kevintemplin Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 okay made up my mind to go througn the emt I and emt -p class looking for some books, to start before classes start anyone got any ideas. i am going to school in thornton co. so thats the course study i'll need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 okay made up my mind to go througn the emt I and emt -p class looking for some books, to start before classes start anyone got any ideas. i am going to school in thornton co. so thats the course study i'll need 1. EMT-I is a counterproductive waste of time that handicaps your professional educational development. If you have the option, don't do it. 2. There is no "getting a head start" on paramedic school. Not through books. Not through exposure. Not through experience. Don't get in a hurry. If you try to "get ahead", you'll just screw yourself up rather than helping anything. 3. The only books you need are the ones that are required for the pre-requisite classes that you should be taking before going to Paramedic school. If your paramedic school does not require two semesters of A&P, microbiology, two semesters of psychology, and sociology before accepting you in, then your school sucks, and you should find another school. 4. If your school does not require a formal medical terminology course, then a medical terminology programmed text would be the only book you will need. I recommend Medical Terminology for Health Careers, 2nd Edition, by Ettinger & Burch. Otherwise, the only med term you will learn is the very basics that you get in EMT school, and you'll sound like a dumbass to every other health professional, like 98 percent of all paramedics and EMTs do. 5. Minus five for a poorly thought out subject line. You'll want to start paying more attention to detail if you ever want to be a true healthcare professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirduke Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Dust, you forgot to say "Welcome to the Chat room" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedoc5 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Don't get in a hurry. Focus on the class you are in. The rest will come later. Like Dust Devil said, you can't get a head start on Paramedic training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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