Recent content by RSquared

I'm almost amused at this thread because I am DYING to find out information about EMS in Ireland. Ok dying was a tacky way to say that. Currently I'm an EMT-I student in Alberta, Canada (here we are just EMTs, the lower level is EMR, and the higher level is Paramedic). I'm just at the end of...

From what I can tell of going from the US to Canada it is a bit more difficult. All you can do is look into the equivalencies. I'm in Alberta and our certification guys are Alberta College of Paramedics. They do all of the certification for EMT-B, EMT-I and EMT-Ps. To get certified you have...

My degree has already helped me a lot! I took a specialization in medical biology so I have that at least. EMT-A's in Canada are just called EMTs. EMT-Bs here are called EMR, the R being responders. And the top level is paramedic. Which is the goal for me!

Hello! My name is Rachel and I'm 26. I'm currently an EMT-B student. I do plan on doing my EMT-A in January, but that's all riding on my passing this level and passing all the qualifications for the EMT application. I've always wanted to be in EMS however my mother (who is an emergency...