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Any Medics here (or anyone else for that matter) ever work as a cardiac tech in a cath lab (not jsut reading monitors)? I work in an ER as a tech but want to apply as a 'Registered Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist' which is a seperate credential/exam. Has anyone transitioned into this field...

Wanna take the NREMT-P test? Heres an idea....GO TAKE A PARAMEDIC COURSE, PASS THE CLASS AND THEN TAKE THE DAMN TEST! Stop crying and do it.

Haha, thanks man. Not my ER but found it pretty funny.

Yeah, it takes several hours to develope. Not a short period of time like hypoglycemia.

Depends where you go. Tech schools in my area $1500 is average, the next county over where I attended for my EMT course (2006) was $215 plus books/uniforms so about $350total. My paramedic class (2008 to 2009) was $16,000!

I have taken two 3 day courses on Tactical EMS, both while I was a basic but since I was in medic school at the time I got to practice ALS techniques. I have to agree 100% with Boston TacMedic. These courses were just cool classes and I gained some pretty sweet knowledge and tricks, of course I...

So then would being an attending physician of an ER at 26 or 27 be too young for some of you then too? I guess they wouldn't be old enough to understand the seriousness either of pushing medications or that once your dead your gone? Every medical professional should just be 53.

I became an EMT at 16 and I was mature enough at the time. I started medic school at 18 and got my medic at 19, I'm 20 now. I have the skill set and am mature enough to do my job effectively. Although, it's kinda wierd pushing all these cool drugs/narcs still and I can't buy a beer!

He meant P-TOP class, Paramedic Training Orientation Program.

Dispatched as a 16 year old EMT, worked on an ALS truck as and EMT at 17 (with high school diploma). Started Medic school 7 weeks after graduating highschool at 18 and starting working as a medic at 19. So yes, there are jobes out there.

I completley agree! As a medic who lives in Philadelphia and has worked in the surrounding counties and philly, in my opinion are many medic jobs. And yes, EMT jobs are a dime a dozen...

Indeed it was a 1mg/2ml capuject. Was a newer medic (still new, a year now) and it was the first chance I had to push narcan. It was a heroin overdose and slammed it instead of pushing slowly .4 at a time. Long story short, we had the patient projectile vomitting in the back of the rig. I'll...

As a medic/ER Tech I'll say what you do varies alot based on the ER or hospital you work for. In my ER I can start IV's, administer IV fluids, EKG interpretation, push meds, put in/take out foley catheters and out in NG tubes. We end up doing alot of orthopaedic stuff too like doing OCL splints...

I agree with firecoins. In my medic class we did ACLS, PALS, PEPP, GEMS and PHTLS. Atleast in the Philadelphia area most medic schools will include all of these courses.