Mario1105

uh did it post now?

anything thats free im not currently working

so i started a check list for what i need for when i buy my watch. let me know if i need to add anything

analog with digital capabilities

stop watch

date

back light

durable

water resist min of 200m can work with 100 but would like 200 for maxim scrub-age

some type of band to keep the nasty germs away (any suggestions)?

anything else im missing?

Depends on where and what type of service you work. You work fire - you'll prolly do some patient care and package for buggy to transport. BLS tiered is same way. If you are only a BLS service (ie an all BLS county or just one medic) you will be doing alot of emergency stuff and having to work for your paycheck. ALS service, hate to say it, but most likely you'll be the medic's chauffeur and gopher. Transport services are mostly dialysis runs and non emergent interfacility stuff, but not too bad depending on what you get. Just depends on where you go and what you want to do. Rural typically gives the best BLS experience as few medics around and longer transport, but pay is notoriously bad. Urban pays well, but your medic's gopher. Transport can go either way - some pay well, some pay terrible.

i dont care about pay i want to get my hands dirty, gain exp and earn my money i live in a tiny little state all hospitals are a max 30min out driving at normal pace

like i said i want to be a paramedic so anything i can do to help me gain knowledge along the way will be huge (sorry if that sounded rude its not in anyway i promise)

any where i can take practice tests online and then see how well i did so i can see what i have learned and challange my self?

this goes for all levels of EMT from basic to paramedic i just want to see what i know.

i dont want to wait till school to find out and i dont have anyone else to ask so here goes.

1. do emt-b's get to get there hands dirty after school or do we just transport mostly.

Ill have more later but this one is my most important question i cant wait as u can tell im verry excited.

hahahha yeah no kidding much to pricey for a student lol.

I agree on the Citizen Eco-Drive. I've had one for the past 12 years that has become my beater/work watch and has served me well. I recommend the perpetual calendar as you'll never have to set the date again!

However, on the novelty side, I do have a St Gallen rescue which I wear at work regularly. It has a pulse and respiration meter on the bezel and I've actually found myself using it at work instead of the old count and multiply trick. The other benefits of the watch are that it's "Disinfectable" in that there are no hinges or joints were dirt/blood/nastiness can collect. I'll try to take some pictures of it. It's more of a collectors watch though as it has a swiss ETA movement which puts it in a higher-than-reasonable price bracket. I collect watches though, so I had to have one.

Call me a "whacker" as I know you guys might, but I'm more of a watch whacker than an ems whacker

see i would love a watch like this if it wasnt 1500

o man a fellow rhode islander

and welcome

This is one like I have it come off ebay for around 50 bucks. Its durable I have a hard time finding a watch I can wear more than a month the batteries always die. But this one was worth the 50 bucks I paid for it.

nice watch more pics the more i see the better i can decide i thought nylon was bad for it can hold germs

Welcome - nothing wrong with the alphabet soup - some are great courses. Just make sure you get a solid foundation - a college level A and P course with lab will do you well as a basic and be most helpful as a medic - especially if you plan to go farther up the ladder into critical care. Study hard and welcome to the field !

well i dont know how good the schooling is i just signed up becuase it was only 4months lol.its a specialty program for EMT

what i do know is if u cant maintain a 70% GPA they kick ya out so it looks like they relly care for there students

Ty all for your welcomes

i guessed i should of just asked what watch you all use that way i can see what i like best

Hi so im Mario im 23 i start school on the 4th of jan of 2010 only prior exp i have is CPR when i was back in highschool and basic firstaid and im very excited

o and my ultimate goal is becoming a Medic or as far up as i can possibly go and try and get every cert possible

So i posted this question on watches what you use and recomed on another form so im posting it here for me feedback ty