BEorP
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My lift test for my Paramedic program here in Ontario involves putting a backboard onto the stretcher (at whatever height you like), lowering the stretcher all the way, raising it up all the way, loading it, and then switching sides and doing the whole thing again. We also then need to do a stair chair lift test of either one or two flights of stairs, up and down, and then switch (number of flights and weight depends on which semester you're in).
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I don't know what college would pass someone who can't lift or do vitals
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It's not just an "official title," it is a completely different thing... it's driving a truck compared to performing prehospital medicine. I'm not saying that I find it insulting that many in the public don't know that in Ontario there are no abmulance drivers, but I do think that a Paramedic deserves to be called a Paramedic.
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But here in Ontario at least... even that person driving the ambulance is a Paramedic, not just a driver. Anyone with the right license can be an ambulance driver, but it takes at least two challenging years of school to become a Paramedic.
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your opinion on a manditory 2 year degree for paramedic
BEorP replied to hungrymonkey's topic in Education and Training
That's exactly what I was thinking about. (For those of you who don't know I'll be a PCP student in September.) In a few years, when a pt asks me "So what did you need to do to be a paramedic?" I will be able to proudly say I have a BSc in Paramedicine and to be completely honest this is important to me because I also look much younger than I am and want to be respected and trusted by my pts. -
AFAIK (not speaking from experience) it usually takes more time than there is in a perhospital setting for them to stop breathing from being on O2 and even if they did their body will cause them to start breathing again once the oxygen is off.
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Welcome to the forums! Sorry that I can't help you with your EMT-B cert stuff (I'm up in the Great White North and don't know much about your state's system). I do have one question for you just out of curiosity, you said: Are your collars not open around the front of the neck enough to check carotid pulse?
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Should I Write My Own EMS Textbook?
BEorP replied to THE_DITCH_DOCTOR's topic in General EMS Discussion
I do not mean to offend you, but as has already been mentioned, how can you write a paramedic book when you're only an EMT-I? If you really want to write a paramedic text, at least become one first. -
vs-eh, just wondering if you can explain or provide a link to something that explains exactly why this new method is better in theory. Most of us seem to just be thinking that without getting O2 into the body, there's no point in pumping blood... obviously there's more to it than just this so I'm curious to know how it works so well.
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I think part of it would depend on the ages of everyone...
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But how much does that cost? I have no idea so I can't say for sure, but I'd bet you can get a PPC that can do more for less.
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I have a PPC that I use for my MP3s. I hate Ipods but Podcasting isn't a bad idea. As for why I hate Ipods, it's mainly because they're very much just a fad and there are cheaper ways to get a better product. When they first came out, the storage space they offered was amazing, but now memory cards have started to catch up.
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First Responder here in Ontario, volunteer with the Bike Patrol in our city.