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The squat and deadlift would be two very beneficial lifts to include in your training. Alot of your patients will be on the ground when you get there. Rowing exercises would be great to include too. Transferring patients from hospital/nursing home beds to your cot is when this will help. As...

A great place for information on fitness and strength is exrx.net.

We're allowed to assist with nitro.No albuterol though.One nice thing about being hospital based is,I get to sit in on more advanced classes pretty regularly.Ceu's are fairly easy to keep up with.

Here in Illinois I am able to and have acquired a basic level PEPP,GEMS and ITLS.Being hospital based,we function as ER techs and can perform EKGs,blood draws and use the glucometer.In the field we are allowed "limited" drugs consisting of epi-pens,oral glucose and baby aspirin,as long as we...

I work for a hospital based service.Almost all patients that get IV's in the field get blood drawn.We act as ER techs back at the hospital so,9 times out of 10 we would be doing them there anyway.It's one less thing to do when we get back and one less poke for the PT.

Strengthcats.com has some pretty good info on training for the firefighter,with a section specifically for females.

I'm a firm believer in free weights.Done with proper form and full range of motion,I think is the best way to go.I feel that machines fall short of duplicating the type of lifting you will be doing in the field. My bread and butter lifts are squat,deadlift,and clean/press.All three are compound...

I am a little biased in my opinion.I feel free weights are the way to go.I stay completely away from machines. But first,it's a good idea to check with your doctor before starting a program.Ya never know. A good website to check out is ExRx.net.There is a great deal of information on that...