ONTMedic

Had a partner tell a pt in seizure to stop shaking as she had to take his blood pressure....! He didn't listen

As someone who spent 7 years being a pcp and is now going through to be acp, I have seen both sides of the fence. Yes a pcp who can do a basic assessment is a great asset to have on a call, but while we can all tear tape for an IV, a pcp is beneficial in prepping all the stuff that is going to make the acp look good. Remember an acp is only as good as their pcp partner. When I was a pcp working with an acp, I was the one getting drugs ready, making sure the monitor was printing when needed, delegating to the fire guys what help was needed and how, prepping the iv. If I wanted to I could make sure that life was really crap for the acp. Learning these skills in college is not a waste of a semester, as a new acp when I graduate then I'm probably going to be working with one of these new grads, if they have a basic idea of how to help me then I'm all over that. As for where you work and how many pt's you see then I think that seeing a wider variety of pt's and knowing how to treat the ctas 3-5 is also beneficial, these people called us because they were concerned for their health and well being. EMS is not all about dealing with the ctas1-2 pt

As a Centennial grad with most of my pre-hospital friends being from Humber, we have come to the same conclusion...you get the same pay and the same certificate at the end of it, and ten years years from now will it make a differance? Centennial is the more clinincal, at least in my experience, of the two but humber is definatley more in depth on the theory. So depending on wether you want a theory background or practical background should help with your descion. I don't know of anyone who has gone to Algonquin so can't say anything about that school.