Perhaps not the right forum (feel free to move)...
Looking for examples of websites for EMS/FDs you think are great. Nicely designed, structured, etc... planning ideas for a site redesign for my department. Any suggestions appreciated!
I am trying to help a friend who is an Italian paramedic and doing some job research. Does anyone have a link to a typical "program guide" to the practical elements of an EMT-P program (i.e. rough hours, rotations, expected activities) I could point him to?
To the very best of my knowledge, ILS is not recognized on a statewide level (unsure if any counties implement, but certainly not King (Seattle), Pierce (Tacoma), or Thurston (Olympia)).
EMT-P's have been on NR for a little while, and now FR and -B are joining them.
Though I am new to the...
How are you maintaining your IV/EMT-I skills, being that WA is not a state that recognizes the -I, and doesn't allow BLS to do any more than prep IV lines?
Actually, it wasn't. It was aimed at short duration courses in general with a heightened sense of caveat emptor. i.e. "If your school says they can turn you out as a medic in under 3 months, while all these other colleges are saying 9 months - 1 year, why is this?" (In your example, not knowing...
I would have to agree with Linuss below - it's good that you knew that you'd forgotten it, and in most places, with most meds, you'll have standing orders, but gotta take issue with your instructor's remarks - there's at least a general order for things for a reason. Administering ASA and then...
The only math you'll have to do as an EMT-B is "multiply by 4" (when assessing pulse, respirations, etc in 15 second blocks).
Well, it'd also be good to "multiply by 2.2" which is easy, double and add 10% for one or two meds to know when to use a ped dose versus an adult.
But seriously...
True, I was more talking about the duration of the course - if the course squeezes that 120+ hours into 2 weeks, or less, then you have to think about your ability to process and retain that information (as said, it's not rocket science, but there is a substantial volume and most people can only...
That's not too bad. Our EMT class was 2 nights a week x 4 hours for 17 weeks, 136 hours, plus about 8 Saturdays of 8 hours, 192 hours. (Our program was entirely FD, run by the County ALS service).
Hints to look at:
How long is your program? An EMT program is meant to be at least 120-160 hours. If that is squeezed into, say, 2-3 weeks, unless there's a specific reasoning for the "acceleration", in all probability, you're not getting a quality of education. Whilst there is nothing...
Definitely a very valid point, I think.
There is definitely still a stoicism in many parts of our jobs that transcends the 'necessity' required day to day.
Without revealing too much, I /can/ say that in this person's case, there /were/ people aware, who were trying to work on a...