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I am interested in more EMS training and I have seen several PHTLS providers online. What are some of the best ones (and which are the providers to avoid)?

It's the Australasian Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. There site is here: http://www.aremt.com.au/Index.php?PgMode=3 It lists their affiliates, but doesn't list the United States as an affiliate, which makes it seem strange that their program would allow a graduate to take the...

Someone from AREMT wrote me that if I complete their 12 month online paramedic program, it will qualify me to take the NREMT paramedic exam. Is this true?

I have an EMT-B certificate from the NREMT, and I am currently in another country where an AREMT training program is available. I was told that I can take some classes and complete the test to have the AREMT-P certificate, but I have read some positive and some (very) negative things about that...

Thanks for your replies--I will send private messages to you and Scott33 regarding the program, and I will hope to hear replies from you. I have been emailing with the director, and he told me that it would be possible to take courses part time and that he would give me what he wrote is "the...

Thanks for your reply. The paramedic program that I was looking at looks comparable to an associate's degree program. They have a two year course for people who are new to EMS, but they will allow credit for some courses already completed (ie: the first semester has several courses related to...

I am going to go point by point: You have your EMT-B. Judging by your SN, you are American? Yes, I am an American. You are not currently in either an American or Australian paramedic program? I am going to be an English teacher in a foreign country, neither America nor Australia, but...

I am an English teacher and in the summer I work in aquatics, mainly as a SCUBA diving instructor. I have an EMT-B license, but I want to study part time for the Australian paramedic exam so that I can help a SCUBA student who may have medical issues while we are on a dive boat far from the...

Hi All, I've seen ads online for EMT jobs in places like Qatar where they are actively recruiting people with American EMT licenses. I would be interested in doing something like that for maybe a few months, but I wanted to know if anyone out there has worked as an EMT abroad, what their...

Hi All, I'm an American motorcycling through Southeast Asia and in just a couple weeks I've come up on multiple traffic accidents that have involved varied injuries. I always stop and try to help, and I travel with a first aid kit in my bags, but unfortunately I don't speak any of the languages...

Does anyone have any information on getting a job or volunteer position with organizations that do disaster relief (like for the tsunami in Japan, the hurricane in Haiti, etc.).

Working/Volunteering for Japan Disaster Relief Does anyone have any information on EMTs being able to work or volunteer in Japan for disaster relief after the tsunami?

I was given this scenario at work yesterday: -My partner and I see one person down on a dirt road; unwitnessed injury, thus suspected spinal -No breathing, shockable heart rhythm -We have full equipment with us (defib, c-collar, backboard, etc.) -No bystanders are present After scene safety...