FOR PARAMEDICS: Are the "Rookie"" EMT's graduated into certain types of "runs" or thrown in all at once?
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Once a member is certified (aka passed state requirements and local testing and is a full EMT) they will go on whatever run happens to come in.  Before while they are riding on training they may get bumped off a run but not usually once someone is certified.  My first run was a full cardiac arrest my second was a fatal MVA (motor vehicle accident)\n\nRookies or newbie’s are also sometimes referred to as freshmeat.  A saying is that you can tell how new someone is by how much gear they are carrying.  A newbie’s belt tends to look like a police officers,  they have trauma sheers, window punches, gloves, stethoscope (or ears), flashlight, penlight, cpr mask, and more.  Just in case they need it.  While a veteran will basically just have a glove pouch if that.
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If you are asking, "Why do they always send ambulances on accident calls along with the police?", then the reason is that most police officers are not trained medical professionals. They may have rudimentary first aid, or even possibly first responder knowledge, but they want to have someone who is trained and certified to administer all types of medical assistance. Personally, I'd rather have an EMT or doctor working on me than a police officer with little to no background in medicine.
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It's called "Rookie League" because that's where players taken in the Amateur Draft usually start out (Rookie League seasons start much later than Class A).  Rookie League is also where long-term "project" players (who have potential but need a lot of work) get sent and players recovering from severe injury (such as torn rotator cuffs) do rehab stints to slowly build back up.
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A clean driving/criminal record, good attitude and dressing like you want the interviewer's job is the best start. Then a GED or diploma, some other college helps too, along with your EMT and/or Medic training. Being willing to fight fire helps too. - get subscriptions to JEMS, Emergency Medical Services and firehouse and read them devoutly - LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY- DHS and FEMA have good free online courses - add to your resume. How much do you want to make? As a street medic for a private service, expect anywhere from 29-45k. FF in most areas start at 40K, supervisors make anywhere from 10-15K more. What do we do? Sit around and wait. Here's a good practice - tell your best friend to call you at home tomorrow. have them pick the time. In the meantime, do anything but have fun. Clean house, study, work out. when they do call - no matter what the time, pretend you need to answer it on the second ring or you lose a million dollars. That's how it is - we have 50 boring ho-hum calls for every adrenaline rush. We help people get up off the floor, hold their hands while they cry, hold their hair while they puke, tell them their son died, and do everything the cops are too lazy to do. Take the homeless drunk with bugs jumping off of them to the hospital. but not the hospital across the street - no, the one far across town. I've been in EMS/Fire for 15 years. It never gets old. I have fun every day, but I'm a people person, and A supervisor. What areas will you need us for? UMMM... EVERYWHERE! Urban/suburban/wilderness/factory/school, you name it there are medics and EMTs that are there. Cruise ships usually carry 1-2 medics for emergencies along with RN's and MD's.\nNot enough action for you - Go to Iraq. They are hiring, and they pay upwards of 100k. Too scary - spas and golf courses hire medics and EMT's.
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It depends. In larger cities, firefighters are usually paramedics and respond to medical calls as well as fires (especially when medical calls usually far out-number fire calls). It's sad, though, that paramedics who do not operate with fire departments are looked down upon. In smaller cities (such as the one I am a paramedic in), the fire department shows up on many calls just to assist. WE do ALL invasive procedures, most medical treatment (except when the fire dept. administers oxygen or immobilizes a trauma patient while they wait for our arrival), WE accompany each patient to the ER, and WE write the charts. However, when thank you notes are submitted to the newspaper, the paramedics are often ignored and the glorious "FIREFIGHTERS" are gratefully thanked. It's pathetic. Also pathetic is our pay-scale. We make far less than firefighters, but we do much more patient care than firefighters. Granted, we don't fight fires, but we work with the public much more, and we put up with a lot of b.s. from rude patients who have no money for a taxi, but need a ride to the hospital for a sore knee at 230am....solution: call an ambulance. It's ridiculous.
