the 100% directionless thread

If you're currently in an A&P course then it's probably not going to be worth it, financially or time wise, to get out of this class and sign up for the other one.

Experience in a cadaver lab is nice and definitely can be helpful for some in learning anatomy, but honestly I wouldn't call it an absolute necessity or worth the trouble to switch.

It's definitely not going to help prepare you any more for med school of that's the ultimate goal. Truth be told, nothing will really prepare you, just be ready to work and study hard. I had classmates from all different backgrounds and levels of healthcare experience and I'd say during the first few months everyone was on a level playing field.
 
Once a year Genesys has a cadaver lab EMS day. Just do that
 
I've got to agree with everyone else here about the A&P class. You're in in one know. I wouldn't swtitch now just to get in to the one with a cadaver. Yes it's nice, but not needed for the paramedic stuff. Finish what you're in, save the extra money, and goto medic school. If you still want to, thanks the cadaver course later for personal enrichment.
 
Actually I'm not in one now, I'm in a prerequisite for A&P.
I apologize for not being more clear on that in the Original post.
 
While testing an airway station the other day (I sometimes help on lab days)
Me- what is FRC?
Student- ......*blank stare*
Me- functional residual capacity?
Student-.... uhhhh .....ummmm.....I am supposed to put the tube in the heads mouth.
Me- we will get to that.... Do you know what frc is?
Student- no
Me- how about tidal volume?
Student- that's the thing. You know ...the breathing thing
Me- ok.......would it be too much to ask if you know why we pre oxygenate our pts?
Student-long pause.... Because that is what my instructor said to do.
Me- ***facepalm ***


Every other student had no problem answering these and other similar questions. THey finished their airway module a week or so ago. I brought it up to the instructor and he said this person is great one day and cant find his way out of a wet paper bag the next.
 
To the students defense, were the questions ones they would be expected to answer when testing for airway? I know that some students get themselves so "psyched out" when testing a skill station, their minds go blank.

Not that students shouldn't know what functional reserve capacity and tidal volume are, but they most likely shouldn't be quizzed on those topics when their only expectation is to demonstrate the psychomotor skill.

Sorry, I'm wearing my devil's advocate hat.
 
Y'all are really making me want to move to Texas with all your talking and such.
 
n7lxi said:
To the students defense, were the questions ones they would be expected to answer when testing for airway? I know that some students get themselves so "psyched out" when testing a skill station, their minds go blank.

Not that students shouldn't know what functional reserve capacity and tidal volume are, but they most likely shouldn't be quizzed on those topics when their only expectation is to demonstrate the psychomotor skill.

Sorry, I'm wearing my devil's advocate hat.
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It was a training lab day. The instructor brought us (myself and a few others who help out from time to time) and told us to quiz them. The students knew we would be asking them questions as well as going over the skills portion. This was not an exam , it was a class lab day. I should have worded it a little better.
 
All these newbies are so young.

Sitting in a hospital EMS lounge and a few say "hey, look at this cool old fire fighter show on TV".

That cool show is "Emergency". I try to explain what's going on, Squad 51 the Ward Ultravision pumper etc. all I got in return were blank stares.

That Ward pumper is awesome. My FD had one when I joined 12 years ago and it was a blast to drive.

2 stroke Detroit diesel with a manual trans. Swear it drove like a 30k lbs sports car.
 
Christmas came early!!!! Santa, can you send some snow early to go along with my present for myself please?

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NVRob said:
Christmas came early!!!! Santa, can you send some snow early to go along with my present for myself please?

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Drooooooollllll.
 
Tigger said:
Drooooooollllll.
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Haha thank you sir! Congrats on the CL spot by the way. If you ever make it out this way rides to the top of the mountain to slide down are on me. Unfortunately I think the skis may get neglected this year...

Sorry about the giagantor pictures, didn't realize how big the iPad was going to make them.
 
Love the doctor at our trauma hospital. Bring in a patient with an arterial scalp bleed. Tell the doctor about how much blood was on the walls and how it was squirting out. He says "I doubt that, cut off the bandages". He dodged the blood just before it hits him. He places his finger on the bleed and says "hmm every time I take my finger away it squirts blood".
 
shfd739 said:
All these newbies are so young.

Sitting in a hospital EMS lounge and a few say "hey, look at this cool old fire fighter show on TV".

That cool show is "Emergency". I try to explain what's going on, Squad 51 the Ward Ultravision pumper etc. all I got in return were blank stares.

That Ward pumper is awesome. My FD had one when I joined 12 years ago and it was a blast to drive.

2 stroke Detroit diesel with a manual trans. Swear it drove like a 30k lbs sports car.
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Guess it's all about perspective. You're what, 29? 30? Even with full-time experience there's still lots of places where you'd be the newbie...

I can remember getting hired (it really wasn't that long ago) and working for a lieutenant who'd been at the same department for a few monthes longer than I'd been alive. And he wasn't a rarity.
 
shfd739 said:
All these newbies are so young.
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I like making all the nurses feel old when I tell them I was born in 1990 :P

I thought being 22 with a BSN pretty was good until I met a 25 year old CRNA. Got his diploma of nursing at 20, got an ICU job as a new grad while completing a RN-BSN and applied to CRNA school at 22 then graduated a few months after his 25th birthday.
 
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ChaseZ33 said:
I like making all the nurses feel old when I tell them I was born in 1990 :P

I thought being 22 with a BSN pretty was good until I met a 25 year old CRNA. Got his diploma of nursing at 20, got an ICU job as a new grad while completing a RN-BSN and applied to CRNA school at 22 then graduated a few months after his 25th birthday.
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I was a medic at 20 and constantly got asked if I was on career day and old enough to do this. It was funny for awhile.
 
ChaseZ33 said:
I like making all the nurses feel old when I tell them I was born in 1990 :P

I thought being 22 with a BSN pretty was good until I met a 25 year old CRNA. Got his diploma of nursing at 20, got an ICU job as a new grad while completing a RN-BSN and applied to CRNA school at 22 then graduated a few months after his 25th birthday.
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What did he do 21 credits per semester + summers and online courses?
 
NYMedic828 said:
What did he do 21 credits per semester + summers and online courses?
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Diploma is 16 months and RN-BSN is one year online. It is a very rare shortcut that isnt common anymore
 
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