Got a (hopefully) simple question on some good courses to have for an EMT-B.
I work in an ALS system. Each Unit has 1 EMT and 1 Medic. Independent from Fire. In Florida. I only got a little experience, a little under 2 years. And I work with the same medic just about all the time.
That being said, I know how to do the simple basic ALS-assist stuff. ( IV/IO Setups, ECG/12-Lead Placement, Intubation Setups, and setup for the basic drugs that we use in our service )
My question is, what are some good courses to take for me to help my medic and, more importantly, my patients. I've done A LOT of reading on these things, almost down to everything but a course breakdown. I even got a list:
PALS, ITLS, NRP, PEPP, ACLS, AMLS, GEMS, AHLS, NALS, PPC, ABLS.
Our system has a very wide range of patients. I've ran many trauma alerts, codes, stimi's, and so on. Luckily, we have three Great hospitals right in our county, even a Helicopter for our "north end" of the county oh sh*t calls.
So, our area luckily offers a wide range of these classes, but you have to watch for them needless to say.
Hopefully some of you more experienced people can help out and clue me in on some of these things. Thanks for any input! Looking forward to it.
I work in an ALS system. Each Unit has 1 EMT and 1 Medic. Independent from Fire. In Florida. I only got a little experience, a little under 2 years. And I work with the same medic just about all the time.
That being said, I know how to do the simple basic ALS-assist stuff. ( IV/IO Setups, ECG/12-Lead Placement, Intubation Setups, and setup for the basic drugs that we use in our service )
My question is, what are some good courses to take for me to help my medic and, more importantly, my patients. I've done A LOT of reading on these things, almost down to everything but a course breakdown. I even got a list:
PALS, ITLS, NRP, PEPP, ACLS, AMLS, GEMS, AHLS, NALS, PPC, ABLS.
Our system has a very wide range of patients. I've ran many trauma alerts, codes, stimi's, and so on. Luckily, we have three Great hospitals right in our county, even a Helicopter for our "north end" of the county oh sh*t calls.
So, our area luckily offers a wide range of these classes, but you have to watch for them needless to say.
Hopefully some of you more experienced people can help out and clue me in on some of these things. Thanks for any input! Looking forward to it.