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Sorry, but this is incorrect. You don't even need to be an EMT to hold an ACLS or PALS certification.

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Definitely like the Iphone, but the latest firmware update (3.1) SUCKS!!! If you haven't upgraded yet, please dont. Unexplained shutdowns, losses of connectivity, majorly decreased battery life. The mac forums are filled with people complaining about 3.1 Otherwise, I love it haha - got some...

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This was the recommended textbook for the physiology course my first year of medical school. Its a good book - very easy to read.

Its pretty hard to get into on your own as most of their class spots are reserved for LAFD and LACoFD, but they do take several non-fire students each class.

The Littmann Classic II SE is always a good choice. Relatively cheap, good quality, lightweight, etc. And its not likely to walk away like a nice cardiology scope. And you'll be able to hear anything you need to hear with it. What you can hear isn't based on your scope, but rather your own...

Pretty interesting - what was the dx from the doc? Vagal episode or something more serious? I have gotten called to the local EMT class several times, actually. Once for a student who had a seizure during class (that must have been an interesting one for the class), and a few other times for...

This is really what I meant more than anything. Thats a fair point, and I think the areas where you disagree with me are due to the fact that the experiences of an ER Tech vary WILDLY from region to region and even from hospital to hospital. So while it may be true in your area that "you...

haha ok well in their defense, the first part is a more or less accurate description of the stupidity required by LA County's policy about BLS providers using defibs (must be under the direction of their medical director, receive annual/semi-annual training and testing, etc.). And the "extra...

Should've gone to UCLA :P www.ems.ucla.edu These guys handle 9-1-1 calls for UCLA's campus and the Westwood area...

They've actually got a hospital on island in Avalon with an ER - http://cimedicalcenter.org/ So most things will go there. LAcoFD handles all EMS on the island, AFAIK. If a patient needs a trauma center, they get airlifted by LAcoFD (or LA Sheriffs) chopper to a mainland hospital. I think UCLA...

http://www.cpc.mednet.ucla.edu These guys have one at the very end of the month. The skills test itself would be on the 31st. Not sure if that is too late for you. Usually, though, you can go directly to the EMS agency office and they'll give you your card right there.

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Netter's or Rohen's atlas

Like I said, there doesn't need to be a specific authorization for pacing, as there are multiple mechanisms for it to be approved otherwise. And as I mentioned, this skill for us was more akin to daedalus' example of being able to push the button with the authorization of a higher medical...

One's medical director can specify "optional skills" that surpass the standard scope, as long as proper training and competency is verified. There are also provisions for medical trials and studies into new procedures that allow EMT-I's to exceed the standard CA scope. I'm not sure which one of...

Nor should defibrillation. What law would that be? Like I said, the trans-q pacing protocol is quite restrictive and I'm sure it is within the county policies. It required an MD (or DO, of course, as I see you're on your way to) or paramedic's orders.

Let me add a slight correction that D's can do whatever their medical director authorizes them to do with a defib, and that policy is unbelievably restrictive.... only when the medic tells you to? (as they are presumably two feet away) Good grief, whats the point? I was a D, and we got to do...

I can think of lots of reasons, not the least of which is simply always knowing what's going on with other units within your department. Maybe its just my dept, but we were told from the beginning of training - "whenever you are on duty, you must have a radio with you at all times and must...