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Here is one in Portalas, NM but is all online. http://liberal-arts.enmu.edu/health/ems2/index.shtml http://www.roswell.enmu.edu/degrees-and-programs/865?view=doc http://hsc.unm.edu/SOM/emsacad/bsems.shtml Good luck finding your path!!

Eastern New Mexico University- Roswell has an RN to Paramedic bridge. It involves 3 wks of didactic training in Roswell, online course work, & then a local internship at your location. I have only second hand knowledge of this program, but the RNs in this program steak highly of it. Pre-reqs are...

So the talk went great. I talked about the subjects that pertained to EMS like Biology/ A & P, English, Communicatins, Medical Terminology, & Math. I gave an example of a mega code & how those subjects prepare me to preform ACLS like doing lb to kg, then med math, 6H's & 5 T's ( A & P in...

Use this free website, it throws you a ECG strips & explains the defining characteristics: http://www.skillstat.com/tools/ecg-simulator

So Im going to give a talk to high schoolers about EMS as a career. Im looking for suggestions to include in my talk. My thought were to talk about subjects that relate to EMS like biology, math, English, Psychology, & Medical Terminology.

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My advise is to take a Basic Arrythmias class before your I-99 course. As others have said the general survey A & P course will be helpful. When I was in Medic school everyone that did not complete Anatomy & Physiology One failed out after 4 weeks. Another bonus is A & P I covers pre-reqs for...

RN is a nice way to go. I can't believe the amount of money my same employer throws at me for very similar duties when I work as an RN versus EMT-P. For an associates degree its the best bang for the buck. RN however is not for everyone & money can't be your only motivation for it.

I'm not sure you need your CNA. In my area I have worked in the ER & Adult ICU as an EMT-I then as a Medic. When I went to ICU I told the EMT-B/ CNA training me I could intubate but did not know how to bath a pt on a ventilator. The staff was very cool about teaching me & quickly discover then...

I would at the bare minimum do the A&P I & A&P II prior to Medic school. The Clinical Support Degree route looks good & you will be able to transition to other degrees & programs if you change your mind. You don't need the other certs but will not hurt you. One suggestion I always tell EMT-B...

Get ahold of the Hospital's Emergency Dept ERN (Education Nurse). They will tell you what they are looking for. At my ER all tech staff is at least EMT-B most are EMT-I or Medics as well as most RNs have held an EMT license at sometime. We don't even allow CNAs to work ER without an EMT card...

I like to hide in the back of another crew's rig at the hospital & surprise them by blowing my whistle when they try to put thier gurney back after pt turn over. Awesome!

One of the EMS services in my systems lets EMT-Is give Dilaudid or Morphine. It is a very progressive service, thier capability is definately MICU.

The hospital were I work I suture, draw blood, IVs, 12 leads, NGs, insert Foleys, order test base on protocols, get orders for meds, & oversee EMT-Is in my area. Our local trauma center lets medics pass most analgesics and benzos in thier medic scope & they staff the Rapid Response Team with...

So I never have to never have to explain what an EMT is when asked what I do for a living. Now I say paramedic and people go, oh that is great!