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I am an EMS (Emergency Medical Services) instructor.  I see about 30 new students a semester in my classes.  Many of the skills I teach have no room for variation or personal technique.  \n\nTherefore, using the principles of learning that include, seeing, hearing, and doing - I talk students (and myself) through skills, e.i. starting an IV in an external jugular vein "... the vein runs from the angle of the jaw to the midclavicuar line. Tilt the patient to a negative ten degree angle ..."\n\nI think you get the point.  \n\nSecondly it's  a parent thing.  We try to guide our children thought example.  It is very hard to show someone our thought process therefore we as parents "talk thought it" so as out children can learn.\n\nLastly, it is a sign not enough free time and lack of beer.
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I worked for a 911 provider and there were several EMT's that already had there Bachelors and were trying for PA school. When it comes to hands on experience being an EMT on a 911 rig will look excellent on your application. You come in contact with all sorts of medical conditions, plus depending on your program, training can be as short as 3 weeks. Several of the EMT's I worked with were snapped up by USC, western uni, and other great schools.
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in reference to what -EMT program-Neuro exam-physical? What  ???? and vital signs would not be taken first at an accident scene....ABC's of emergency medicine do not include a temperature. Your question does not contain enough information.....
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there are different types of certs (ymca/red cross/county) but if you are taking a red cross course you will have to do the following:\n\n-swim 500 yards in under something like 10-12 mins\n-there is some treading water, i believe it involves holding a 10 lb brick or similar device\n-there is a lot of classroom work which includes first aid, and usually cpr pro/aed also...this mostly covers types of rescues, proper entries, basic responsibilities of lgs, scanning, first aid application, even legal obligation\n-finally there are written tests for all three (lifeguarding/cpr/first aid)\n-there is also in the water testing of rescues which involves different scenarios and you have to physically act as a lifeguard to demonstrate a number of rescues; be they swimming a victim to the side of the pool or backboarding someone\n\nthat's basically it...it's not all that bad.
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I think it is a very interesting and admirable job, but it is a lot of hard physical work.  Other than that, it would be on my list of careers, if I were to make a list of careers that I would want to do.\n\nI am not an EMT, but I work with a lot of them.\n     Pros :  Each day is different, and many times can be very exciting.\n             As first responder, you will have to rely on your skills and knowledge in many crisis situations.\n             \n     Cons:  People will use you as a Taxi to the hospital.\n            The EMTs I work with are on 24 hour shifts, so some days they can be working the full 24 hours.
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Yes I have, Once when I was about 14 I was watching my little sister while my mom went shopping.  She found 2 dimes in the living room and tried to swallow them I tried putting my finger in her mouth to get them out which was like THE WORST THING TO DO. Luckily while I was calling 911 my mom came in, turned up on her stomach and punded her back (all the time I was crying and screaming to the 911 operator to hurry up becasue she kept asking me so many questions).  Thats why I believe that EVERY person nomatter what age should get a CPR training from the red cross.
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It depends on what sort of training programs the community you live in has to offer.  For example, I live in Northern Virginia.  In this area, you first must become an EMT-B (emergency medical technician-basic), the training for which lasts anywhere from 4 mos. to 1 year depending on what program you attend.\n\nNext, you must, in most jursidictions, work or volunteer as an EMT-B for one year before beginning classes to become an EMT-I (intermediate), the first level of advanced life support.  In the area where I live, this training level can take anywhere from 5 mos. to approx 18 mos.\n\nAfter you have successfully completed the coursework and passed the written and practical exams and received your certification as an EMT-I, you can immediately begin classes and training to become an EMT-P (paramedic).  This level takes anywhere from 5 mos. to approx. 18 mos. complete.\n\nAll levels of EMS training require classroom work, hospital rotations, and field rotations on an ambulance.  There is extensive documentation of the types of patients the student encounters, skills observed by the preceptor, etc.\n\nIn Northern Virginia, this training is available at some rescue squads, some community colleges, one university and there are a couple of private programs.  If you need to know what's available in your area, try contacting your state's department of health to begin with.\n\nFrom zero training to receiving my certification as a paramedic, it took me about 2 1/2 years and that was pretty quick.  Good luck....it's a great job!!
