medic6676
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sounded like NYS. get your medic, it's much easier to get hired as a medic than a CC
And while it's true a CC can do almost as much as a paramedic (in an adult cardiac arrest anyway), a paramedic can do much more on pediatrics and perform more interventions on standing orders, without having to call medical control to get the doctor's permission.
I know quite a few competant CCs.... however, those who want to make it a career get their paramedic. Last I checked, there wasn't a simple CC to Paramedic transition course in NYC
You're completely right on that, unless you want to go to HVCC, and tell them you're a CC and they allow you to skip a majority of the days (senseless).
But the one thing I found, and I said this I believe is it gives a good base to build on in medic school.