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EMT’s can’t take PALS or ACLS because you can’t start IVs or give meds through IV, IM or ET routes. EMT’s also can’t intubate. You’ll need to wait until you’re a paramedic (or AEMT) to take those classes. If you are definitely going for Paramedic, I would focus on taking classes in Anatomy...

Be polite, be professional. You are there as a student. Ask how you can help. Ask for help with learning opportunities. Other than that, you are visiting someone else’s home. Be quiet and don’t sit in someone else’s chair. No one cares about the cool stuff you have done so far in EMS/Fire...

Yes, use a raw chicken drumstick. ETA: However, I have only heard of mid-tibial placement for young Pediatric patients.

Hire an attorney.

Have you considered public health? In my area there are lots of opportunities for facilities inspectors.

Luckily, you probably won’t ever need to fix a Mac as long as you don’t drop it. I’ve owned 6 MacBook Pro’s over the last 20 years and never needed a single repair. My wife, sisters, mother, most coworkers and classmates all do as well, and the only repairs I’ve ever heard of were related to...

You can write on a surface pro or iPad Pro

I have a surface pro 3 and a MacBook Pro. I use the MacBook Pro a lot more often. If I could only get one computer for school, I would get a MacBook Pro.

For college in general, yes. A laptop is necessary. For a single course like EMT, not really. You could probably just use a Library computer to complete assignments. But, if you need one for school, you might as well get one. You might end up putting EMT test prep software on it. I would...

As someone who has done EMT, Paramedic and is now in nursing school, in my opinion, if it is at all possible, you should go straight to a 2nd degree BSN program. Yeah, it’ll be 1-2 hard years with very little sleep if you also work 40 hrs/week, but then you’ll be done. Also, a lot of schools...

Yeah, but I don’t think you’re factoring in homework. In nursing school, you have a week to read a chapter. In paramedic school, you have a week to read 5-10 chapters plus 2-3 supplemental books.

I’m in a Graduate Entry Option Family Nurse Practitioner program at OSU. This means that I complete RN and FNP simultaneously (sort of). The RN portion is 5 semesters (Summer, Autumn, Spring, Summer, Autumn), however, I am completing additional nurse practitioner classes at the same time (The...

I work 60-70 hours a week between 3 jobs, have kids and a pregnant wife to take care of and I’m in an accelerated nursing program. It’s only a year or two of your life. It’s not permanent. I’m sure you could make it work if you choose.

LPN programs are about $3,000. Not $30,000. Also, if you already have a bachelor’s degree, you should consider a second degree accelerated BSN to become an RN. They are usually 1-2 years.

Lights and sirens are there to make your presence known. If your presence is known and people cannot move, you are potentially raising the anxiety level of a lot of people, who cannot do anything, and you are potentially being more harmful, rather than less harmful, without any benefit to anyone.

I work with a guy that does a lot of them (like 20-30/year). He said he basically gets paid $100 whether it is 1 hour or 24 hours long. He said most are about 14-16 hours long, so you’re making about $6-7/hour. He said he gets a free shirt at about 75% of the events, but has to pay for a company...

Maybe, maybe not. If the lecture is about diabetes and they’re citing that they are an EMT-T, then yes, I completely agree. However, if they are saying that they are a certified nurse specialist in endocrinology and a Paramedic and a critica care paramedic and a board certified Community...

It wasn’t for me. My A&P class was 2, 5-hour days/week in lecture and 5-hour day/week in the cadaver lab every week for a semester. We used the book, hands on learning, online supplementary lectures and online software. My Paramedic class used a wide variety of learning styles as well.

If you start by saying, “XYZ EMS...Are you the person who called? Do you want to go to the hospital?” If so, you are an Ambulance Driver. You intend to either transport or not transport, and treatment is secondary. If you start by saying, “XYZ EMS...Hi, I’m [your name here]. I’m a [provider...