Hi everyone,
Has anyone taken the new paramedic practical stations, such as the Out of Hospital Comprehensive, Oral, Static, and Dynamic Cardiology? I'm taking them in April, but I have yet to meet anyone who has been through them (they started in January, I believe.) Would you mind sharing...
Hi All!
Tell me about Capital's medic program in Hartford CT. I've heard really good things about it. Should I drive 1 hour to Hartford for the program, not to mention ride time and clinicals, or should I drive 20 mins to Bridgeport? Is Capital worth the extra drive time and gas money...
Hi everyone, and thanks for reading...
I'm an EMT in CT. I was wondering if any of you had any strong opinions and experience with medic schools here. I have a degree already, but I'm not opposed to getting another associate's or bachelor's. Seems kinda like a good idea actually. I can also...
Hi everyone~
I'm an EMT in CT, where the state has recently come to the decision that Advanced and Intermediate EMT certs will no longer be recognized-- only Basic and Paramedic levels.
That said, an Advanced course will be running in a few weeks, and despite this new certification...
Hi Brandnewemt~ I'm a newbie as well. I have gone on 4 calls so far since finishing my basic class. I'm still pretty nervous but eager to learn. I feel confident about my "textbook" knowledge, but I'm overwhelmed by it at the same time. I feel like I have so much info in my head that when I'm on...
HA! I took the test last week and had a ton of helicopter questions, which I'm certain weren't in the book. As I took the exam, those questions kept popping up~ were driving me crazy! I, too, passed (phew!), but I thought the test was very hard and asked a lot of strange questions. I think the...
Thanks to you both for replying...ARose, I tested yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. The wait is killing me already and it hasn't even been 24hrs! I'm really thinking that the NREMT test is a more like an initiation ceremony or rite of passage rather than a true test of knowledge. :D
I heard...
Hi Everyone,
I just took the written NREMT Basic yesterday, and it was a BEAR. I studied my *** off. I paid for and took the online tests for a solid week leading up to the exam. Every extra moment I had, I took 10-20 questions or more. I studied assessment, shock, diabetes, cardiac, all like...
I'll look into Hartford, although it may be a little far from me, as I am in Fairfield and Bridgeport is so close. Do you happen to know that they're planning on changing?
Best~
Dear KB~
Thanks for the reply, and I'm so happy to hear that I have contacted someone who lives close to me and has experience with Bridgeport Hospital. So you say that you went as straight as possible from B to P~ How straight is that? Did you work for a while as EMT then apply to P...
Thanks again for your reply. It's so good to hear this and chat with someone with experience. I love being in the program, and I realize it's nothing compared to actually being in the field. I respect experience more than I can adequately say in typed words here and really must reiterate that...
alabamatriathlete,
Thanks for your reply~ Your B-course was THAT big? Wow, mine has only 14 in it. I'm currently taking EMT-Basic and I know I'm going to want to be a Paramedic. Can you tell me if I'll need a certain amount of field experience to get into a Paramedic track? I figure I'll...
Hi everyone,
Does anyone know of a solid paramedic program in CT? I live near Bridgeport. I hear Bridgeport Hospital has a program. There's also a few colleges in the area that offer one. Does one have a better reputation over the other? Is it better to take one from a hospital than from a...