Recent content by Jawom

42 is not old. Got my paramedic at 59 for a second career. Best thing I ever did. Go back part time.

I only know about the Texas EMS Academy that I went to. The instructors were very good. They worked to make sure we all know the material. Everyone passed. This of this as a Professional School where you go to learn and not just some collage offering EMT classes that worry more about grades...

No, I dont have Reddit. You could also consider the EMT School I went. https://texasemsacademy.com/. It is 14 days at 12 hours per day. It is Corpus Christi. I got a hotel room there and it worked great. The instructors were very good. It is intense, but you get it over with quick. I...

I work for Acadian Ambulance and like working for them. I did not go to their EMT school, but have heard good things about it. You can also ask and they might pay you back the school costs if go to work for them. https://nationalemsacademy.com/programs/texas/emt-program/

Thank you! I am a new, working EMT and studying for Paramedic and this is great advice.

For use on patients. I thought the best use would be for respirations, which I have the most trouble with. Once the second hand reaches the beginning of the scale, you could watch the patient for a specific number of breaths and then look back at the watch and read the number per minute off the...

Does anyone know of a smart watch face with a pulsometer? This is like the old doctors watches that have a scale on the outside. You count 15 beats and then read the scale. Not really needed, but I like gadgets. I would rather have a mechanical watch, but they are too expensive. Sinn watches...