paramedicchick2246

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You will use math quite a bit. Some services protocols though put a chart so you don't have to as much but it is still better to double check by doing the math. EMS math is actually not hard.

http://ems-safety.com/emsfiles.htm has a good simple math for Paramedics free download.

http://emsbootcamp.com/2010/07/medical-math/ has a great video program but costs about $15. He teaches you 1 formula that covers just about every math problem you will face as a Paramedic. It is much easier to remember 1 formula rather than a bunch.

Hope this helps. With those two items you should be able to master the math needed to be a Paramedic.;)

Hey, couldn't send you a PM because you have no forum post, BUT, here's the response

Don't be worried... I suck at math as well. Infact, I failed college algebra... numbers are just confusing.

In class they will teach you how to do it the proper way. When we were done learning it the "proper" way, we were taught the quick ways used in the real world.



Having said that, most drugs use on an ambulance are in already prefilled syringes, and you won't have to do much math aside from making sure you give the right dose when it comes to things like weight based medications, such as Lidocaine.

Say you're supposed to give 1-1.5miligrams per kilogram to a patient that weights 100 kilos. That means you give 100 - 150milligrams total. Pretty easy, right?


The only drugs that you have to do more math for, such as Dopamine, are rarely used and there are shortcuts to get to the correct dose.



Don't worry about the math... that's the easy part of being a Paramedic