know how to establish IV access being as he mentions little or no medical training.

"Flu-like symptoms" & "Not feeling Well" (most of these come from the 2 NHs in town)

Practicals are over; and passed with flying colors! Received great comments from all evaluators! Nothing like a evening filled with a Cardiac Arrest, a Bee Sting, and a Fallen over drunk! On to the next step - NREMT!!

Thanks for the advice guys - I had a lot of fun tonight!

~chevy

My Practical exam is tonight ( Iowa Weather Permitting!). I am confident in my stations, but have some pre-exam jitters. Best wishes to all the others who will be taking final exams and registry exams in the next couple of days and weeks.

~Chevy

Safe Travels and Happy Holidays!

Although it's only Monday...'Everyone is Workin' for the Weekend'

To be quite honest, neither of them sound like a good idea.

Before you start any "PS" classes, you should get all the pre-requisite support courses done. Yeah, I know the 15 week firemonkey medic mill doesn't require any pre-requisites, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't take them. The amount of understanding and competence you will take from any medic school after completing Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, Algebra, Psychology and Sociology, is ten times that you will take away without that foundation. Any school that even takes students without those pre-requisites is a school that sucks.

As Dwayne implies, this isn't 1972 anymore. It's not about getting the patch. It's about being the very best medical provider you can be. And if you go straight to some shake & bake school without a scientific foundation under you, you are not being the best you can be. You're just meeting the bare minimum requirement for a patch. You're not fifty years old. Don't get in a big hurry. Do it right and be proud of your achievement.

After you achieve that pre-requisite educational foundation, you will be intellectually equipped to excel and make the most of any paramedic school. At that point, then come back and give us links to the schools you are considering, and we can narrow it down for you. Good luck!

I have a bachelor's degree in Music Education as well as a bachelor's degree in Biology. The pre-req coursework has been completed.

What is the rationale on waiting for a semester?

Or is it that the course start date doesn't mesh up with the end of the B?

They are changing the sequence of classes, and so it doesn't 'mesh up' for me.

The current school I am going to for my EMT-B (pre-req. to the Paramedic Program) is restructuring their program which would require me to wait a semester to begin my PS classes. There is also an option at the Univ. of Iowa Hospital for a 15 wk PS program (M-F 8-4) followed by field & clinical internships. I was just looking for thoughts as to whether or not I should wait a semester and start the Two year program, or if I should go to the intensive training program at the U of I.

Thanks in advance for your replies!

~ Chevy

Don't know why but - "25 or 6 to 4"

Good work! In my home town the nearest ALS is close to 45 mins away by ground and the entire county transports to a 'band aid stand' of an ER. Any time there is a critical pt. I am very concerned for thier life. The current EMS Director & I are trying to get the community & county behind a hospital based medic service. This is a major issue nation wide, resources just aren't always readily available to communites of smaller size.