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If there were no EMT-B certification as a starting point. Would you still try to get into EMS.
Here in Canada we have Primary Care Paramedic, (PCP), as our BLS level on ambulances. It is about a 1500 hour course with about 800 hours didactic/lab, 200 hours of hospital clinical and 500 hours as a student on an ambulance. The course costs about $12,000.00 (plus your living expenses) and takes about 10 months to complete.
If you knew you could get a job paying double the minimum wage plus benefits, would you quit your current job and make the time and monetary investment to be in EMS? Or does that kind of commitment scare you away?
Here in Canada we have Primary Care Paramedic, (PCP), as our BLS level on ambulances. It is about a 1500 hour course with about 800 hours didactic/lab, 200 hours of hospital clinical and 500 hours as a student on an ambulance. The course costs about $12,000.00 (plus your living expenses) and takes about 10 months to complete.
If you knew you could get a job paying double the minimum wage plus benefits, would you quit your current job and make the time and monetary investment to be in EMS? Or does that kind of commitment scare you away?