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no. ems is also 'emergency response team'
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It depends on in what city. When I went thru the academy, it was a lot of cops and sergeants pretending they were in the army and yelling at you and trying to break you down mentally. You also had physical training. In my city, you were not required to pass physical training. After the first month of the academy, I began to realize that even though they yelled at you a lot, it was all a mental mind game of them trying to break you down. You had to be on time, uniform clean and ironed and your work needed to be done. You also had to work as a team. Usually if one person messed up, you were all punished depending on the circumstances...\nIt wasn't so bad. I thought it was kind of funny.
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The first ambulance service in the United States was created in Cincinnati in 1865 at Cincinnati General Hospital. This service still operated in the fire department. Other services followed at Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and several hospitals in New York City and other major cities. In December of 1869 the first month of operation of the ambulance service of the Free Hospital of New York (Bellevue) ran 74 calls. A total of 1466 calls were run in 1870. The dispatch system was different from that used today. The hospital ran a bess, which triggered a weight to fall, lighting the gas lamp to wake the physician and the driver. It also caused the harness, saddle, and collar to drop on the horse and opened the stable doors. However, this improved care was mostly limited to the larger cities.\n\nDuring World War I and especially during World War II, the military medical corps proved their worth in field assessment and early management of injured personnel. Although the military system of emergency care became well developed, the development of a civilian system lagged far behind.\n\nIn the mid-1950s, J.D. "Deke" Farrington, MD, FACS (the Father of modern EMS), and others, questioned why the lessons learned by the military medical corps during World War II and the Korean War could not be brought into the civilian community to improve the standard of civilian care. At that time, emergency medicine and EMS were not what we know today. In San Francisco, New York, New Orleans, and other American cities, interns were assigned to ambulances to provide care for the victims of trauma and other conditions outside of the hospital. Most hospitals did not have a place to manage emergencies. Some hospitals had set up an unstaffed "emergency room" at the back of the hospital. The "ambulance driver" had to ring the doorbell beside the emergency room door so that the nurse could come down from the ward to unlock the door. The nurse then checked the patient and called a physician from home if she thought that the patient was really sick. (Did you ever wonder why modern emergency departments are in the rear of the hospital and not out front? Tradition.) All the physicians on staff had to take turns "covering the emergency room." A patient involved in a major wreck with multiple fractures, and perhaps a ruptured spleen or a head injury, might be seen by an ophthalmologist or a dermatologist. Many physicians knew that they were ill prepared to handle trauma or a major myocardial infarction, but there was no alternative.\n\nUntil the concept arose that nonphysicians could be trained to provide this kind of emergency care, the majority of the prehospital care was merely transportation provided by the local mortuary. The victim was driven to the hospital in a hearse with no one in the "patient compartment" except the patient and perhaps a family member.\n\nMany people began to question the efficacy and even ethics of this transportation. When the paper titled "Accidental Death and Disability: The Neglected Disease of Modern Society" was written by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council in 1966, it became apparent that much improvement could be made by changing the emergency vehicles themselves and improving the training of EMTs, communications, record keeping, and the care provided upon arrival to the facility.\n\nAt the Airlie House conference (May 1969) sponsored by the Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons and Committee on Injuries, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, "Recommendations for an Approach to an Urgent National Problem" was written. This conference indicated that immediate attention and control were needed in the areas of transportation and communication. Developing standards for ambulance design and equipment was recognized as "painfully slow."\n\nDr. Farrington and Dr. Sam Banks develo
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Yes, I have had an out of body experience, but I didn't go to heaven or hell.  I had a very bad automobile accident, and was rushed to hospital by ambulance with sirens screaming etc.  When we got to the hospital casualty staff were waiting and the ambulance personnel quickly got me out of the ambulance and rushed me into the emergency section.  I was fully conscious (I think, but I have never discussed this with anyone so I'm not sure now).  Anyway, as the ambulance guy pushed my stretcher at full speed into the casualty section - I found myself on the ceiling above the stretcher.  As he and other people rushed the stretcher along a corridor, I bounced up and down on the uneven bricks in the ceiling.  I felt incredibly nauseas.  Then we rushed into an emergency room where there was a doctor.  As we came to a stop, I came down onto the stretcher again.  The doctor prodded and poked etc, but the whole time he was doing it I couldn't really open my eyes, because there was a window behind me and the full noon sun was streaming through it and it hurt my eyes it was so bright.  Then I asked the doctor to close the curtains or blinds on the window and he was perturbed and gestured and I managed to turn around a little and there was just a blank brick wall (ordinary room wall) behind me.  The light was gone the moment I looked and the room was so drab and dark compared to before.  I have no explanation for all of this, but it does make me wonder sometimes.  I obviously survived the accident - I still have scars but I came out amazing well considering.  The doctor in the emrgency room repeatedly told me 'you have been very lucky'.  Was there an angel there?  I often wonder.
