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Not likely to happen. The NREMT would be the definitive source of information on the subject.

Sorry, but its true. Finishing up my program I have done several hundred hours in the ER, and although there have been exceptions, by and large I found the ER Nurses useless in anything other than signing paperwork. No teaching, no precepting, frequent rude snotty attitudes, things like asking a...

Plus one on Khan academy. No fancy computer animated videos. Just people who are really good at explaining things, explaining things.

I just don't understand the mentality. These Paramedics didn't kill this woman, a pulmonary embolism did. Where I'm from you're really lucky if an ambulance gets there in under 20 minutes, especially in the winter where you can often tack on another 5 to 10 minutes. Yeah ideally they should...

I'm not really basing my comments on working as an EMT(both volley and paid if it matters) or working in the ED, or working as a PCT, or Paramedic school, none of which makes me any sort of expert on the matter. I'm basing my comments on what RNs themselves have told me, including those that...

A few big differences though. One being in addition to having a physician close by IF needed, they also have other experienced ICU nurses, RTs, NPs and PAs, a pharmacy, Hospital security, are in a safe well lit climate controlled indoor setting where family can quickly be ushered out of the...

Look, if most ICU RNs can easily transition to Paramedic with a minimum of training, then why not have them prove their competency by doing a field internship under the supervision of an experienced Paramedic? If its not an issue then they should be able to handle being the lead medic on...

I agree, the problem is that how are you supposed to know which people they are for and which they aren't. I'm not against a bridge course from RN to Paramedic, as pointed most of a Paramedic course would be redundant for an RN. How much of it is redundant is the issue. My Medic course is a...

I've seen ICU RNs crash and burn in the ER, which is a lot more controlled environment than a pre hospital setting. In the OPs case Id be a little bit concerned over the fact he never even took an EMT course and as far as I can tell never worked the road as an EMT, now wanting to pass go and...

I understand that's the case, and I think its wrong. One of the things the Fire service gets right is the fact that in their training a big emphasis is placed on physical fitness and being able to physically do the job. Yet in EMS there is absolutely zero attention paid in some schools to...

You never lifted a stretcher in EMT school? Assuming you are using the right technique and lifting with your legs, keeping your back straight, gripping the cot properly, tighten your abs as you lift. the only other thing to do is hit the weights and eat the right food to help you build...

I think its becoming more of a requirement than it once was, as the Paramedic scope has expanded over the years. I also think its about quality control and standards. Would you want an RN taking care of you in a hospital that never passed A&P? Not sure why Paramedic would be considered that...

I think blousing boots would look pretty ridiculous myself. Newsflash: EMS is not the military, is not remotely LIKE the military, and should not be remotely like the military.

My school doesn't allow people to test out as intermediates part of the way through class. The problem is Paramedic school is structured differently. You get way more in depth and spend a lot more time on certain things, so at the end of our first semester we knew pharmacology and airway way...

I've started all of maybe 70 IVs so I'm still a noob, but maybe 75% of mine have been AC. Why? Because its the easiest, it doesn't get any more complicated for me. That and ERs seem to prefer it there anyway in case they need to push some contrast, at least that's what I've been told.

AEMT is a license without a purpose in most states save a couple of states that have all but done away with EMT Basics working the road. About the only use an AEMT license has in my state is it might make you marginally more attractive as an ER tech because you are trained to start IVs and...

Going to RN school while waiting to get into Paramedic school is a bit like going to law school while waiting to take a paralegal course, or going to medical school while waiting to get into a PA program. It makes no sense.

Most ERs could care less if you have EMT road experience, so working the road in order to get an ER job seems like a waste of time. I do know of a couple level one trauma centers that require road experience as a Paramedic, but the hospital I work at requires 2 years acute care experience, and...

I cant say I've ever met a Corpsman who had been a Marine, or even heard of one. I have heard of it going the other way with a Corpsman getting out of the Navy and going to Marine Bootcamp. It doesn't help that at least when I was in the Marines sometimes there was an unspoken belief that...

I have to warn you there are people who loved EMT school, then got to Paramedic school and decided to hell with this, or even worked the road as an EMT and decided this sucks. Something to keep in mind before you quit school. Even some experienced EMTs in my Paramedic class wondered what they...