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so I live in edmonton alberta, I'm taking my EMR course right now, its a 2 week course at the school I'm attending. Some schools its 3 weeks full time, and others its 6-8 part time.
The breakdown in alberta for the different levels is
EMR
EMT
EMT-P
EMR certifies you to work in rural towns, or on an ambulance, or as an industrial medic, it goes over a fair amount of anatomy and trauma care, but does not provide you with the adequate skills to get seriously hands on. its about a 900$ canadian (750 american)
EMT is a 6-9 month program, with 3 practicums, one in the hospital, one in the ER, and one on a truck. It certifies you to work on a BLS rig, or an ALS rig provided you are working with a medic. Its about 5600$ canadian (4800 american)
EMT-P the paramedic course is a 2 year diploma program, and certifies you to work on ALS, do tracheal airway insertions and stuff like that.... This one is over 10,000$ canadian, so like 8700$ american.
also, you get paid nothing while doing your practicum.
So I'm just curious how it works in the states? and what the different levels of school are, the costs, the practicums, and the levels of certification? How different is it? are there any government subsidies regarding your tuition considering the area of work you are going into? Are medics in the states well compensated for their level of knowledge and competence in the field?
The breakdown in alberta for the different levels is
EMR
EMT
EMT-P
EMR certifies you to work in rural towns, or on an ambulance, or as an industrial medic, it goes over a fair amount of anatomy and trauma care, but does not provide you with the adequate skills to get seriously hands on. its about a 900$ canadian (750 american)
EMT is a 6-9 month program, with 3 practicums, one in the hospital, one in the ER, and one on a truck. It certifies you to work on a BLS rig, or an ALS rig provided you are working with a medic. Its about 5600$ canadian (4800 american)
EMT-P the paramedic course is a 2 year diploma program, and certifies you to work on ALS, do tracheal airway insertions and stuff like that.... This one is over 10,000$ canadian, so like 8700$ american.
also, you get paid nothing while doing your practicum.
So I'm just curious how it works in the states? and what the different levels of school are, the costs, the practicums, and the levels of certification? How different is it? are there any government subsidies regarding your tuition considering the area of work you are going into? Are medics in the states well compensated for their level of knowledge and competence in the field?