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Paramedic classes vary from one to two years, even if you have a bachelor's. Since  you already have a degree, you don't need the two year course (that results in an associate's degree). The one year "certificate" course will do just fine. My paramedic training took about one year, including the EMT-Basic prerequisite class, but exclusive of the three month internship. At the school I went to, classes were full time (M-F 6pm to 11pm) for two months, and part time (W-F 6pm to 11pm + one Saturday a month) for the rest of school. We were also required to do clinical rotations (16 hours a week throughout school) and then, of course, there's the internship at the end (riding along as third crew member on an ambulance for three months). Expect it to take about a year and a half, including the prerequisite class and the internship. \n\nThe job market is good; there's always someone hiring. The pay leaves much to be desired, unless you can get on with a fire department as a firefighter/paramedic. From what I've seen, the industry average is from 10-20 an hour, depending on where you work. Private ambulance services pay less (AMR, Rural/Metro), and the fire departments pay the most (of course, you have to be a firefighter to get those jobs). Hospital based or municipality based services pay somewhere in between. \n\nGood points: You get to drive fast, and save lives! It's a blast, really. The other day, I got to intubate a person who's heart had stopped beating, perform CPR, start an IV line, and give medications in the hopes of restarting his heart. How cool is that? Unfortunately, most days are pretty mundane. Nursing home transfers, people calling 911 for a cut toe (no kidding) and that kind of stuff makes up most of the average day. \n\nOther good points: The schedule, which can either suck or be wonderful, depending on your point of view. I work one 24 hour shift, and then I get 48 hours off. I love it; it gives me a two day weekend every third day, but some people just can't get used to being woken up at all hours of the night for emergency calls. If you can't, you can usually find services that offer 8 hour or 12 hour shifts, too.\n \nBad points: There's really no future in this job. Once you get to be a paramedic, you can either move up into management, or teach paramedicine, but that's about it. There's other jobs that you can get with your paramedic qualifications (blood bank technician, medical assistant, ER technician, flight paramedic) but they really don't pay much more, if they pay more at all. Out of the 20 or so paramedics I know, at least 5 are pursuing other education, such as nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc. It's a wonderful job, but the backbreaking work can get to you after awhile, and most paramedics move on to other areas of  medicine. The average paramedic works in the field for 7 years before they move on. The burnout rate is pretty high, and it's just a lot of stress to put up with day in, and day out. \n\nThat brings me to the other bad point: Backbreaking work. Patients are heavy, and the stretcher itself weighs about 100 lbs. Usually it's just you and your partner, too. If the patient is exceptionally heavy (over 300 lbs) you can call another ambulance for lift assistance, but otherwise, you're on your own. In the service I work with, we are fortunate enough to have the fire department come out on every emergency call, so the lifting divided among all of us. Most services aren't that lucky. I know many paramedics who had to leave the field due to debilitating back injuries. You can minimize the risk by staying in shape and learning proper lifting technique, but the risk is still very much there.\n\nOne other bad point, which I aready sort of covered: The stress. It gets to you after awhile. I've had nightmares of intubations I was unable to get, of patients I could not save. You learn to deal with