Recent content by Nikki320

Yea supposedly ours is pretty good too, but i think every program tells you that theirs is the best. It's definitely hard though! Where are you guys at in the program?

Oh ok, our pharmacology is mixed in with the program. I go to NCTI (northern california training institute).

Omgsh you don't have tests?!?!? We have a test every class! And a major exam atleast every 2-3 weeks! We also have a drug quiz once a week and medical math quizzes. I remember this one day we had four quizzes handed out to us at the same time! LOL. Well good luck with your medic program! I think...

So heres my .02 If you can get the experience first. Definitely. As everyone else has already said BLS before ALS. With that being said i have never worked as an EMT and am in paramedic school. The reason i did that was because 1. my dad is paying for it and 2. i thought i was going to have a...

Hey man good luck! I started my medic program last june 28th and we finish our class room jan 27. We then go into our clinicals at a hospital for 160 hours and then do a field internship on a rig for 480-720 hrs. Lol, our class started with 30 students 6 girls and 24 guys, now we are down to 5...

Just wondering what in the hell you have to write a FORTY page paper for. What class is this? I've never written a paper that long! But i too need info on the fick principle, we have to do a disection in class and relate every thing back to the fick principle, and then write a paper. But our...

That's very interesting. On the other hand i have heard that paramedics aren't experienced enough and don't have enough training to perform endotracheal intubations (which is a crock, bc we probably do it more than the doctors who are b*tching), and that some people (i don't remember exactly...

You need the experience and it's a good company to start off with. I am personally pissed off with them at the moment, haha. But that's ok. Once you have experience you can go whereever you want. AMR around here atleast will start you off with 6monthes BLS and then move you up from there. Stick...

HAHAHAHHA i am loving the purple everything! My stethoscope is pink and purple!

LOL for my EMT-B class i had a 5 dollar cheap-o stethoscope, pens and pencils, a binder, ofcourse the book, and uh i bought some navy ****ies. On my ride-a-longs i wore tennis shoes, my ****ies, and the shirt they provided i brought with me my stethoscope and that's all. Wait until you're...

Thanks a lot i noticed that there is a self defense for women class at my college so i will probably take that when my schedule isn't so busy. I want it not only for EMS but just so i can feel more confident in my ability to defend myself.

Yes i am new... How'd you know?! haha jk. Anyway i definitely know i will have a hard time but i think also knowing that i will have a hard time is half the battle. I am studying my butt off, lol whenever i go to the gym i have this little recorder that i put head phones on and listen to my...

So, i figured i'd add to this discussion even though i will probably get bashed. But that's ok. I totally understand the aspect of having/wanting BLS experience first. I got my EMT-B dec of last year and i applied to every company that there was around here, and then i got put on waiting lists...

I'm in paramedic school right now, i just started 2 weeks ago. I too have the personality flaw that i just can't stop until i'm at the top. For a long time i thought i wanted to be a doctor and specialize in emergency medicine (which i still may do, i'm confused at the moment) so i thought doing...

I would actually like to learn how to defend myself better. I would like to feel confident that at any given moment if someone attacked me i could feel confident to defend myself, i'm a strong girl but in all honesty i don't know how to "lay someone out" as some as you guys say. I mean sure i...