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I guess I don't really want to be a paramedic, I want to be a doctor. But it just doesn't seem realistic. Becoming a paramedic seems more realistic while still allowing me to upgrade the -B appended to my EMT title.

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sure, they've given us a couple sick patients before, but that changes from.crew to crew. the majority of them end up transporting patients without any clear ALS indicators (at least to me) simply because they're already there. also note I'm only talking about the south county medics...

What kinds of things?

Glad to know it's all in good jest :D I just get defensive because I've always wanted to be a paramedic and threads like these that present personal realities that suggest that it's not fulfilling or actualizing of one's potential kinda make me sad :sad:

Of course, they're not doctors, and their certifications reflect that fact. But they are trained BY doctors to be as proficient AS doctors at a few things. And I can tell you, they definitely are. I think doctors are required to know a little about a lot (med school) and then a lot about a...

"Medic One paramedics are trained to be an extension of the emergency room physician." "Harborview Paramedic Training Program provides 3,000 hours (compared to the national standard of 1,100 hours) of instruction and hands-on training to its students." "Medic One, Seattle and King County’s...

I'm not sure what the national state of EMT-P competency is, but around here paramedics are highly regarded. King County WA paramedics have an incredible amount of training and are also VERY well paid. It's been said that having a medic one medic on scene is like having an ER doctor in the...

I'm not sure about the ambulance companies in your area, but around here most ambulance companies also provide cabulance services. Here in the Seattle area, there are definitely more basics than there are jobs. I began working for my company as a cabulance driver while I went through EMT school...

lol Lol sorry, I'm bad with acronyms. Thanks though, I'll know who to sue if I ever die from getting the wrong drug.

king county Well I think it's wise to do a study between the two since they're both antiarrhythmics, but having the saline in there, which I understand is necessary for a controlled study, just seems somewhat... unfair? I don't know, just my thoughts. It's FDA approved and going to be conducted...

Right, what I was saying though is that the majority of the people who get hired have ALREADY been working as paramedics. Of course they need to go through Medic One's program, but my point is that there's some pretty tough competition to get accepted, given that the test is at a BLS level and...

Yeah... Them: "What's the worst thing you've ever seen???" Me: "The kitchen sink at shift change." Seriously though, I get that he's excited and he wants to portray the EMS field as "heroic" and "drenched in blood" while "saving lives" instead of the whole "horizontal taxi" thing, but he...

King County He's right about King County, it's definitely an interesting animal and unfortunately, private ambulance EMT's are at the bottom rung. I work for Tri-Med right now but have a ton of friends that work for AMR, it's pretty much the same. You'll rarely beat fire to scene, you typically...

Does anybody know where to order the different colored ones? I've got a million navy blue and white ones but I'm looking for a white on black one. Any ideas?

I'm not sure how tough your instructor will be on practicals, but ours was cut-throat. (pun intended) In our class, if you failed, you failed. The pass rate was less than 50% in the class. Because the toughest practical (for us, at least) was patient assessment (both trauma and medical), we...

You mentioned credit score, how many employers actually check that?

Sounds like you're speaking from experience =P

Haha maybe. Girlfriend are also great to learn to check femorals.

I legitimately lol'd. :rofl: