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You didn't do anything wrong per se, but the train operators(and possibly the patient) probably recognized you for what you were, someone who took a first aid class and is trying to assess this patient based on a rigid format you learned in a classroom and read from a book, but who has no actual...

Did you learn how to start IVs and I/Os in any of those classes? Or learn Emergency pharmacology, pathophysiology, fluid resuscitation, or how to calculate drug concentrations and draw up and push meds and set up a drip, do transcutaneous pacing or synchronized cardioversion, or intubation...

I guess Im the only one who does this. I don't do it all of the time, only on people I suspect will be a bit difficult to hear, and I don't spend a lot of time doing it, but Ill sometimes palpate real quick so I can put the steth right over the brachial, especially if its someone who has large...

I'll also add that during Paramedic clinicals, very few of the RNs have been genuinely helpful, and most pretty much ignore you. It has been a pretty frustrating experience, and getting clinical objectives and signatures has been an exercise in pleading, cajoling and pestering more than...

I've spent a lot of time working with RNs as a CNA, tech, and phlebotomist in addition to having to deal with them as an EMT. You think EMS gets treated like crap, work as a tech for a while. I used to float as a tech to many different units in a large hospital. As a tech coming on to "their"...

I'm amazed there are states where an RN can challenge the exam with no actual paramedic training and no internship. Can RNs challenge the exam to be respiratory therapists as well? What if an RN has never worked in the ER, or even in a hospital, would they be ready to go as Paramedics simply...

The problem is you are dealing with people, and people are unpredictable , and vary greatly, so no two patients or situations are ever the same. Peoples personalities differ and even their anatomy and physiology has a fair amount of variation, so it takes a long time to get comfortable with the...

Phlebotomy might be a good class to take IF you get certified. That way you have something to fall back on if you hurt your back or shoulder as a Paramedic. As for CNA, it would probably make you a more well rounded EMT/Paramedic, but wouldn't really help that much for Paramedic school aside...

I've been an EMT for going on 5 years but have never worked full time as an EMT. I've always had other jobs and done the EMT thing on the side, either with a volunteer agency or contingent for a private. Most of the experienced EMTs in my Paramedic class have failed/dropped. I think it'll...

I think its more of a societal thing than anything else. You see the same thing with new EMTs as well, and its even more annoying with them because they truly don't know anything. Humility is increasingly seen as a sign of weakness, and the days of keeping your eyes and ears open and your mouth...

Maybe I was exaggerating a little, but I do feel like you have a lot of EMTs on the road don't know anywhere near as much as they think they do, so this is probably the reason why their scope is being increasingly restrained. They don't know enough to know any better. Well the problem here...

When I first started working as a Basic, I had FTOs and EMT partners who taught me things that I've since found out were just flat out wrong. I think this is part of the reason why many people with a lot of EMT experience do miserably in Paramedic school. They developed a bunch of bad habits and...

Marieb is a decent middle of the road textbook, I think its even used for some ADN programs. Its not super detailed or in depth which is probably a good thing if you are a beginner and don't have a real strong biology, chemistry or physics background, but its also not dumbed down to the degree...

Memorize normal vital sign ranges for all ages, if you don't know these you are going to struggle with scenario questions. Memorize the signs and symptoms and treatment for pretty much every medical and trauma emergency in the book, from Cardiac tamponade and pneumothorax to COPD, Head and...

I heard about a study on the radio recently that was done on the brains of mice. The study provided evidence that sleep appears to play a crucial role in clearing the brain of proteins that accumulate due to the metabolic processes of brain cells. Scientists are apparently intrigued by the...

Why are there EMTs? You answered your own question. To drive an ambulance and help lift and move patients. That doesn't require a Paramedic license and its viewed as overkill staffing 2 paramedics in some systems. Hence you have EMTs. As for your suggestion that you shouldn't even have to be...

With 17 years in the Marine Corps I cant envision EMT school itself as being too much trouble. A lot of the training is hands on and done in a see it, practice it, test out on it manner that's similar to the way things in the Marines are taught, except in a far more easy going manner. The hard...

Good for you taking the A&P class first, it'll put you ahead of the game. Beware when people tell you how easy EMT class is. The material isn't hard, but a lot of people fail it for some reason(usually poor instruction or lack of effort). For some reason from my experience helping teach...

A resume for Paramedic school? That's a new one to me. Thought all you needed was an EMT license, maybe a couple pre reqs like A&P and Biology, and the ability to score at a certain math and English level and you were in. I know Cali requires something like one year EMT experience but I don't...

I hate to say this, but nearly all the experienced EMTs in my Paramedic class have failed or quit, there's only a couple of us left with significant road experience. I've seen it written on here many times that EMT experience is almost irrelevant in Paramedic school, but I didn't really believe...