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I am about to apply for a cruise ship medic job and in that regard I need an ACLS/ALS and PALS certification. Does anybody here knows of a reputable place to take it? I see some places offer 100% online courses, but will they be AHA accredited? I am considering whether to take an American AHA...

In an effort to become more systematic, I am trying to categorise the different complaints we get called to. I am not completely satisfied with any of the lists I have found in my paramedic books, although they have been of great help. My goal is to make a list as comprehensive as possible to...

Sorry for the long wall of text, I am really grateful if someone takes their time to read it through and give me some advice. My current situation is last year student on a bachelor degree program (3 years) in emergency medicine. Its the first of its kind in Norway and very geared towards...

This is something that I have wondered a lot about after calls involving injured or sick kids in the past, and I recently went on a call to a 2 year old who had been scolded on a good part of her body which made me think about it again. Initially the child was screaming a lot, which is to be...

Another student in my paramedic class has been working as a volunteer on a SAR helicopter in the Himalayas, and is inviting me to come along with him when the high season begins. He says I most likely will get accepted since I have some years experience from the ambulance service here in Norway...

OK, I have a $1000 voucher from AA that I need to use by May 15th, so I am considering going to NY, Boston and Washington DC to do some tourist stuff, shopping and visiting friends sometime in Sept/Oct. It would be very interesting to do a ride along in a big city service while I'm over there...

I might go on a 1 year program working for Disney World in Orlando starting in july. Does anybody know of a good paramedic program there, maybe something online? Would I be able to work 40 hours + in periods while doing the paramedic course or will that just be too much? How long are the...

For a long time I have been interested in trying out some remote medic jobs, or some other EMS work abroad. With my current training, which is equivalent to something between EMT-B and EMT-I, I guess my options are not too many atm. We have a 2 year part time paramedic study that teaches a lot...

I recently discovered a 4 year paramedic program with UDELAS in Panama. It seems pretty extensive, and covers a lot of subjects, like natural disasters, biodiversity, hazardous materials, pediatrics, search and rescue, rescue in confined spaces, jungle rescue and survival, risk analysis...

Hi, I have been an EMT in Norway for some years, started as an apprentice in 2004, and Ive had a few breaks from the EMT job since then. The longest one about two years another one for one year, and another one for 6 months. So I have never really worked long enough to get really experienced. In...

I posted earlier about taking an EMT/paramedic course in the US. Not able to find it anymore, but anyways my question now is a bit more specific. I´ve talked to a colleague of mine who took the paramedic course at the Center for Emergency Medicine in Pittsburgh, and she claimed it to be among...

I am interested in studying to become a paramedic in the US or Canada. I am Norwegian, and I have some years experience as an EMT here. I presume that every now and then you have foreigners taking paramedic courses, so maybe someone here are familiar with how they are doing it? How long...

From my work in the transportation unit 5-6 years ago, I have gotten some kind of chronical inflammation where some of the muscles in the lower arm connects to the upper arm. In the transportation unit, we constantly lifts people between our stretcher and the beds. The way we usually do it is...

Im a 27 yo norwegian working in Norway as an EMT at the moment, who would like to relocate to somewhere in Latin America, preferably Brazil, Mexico, Panama or somewhere in the Carribean. Other countries could also be of interest, but I already have friends in the forementioned places. I have...