Hi, this would be my first renewal with WA state.

On the online renewal form, it asks me if I have completed required skills for renewal.

It’s my understanding that we are required to perform certain numbers of intubations.

1. How does the state know how many intubations I have performed past 3 years?

2. If I performed intubation at OR time or cadaver lab, how could I prove my intubation numbers? And to whom I need to submit these records?

Thank you guys in advance

If I (international student) go to college in the US for paramedic qualification or even EMT basic qualification, what are my odds of getting sponsored by an employer after schooling? I.e. I will need a visa to work. How's the job market.

E3 visa for Aussies don't apply since I am not an Australian citizen.

Open to working in all states.

Been following this forum for a while as an EMT looking to possibly become a paramedic. However, I constantly see overwhelmingly negative experiences from low pay, lack of advancement, mental health trauma to difficult hours and injuries.

Are there any happy paramedics out there and if so can you expand on why your situation makes you happy?

Hey everyone! Specifically aimed at those who are/have studied paramedicine in australia. I'm looking to go overseas to do an exchange, but im really struggling to find a place that I can go that even offers paramedicine or paramedic science as a degree. has anybody done exchange or a study abroad?

thanks so much !

Hey guys I’m an EMT and I work for a Private ambulance that offers a paramedic program where they will pay for my schooling if I sign on for a year after, Any tips for Paramedic school?

Been interested in becoming a paramedic so I’ve been doing some research, watching some videos. I’ve noticed that every older paramedic I’ve seen is either balding, or bald. Is this something you’ve noticed in your time working as one? Any male paramedics here, who have been at this job for a while, with a full head of hair?

I’m coming towards the end of my paramedic school capstone and wanted to get my preceptor a gift. He’s been helpful and picked up extra time to help me meet my requirements which I appreciate. Is it appropriate to get a gift and if it is, Any ideas on what I should get?

Happy, I think is the term. Like not overworked or underpaid?

is anyone else having no luck with scheduling registry? been trying for the last month but the website is always down for maintenance, no one is answering my phone calls or emails either. i’m in the verge of driving to their headquarters in ohio just to get my att letter. any help is greatly appreciated!

Straight-edge I think is the term. For like no drugs

Hey yall! I’m currently an ER nurse. However, I’ve been very interested in getting my medic. How do you guys like the job and do you feel you enjoy what you do?

Thanks

Hello my salty friends! It’s been a few years since I’ve been on the ambulance (flew for a bit, taught EMT, and then a short stint in emergency management), but the ambulance was always my favorite. I’m about to go back after accepting a full time position with a solid 911 agency. I was a decent medic and ran thousands of 911 calls, but am finding myself wildly anxious about “start over” at a new agency and getting back on the ambulance and back into the groove/comfortable again. I need a pep talk from my people!

Is it worth the $30/hr, if you had the opportunity to do something else, would you take it , what would you have done (like be a lawyer). i can't decide between this and being a lawyer. I love both things a lot. I wanna hear someone else's perspective.

I'm interested in becoming a paramedic. I have loved the years I've spent as a HCA and I have tried going into nursing in the past however I have noticed that if the team you are working under don't like you, they will look for reasons to fail you if not making your placement as difficult as they can.

I love helping people and making a difference. I am able to remain calm and navigate difficult situations. I fear that I will expereicne a near identical work culture if I go into paramedic science. Is this something other students have experienced and how did you deal with it?

Two scenarios…

1

You get dispatched to a frail, elderly female who has passed out in her home. She lives alone so you have limited info.

When you arrive, she has snoring respirations, which quickly resolves with an adjustment of her head position. She has a very weak pulse at 120. EKG shows sinus tachycardia. BP 58/20. You notice dry skin signs and mucous membranes. You establish IV access, start fluids, check a glucose, load her up, start towards the hospital, and after 1 liter of fluids she starts to come around and you learn that she has had a week of frequent diarrhea. Once in the hospital, she is treated for dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, and eventually is discharged home.

2

A gardener notices his client, a frail elderly woman, lying unconscious on the floor of her livingroom and calls 911.

When he speaks with the dispatcher, he describes snoring respirations and is unsure if he can feel a pulse. Chest compressions are recommended by dispatch.

