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Thanks! That's awesome! I tried googling and wasn't having much luck. I found one here in Florida, but it seemed like it was more for the fire side rather than medical.

Once I finish my paramedic program (plus a couple more general education classes) I will have earned an Associate's of Emergency Medical services. I'm tentatively planning on moving to Texas after it's all said and done with, probably fall of next year. I was wondering if anyone knows of any...

If you go paramedic and then at a late date decide it's not for you, there's always paramedic to RN bridges.

5 transports? Oh wow. Only suggestion I have is to pick up more clinicals. I unfortunately was a white cloud during EMT school as well. I got plenty of calls, patients, and transports - just nothing good. I even did 13 rides, when we were only required to do 6. Now I'm first semester paramedic...

I passed our pharmacology / physiology exam (just barely though), drug math exam, and signed off on all the med administrations - so technically I am now allowed to give meds on the truck, but I won't let them sign my card because I don't feel like I deserve it since I'm having such an issue...

Thanks! I'm going to get my preceptor to quiz me this way during my rides.

I've been using Cram.com 's app.

Potential job opportunity that I applied for at a local hospital emailed me wanting documentation (Emt license, EVOC, etc.) and included in their list was Haz-Mat awareness. Does the FEMA course covers that requirement? Or do I need something completely different for it?

I have come to the realization that memorizing ALS drugs (classifications, dosage, indications/contraindications, side effects) has been my biggest down fall as of yet. I honestly don't get it. I can look at an assessment for 5 minutes and rattle it off no problem. But when it comes to these...

I picked up extra clinical rotations during EMT school because I felt like I needed it, due to my anxiety and due to being a shy/timid person. I don't think I really became completely confident with the EMT portion, but I definitely was more confident than I was in the beginning. Now I'm back to...

We only have to do 10hr shifts (2x) with the FD in my program, each semester. So glad we don't do 24hr shifts! I took pretty much everything I take with me to class (books, notebooks, etc) so I'd have something to do during down time. Also stopped and picked up donuts for them. Definitely take...

I have horrible anxiety but I was so fortunate to have a lab instructor who had a sense of humor and a great group of classmates who always joked around, yet got to work when needed to. It definitely helped with my anxiety. I'm now a month into semester 1 of paramedic school and my anxiety is...

First semester medic school, here. We don't have any OR clinicals this semester, but next semester we will for intubations.

Agree, take an online traffic school and you won't receive points for it.

Patient had been bitten in the neck by a friend. Friend fled the scene and went to church.

When I was doing clinicals one of my favorite EMTs that I rode with taught me an awesome trick, to buy Carmax lip balm and pretend you're putting it on (so patient doesn't notice what you're doing), only rub it under your nose. I've used that trick several times when picking up homeless people...

Thanks for the replies! I've been thinking it over, and I think that I'm staying put where I am and going to paramedic school here. I found out that Savannah is equally as far as Jacksonville is from where I would be, and supposedly the drive to Savannah is horrible. As well as literally only...

Looking into the possibility of relocating to Georgia, north of Jacksonville. I played with the idea of trying to find a job in Jacksonville and just commuting the 90 mins from Sea Island to Jacksonville, but it looks like Jacksonville's service is Fire and EMS combined, which leaves me out. I...

Absolutely not! I had a class mate when I was in EMT school who was in his mid/late 40s and easily was the oldest in the class. He did just fine. Also several in their 30s, or almost 30, myself included.

I just received my state license in January. Why is it expiring in December of this year?