Recent content by kelmor84

Wow thanks for all the feedback guys. MedicTim, I am enrolled full time for the paramedic program. I am taking A&P2 and Psychology as my last remaining gen ed courses alongside PC1. After that it is strictly EMS related courses such as ECG, Pharmacology, etc. I have previously gotten my MA...

Well I successfully completed EMT school in December, got my license and recently started working as an EMT at a zoo. It was part time and very flexible which was a perfect fit for me to continue my education as a Paramedic. Not a whole lot of action to see yet though. With the hot weather will...

I have been applying at places like crazy with no luck yet :( I am a recent graduate and got my NREMT and my state license, so I am all ready to go to work! So I am applying with EMSA now but my question is for anyone familiar with them, what kind of schedules do they run? I know it is 48 hrs a...

Took the registry exam on 12/17/2013 @ 1400 and my exam ended after question #70. I found about 24 hours later that I passed!!

Just thought I would update and say I passed the practical with flying colors. I didn't have to repeat one station! YAY! I also just finished my registry written exam and I am not feeling so confident in that. I was cut off at 70 questions, so I figure I either did really good, or really bad...

Hey everyone! I just finished my FISDAP final and passed! All that is left is my NREMT stuff and our practical portion is Friday. I am more scared of this than either the class final or the written registry. I fear the medical/trauma assessment stations. I know the sheets well and can run...

OK guys and gals, I will be doing my first clinical with EMSA this weekend. I am excited/terrified at the same time! I have been doing well in my EMT class, and am all enrolled to start the paramedic program next semester. Only two exams left this semester, and then all I have left is my FISDAP...

I am terrified! I have my first test due Tuesday, but I am going to take it tomorrow over the first mod, which covers training, legal stuff, standard precautions, anatomy, etc. I am so nervous. I am sure I will do fine, but this is a big deal for me because I want to succeed well in EMT, and...

Just giving everyone an update, I have started school for the EMT program and so far things are going very smoothly and I am enjoying it. I still intend to continue on towards becoming a paramedic once I have completed this course. I will say that the instructors are fantastic, and very real...

That is wonderful to hear that you find your father's work inspirational and want to follow in his footsteps. I love to hear things like that. I definitely agree that this field of work is something you MUST be passionate about, and becoming emotionally numb is to be expected because of the...

I am actually located in Oklahoma, which based from what I have researched, is one of the (if not the) lowest paying state for paramedics. It is kind of a bummer, but I am not going into this strictly for the sake of how much money I will earn. If I was concerned only with money, than I would...

haha! That's completely ok! I think there is more male paramedics than female so it was a fair assumption :) No offense taken!

Hi Robb, first and foremost, thank you for your answers. I am actually the wife of the family :D My husband is also in school but he is in computer science for IT. So I think between the two of us working we should make a decent living, not a grand lifestyle, but all we really want is to be...

Thank you for your honesty :) I like to know the pros and the cons. I would like to think I have a strong enough marriage to withstand anything that comes our way. One thing you did mention was more or less having a back up plan if the paramedic thing does not work out and I do! I actually...

Well I wanted to introduce myself, I have just begun school to earn an associates degree in EMS and become a paramedic. I am really excited as it has taken me a very long time to settle on a career choice and after bouncing several options around for quite some time, this is the career I have...