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I was wondering if doing a BLS program will be hard with no previous medical training or knowledge? should i take some college courses first such as anatomy and physiology? I am looking in joining my city's volunteer program.
thanks
I was wondering if doing a BLS program will be hard with no previous medical training or knowledge? should i take some college courses first such as anatomy and physiology? I am looking in joining my city's volunteer program.
thanks
This is pretty much it. Most people take an EMT-B course and do well without having had any A&P (or even first-aid training for that matter) education. Read the material, listen in class, don't fall asleep during the videos and do the skills labs and you'll do just fine, if not very well. If you have time, take an A&P class (actually the 1 year version if you can). Look at your local college's RN program or other Allied Health prerequisite courses and think about taking those, if you think you'll want to go further in your medical education. If you choose to go Paramedic, or want to leave a door open for Nursing, take those courses as soon as you can. As you complete those courses (especially A&P) you'll have a good appreciation for what "normal" is and you'll easily see differences from that. Your ability to provide care and make good clinical decisions can only get better from there.Educational courses never hurt, but no a BLS course will not be hard. The EMT-B course involves simplistic skills and is just a step above the first aid level. The course materials are written to a junior high level. You should be fine.
A&P is typically taught or broken down into 2 ways: an Anatomy class and a Physiology class (each 1 semester) or 2 courses covering various systems, A&P at the same time. The end result is the same: you have a knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology. I personally like the 2nd approach as you learn the systems and how they interact and interrelate, but either way you'll learn the same info.That's great info thanks so much.. That would be great if my college has a year long A&P course as I have heard that can be tough to grasp.
A&P is typically taught or broken down into 2 ways: an Anatomy class and a Physiology class (each 1 semester) or 2 courses covering various systems, A&P at the same time. The end result is the same: you have a knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology. I personally like the 2nd approach as you learn the systems and how they interact and interrelate, but either way you'll learn the same info.
Each way does have it's advantages.[snark]
Don't worry, you won't come out of EMT class with a lot of medical knowledge anyways.
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I think it depends. I think the physiology separate than anatomy is a better style with the provision that anatomy is taught by location instead of by system. I think anatomy is much better taught when learning the structures of the arm all at once instead of learning the nervous system separate from the circulatory system separate from the muscular system, etc.
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Don't worry, you won't come out of EMT class with a lot of medical knowledge anyways.
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