No blood pressure does not by any means equal shock. The sooner you can forget the whole less than 90 bs the better. What people seem to forget Or not know is if someone had a history of hypertension which their body has adapted to and all the sudden they become ill or injured and now have a...
Just remember each publisher puts emphasis on different aspects of paramedicine. Where I went to school and where I taught ( different Paramedic program ) taught out of one text and used the test bank of another text altogether. This at least helped ( nothing is perfect) assure understanding of...
2k for paramedic which included livescans and vaccine I needed updated, acls, pals, phtls, and internship. Passed NREMT 1st attempt as did most of my class. Class is still the same price
Education is and never will be a waste of money. Regardless of the BS you receive each will prepare you to move into different positions in and out of your company when you are ready to move out of the box. Remember each one if us is 1 call away from a career ending Injury, it is very wise to...
That wasn't a absolute. I have worked with both and I know volunteers medics that would run circles around some ft paid and visa versa.
And that is from what "you" have seen. Just like likes what I posted has been my experience.
And just because someone runs "lots" of calls does not make...
First let me say that it really sucks you are unable to make a living wage after taking a single semester course.
Here's the reality. You are a VERY small cog in a VERY large machine.
That machine runs on reimbursements from federal and state Medicaid and a minority of private pay and...
If your serious about working TacMed to include K9 medicine don't do the EMS minimalist education approach. Go actually learn to care for the animals under the teams Vet.