Medic School

[MissTrishEMTB08]

What was your favorite part? What was your least favorite part?

My favorite part so far is learning the drugs. Before we would learn what to do and what drugs to give but never what the drugs did. Now that we learned the drugs, its all clicked into place and it makes sense and makes class so much easier!

My least favorite part was cardiac algorithims. I hated them! Now its a lot easier that Ive stopped trying to just straight memorize and started logic-ing them out, but still not my fave part at all!

 

[Epi-do]

My favorite part......the end!

Seriously though, I am just the opposite of you. I thought pharm was the absolute worst, nothing but rouge memorization. However, I really enjoyed cardiology. I have always liked to look at strips and try to figure out what is going on. It's like solving a puzzle.

 

[Ridryder911]

Part of the problem with EMS programs is that they tend to teach medics to memorize instead of learning the process of the body and assessing in medical care. Personally, I feel that there should be very little memorization of anything except possibly the numbers such as dosages, etc.

If one memorizes the usual dribble that most are required such as effects, actions, contraindications, and so forth; one only remembers those about the medication and not the full understanding of pharmacokinetics. That is why I am supposed mentality of the usage of drug cards. If one truly understands the pharmodynamics, anatomy and physiology then one will automatically understand those effects being pro or con.

The same can be said in regards to ECG interpretation. One cannot ever memorize ECG's only the fine points such as P-R interval, duration, etc. To really master ECG interpretation one has to understand the physiology of what is occurring in the heart in regards to electrical representation. Yes, it is true one can even be non-medical and be able to interpret ECG only knowing wave forms, but to co-relate what is occurring physiological and the needed (or lack of) intervention is a different thing. That is why it is really called practicing or intervening with the patient.

R/r 911

 

[MissTrishEMTB08]

My favorite part......the end!

Seriously though, I am just the opposite of you. I thought pharm was the absolute worst, nothing but rouge memorization. However, I really enjoyed cardiology. I have always liked to look at strips and try to figure out what is going on. It's like solving a puzzle.

Maybe part of the reason I dont like algorithims is because when we run our mega codes if we get something wrong our instructor throws things at us!
Ok. You walk in. Your patient is in V-Fib. What do you do first?

Epi!

No you sorry sons of (b word) *throws eraser* ABCS FIRST!

Aaaah the joys of having a retired fire chief as our instructor!

 

[Ridryder911]

Maybe part of the reason I dont like algorithims is because when we run our mega codes if we get something wrong our instructor throws things at us!
Ok. You walk in. Your patient is in V-Fib. What do you do first?

Epi!

No you sorry sons of (b word) *throws eraser* ABCS FIRST!

Aaaah the joys of having a retired fire chief as our instructor!

I am afraid I or he would not last long.I can assure you, it would be the latter. First, he should NEVER curse at students as well as ever throw anything. That would be his last day in this profession as an instructor. Leave the ego behind and treat you appropriately. As well inform him that ABC's should had already been started.. before applying the monitor to be able to see if they were in V-fib or not... duh!. Then immediate defib after the CPR has been started. It is only suggested not a hard fact that CPR has to be performed for 2 minutes prior defibrillation.

Treat your students with professional demeanor and they too will act and become a professional.

R/r911