Haha, your dept. is awesome...free yoga classes for members?!
What other perks do ya'll get?
(Also...how many women do you have in your dept.? Just curious...I just think a room full of manly-men stereotypical FF's doing yoga is a funny mental image...)
I thought Pharmacology/A&P were required for paramedic...I know the paramedic degree program I've briefly looked into at the local community college requires it. And a bunch of other "hard" (as opposed to social) science courses for graduation.
and an Associates takes 2 years to get. Right?
That seems backwards...shouldn't you check the reading before calling ALS?
What's the normal response time in your area for ALS backup? Is it really long or something?
12 weeks? :wacko:
I know you can get your EMT-BASIC in <6 months.
EMT-I takes longer than that...
but full-on paramedic w/ all of the associated certs take around two years from what I've heard.
Am I just wrong here?
I was taught to just say that I was with my VFD.
Although, I'm not technically a ride-along with my VFD. I'm just an uncertified member.
But to avoid further argument, just ask your Lead how you should introduce yourself, or if they feel you should even be talking to the PT.
Agreed. Move him off the ice, definitely move him if there isn't suspected spinal injury, the ice is enough of a safety hazard without adding electricity to the mix.
Why do you say that?
Is it because BLS is ridiculously undertrained?
And what's wrong with paramedics in the USA? (I'm slated to take my EMTB test this coming June)