When you arrive, bystander CPR is in progress. You assess the patient, find snoring respirations, which resolve with head positioning, although breathing seems shallow and erratic. Oral airway inserted. Eventually the pt is intubated. A weak pulse of 120 is felt, EKG shows sinus tachycardia with an occasional PVC and a BP of 58/20. You notice dry mucous membranes and poor skin signs. IV is started, fluids administered, blood sugar checked, patient is transported to the ER, later admitted to the ICU, is found to be hypovolemic, have electrolyte imbalance, have rib fractures, as well as pulmonary/cardiac contusions (most likely from aggressive chest compressions), the patient eventually develops pneumonia and dies 10 days later.

My point is this… CPR on frail and/or medically compromised individuals is not benign.

I believe there are three main types of patients receiving CPR.

1. Those at end of life where CPR will not help.

2. Those suffering a sudden cardiac event where rapid recognition and Interventions, including CPR will be the difference between life and death.

3. Those with conditions where CPR is not needed, and potentially harmful… but lay people cannot differentiate between this group, and group #2… so CPR instructions are always given.

A frail elderly person in good health who undergoes traumatic chest trauma has a higher morbidity than a younger person experiencing the same type of event.

Now add to the equation that the frail elderly person is actually having a medical problem and you add chest trauma (in the form of CPR) on top of that.

Don’t get me wrong… I am not entirely sure what the solution is to this problem. If you are slower to recommend CPR, you miss more of the survivable cardiac events. If you are quick to recommend CPR, you risk pushing frail/medically compromised individuals over the edge by adding thoracic trauma to their list of acute problems.

I wonder if there have been any studies on the effects of CPR on frail/medically compromised patients who didn’t need it 🤨?

Hi everyone, I’m seeking advice on leadership and navigating the challenges of my first leadership post.

For a bit of background, I am a 36 year old male and am working as a paramedic in the UK. I have recently taken part in a round of recruitment for the post of Senior Paramedic Team Leader and was successful.

The team/workforce I am expected to lead is made up of EMTs and paramedics. Within each group there is a wide range of ages and levels of experience with some paramedics being very young and inexperienced and some technicians being been in the field for about as long as I’ve been alive. I have been told by a number of people prior to even applying for the role that they think I’d be a good leader and hope I one day go for the role. I always found this awkward as in my head, I’ve never been a team leader so you have no idea whether I’d be good at it or not. It’s also one thing to be a good leader on a job dealing with immediate local issues to that scene. But entirely different to being a good leader when managing policy, workplace discipline, welfare, performance management etc..

I would really appreciate advice (specific or general) from anybody on how to be a good leader for my team.

Is there a high demand for paramedics in NSW or for nurses? I originally thought paramedics would be more in demand just as nursing but according to what I’ve read on reddit, nurses are more in demand and there’s hardly any jobs for paramedics? Why’s that though? And how is there hardly any degrees for paramedicine?

I've been looking into travel medic contracts and have some questions. Basically:

• what it's like going into a system in a completely different area?
• how difficult is it to get certifications for each state you work in, does the company help you get these or does working contract let you get around needing every state cert?
• how easy is it to get the contract length you want in a place you want?
• is the pay as good as it seems on paper?

And others. I would be interested in talking to anyone with experience doing these contracts and if that would be a good decision for more pay and better overall experience compared to what I'm currently doing, which is hospital based EMS (of which I have my own qualms with)

Just curious because I feel like every EMT has at least one story that makes you laugh no matter how many times you tell it.

Good evening everyone like the title post says I’m a current ER tech working my way to become a PA. I have my EMTB cert and have thought about joining my cities FD for multiple reasons.

I see online that it isn’t uncommon for paramedics to go on and become PAs especially great ones from what I’ve read.

So my questions today to former paramedics who became PAs are the following.

How did you guys balance being a paramedic and doing classes?

Does being a paramedic help you stand out when applying for PA schools?

How did being a paramedic help you out on your journey to being a PA? (Application process, PA school, job as a PA)

Thanks for taking time out of your day to answer my questions it’s greatly appreciated.

just wondering what its like working there and if any tips for the interview process

Hello! I'm currently planning to start a Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) career here in Alberta (Canada). I was just wondering if I could hear more about this from people who have experience with this. Do you like it? If I'm planning to have a family still a good option? How did you get a job after graduating? Would you mind sharing some experiences? How do you learn the first steps when stepping into an emergency?