Want to be a paramedic?

[brendanbutterworth]

@lolpranksta Have you also noticed that I have not made a single mistake. Not EVERYONE makes mistakes every now and again. Do not judge people by your own, somewhat sloppy standards.

[brendanbutterworth]

@lolpranksta That last reply was much better. You took a bit of pride with your spelling. Looking words up in the dictionary to check before posting I suspect. Well done! Now do not let your standards drop again. I hope you are not that sloppy while out working

[brendanbutterworth]

@lolprnksta Are you educated? I would not like you to care fore me if you can not spell or write. the word MORE is not spelt moer. Cheque is not spelt check. Care giver is two words, not one as you write. This is why I can never read or understand my medical records

[lolpranksta]

@brendanbutterworth Why are you judging someone on the internet based on how they spell? I'd love to show you my AP marks. EVERYONE makes a few mistakes every now and then. So don't act like a smart ass with me kid. I've probably helped more people than you ever will. Why? Because I care. When it comes to the field, I take my stuff seriously. On the web, it's just pure freedom of speech.I graduated from SAIT polytechnic in Calgary, Alberta. Yes I am educated. More than you.

[fahimjamal008]

Im going :)

[EVILAKUMA]

how much is the pay?

[lolpranksta]

@EVILAKUMA This is not the career to get into if you care about the pay. It was on the list of the worst jobs to be in on a 2011 survey. You get into this line of work because you care moer about helping people than the check you recieve every two weeks. If you're compassionate and a caregiver, go for this. If you can't handle the high stress and low pay, don't do it. It's not a career for profit.

[EVILAKUMA]

@lolpranksta I love to help people ,I had to ask considering I want to have lots of kids in the future =) Im going to be a Paramedic for sure. Its in my blood to help , we as humans should help / donate blood for free too .

[guitarhamster102]

Is it possible to have a second job while doing EMT-P?

[theyourock7]

im still chosing if i wanna become a paramedic,loyar,vetenarian or a police officER

I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE AND ANIMALS!

[MedicAmbo5000]

im a EMT im new zealand, i love what i do, im a volunteer, and love the fact that i have been given the opp to help my community

[JsonAre]

This place looks nice, too bad I’m in the United States.

[ninjasauceshadow]

Ive been thinking about going to school to become a paramedic i live in the us and was wondering is the job worth it?

[HHiiMM1]

@ninjasauceshadow It's always worth it if it means saving someones life.

[Brian7Papa]

i want to be a paramedic but a had NVQ LEVEL 3 HEALTH AND SOCIAL care plus math gcse

they say that i have to do ENGLISH AND SCIECE AS WELL TO GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE and after that they want me to apply ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION TO GO THROUGH university

i was really concern about ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

WOULD IT be acceptable to university??

[PrincessSquig]

@Brian7Papa yes they require 5 GCSE's at grade A-C and that include maths, english and science. I did an Access to HE course, it was really good you should go on to it as once you have the diploma theres so many areas you can branch off into. paramedic practise is extremely competitive to get on, unfortunately, I've tried to get on the course for the past three years....

[smokeybirdman]

Want to be an ambo (paramedic) than come to Australia. We are highly skilled and well paid. Unlike the states the service is government funded and we are permitted to administer everything without doctors authority. The ASNSW is the second biggest in the world.

[RandomGuyThing2]

@smokeybirdman I agree. Im in australia too. Second year Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) and cant wait till I finish it. We probably have some of the best ambos in the world. Very highly trained and professional. Unfortunatley Im in Victoria and as I did VCE in yr 12 couldn't apply in nsw but Im hoping for a transfer there :)

[amasouth]

ive wanted to be a paramedic since i could talk... my dolls were my patients and my barbie car was my ambulance.... only problem is .. here in South Africa they dont get paid much.. it wont stop me though the universities are too full and your lucky if they concider your application... if i dont get accepted to study for it in 2012 i dont know what im going to do.... any advice ppl?

[Peiazjaeh]

@amasouth

is training in another country an option?

[datimmyrocks]

I am a sophomore about to be a JR. in high school and have wanted to become a paramedic since I was in like the 6th grade but I was wondering if anyone knew any ambulance services that offer ride alongside for high school kids in or around(45 min drive or less) Scott county tn and also what exactly as far as classes and steps to becoming a paramedic would I need to have in high school and beyond thanks so much

I don't get on YouTube much so pls send ur responses to dennistimothy25@yahoo.com

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[ed13579]

The video states at 2:19 that "This is the only university offering such a wide cross-section of practical and theory training for students and professional Paramedics".

Purely as a matter of interest, why does Coventry state this?

Regards,

Ed

[bmahy1]

if you do study paramedical science do you have to become a paramedic after completion of your degree?

[RandomGuyThing2]

@bmahy1 Not sure about where you are but in Australia there are many oportunities after you finish that degree or many others like it. You can work for many private companies, you can work at just one specififc area like a building, you can work at a school as a first aider, work at train stations in first-aid, here because we have a lot of mines u can work as a mine Paramedic which involves u just treating miners, you get paid much more than normal paramedics.

[RandomGuyThing2]

@bmahy1 You can also work for film companies as first aid when they are making the movie. You can work as an emergency room responder, you can teach first aid, you can do private events and much more. They were just some of the things you COULD do. There are many more that you could probably do but i did not list them all as well that would be hard :S.

Anyway good luck.

[h0ktar]

Do you have to be a US citizen to become a paramedic/EMT... in the US?

Cause I am a medic from Austria (Europe) but unfortunately we don't have the paramedicsystem, so I would need to go to school again here in the US which would be ok but is it even possible for me without being a US citizen?

[bioha2ar3]

@h0ktar yes you do.

[SquareoftheyearFM]

@h0ktar possibly but this is talking about the UK system.

[firefighterE134]

can a American paramedic have their certification transferred to UK, or would they have to go through their school and training all over again?

[SilverWolf810]

@firefighterE134

Thats something you would have to ask the specific trust that you are thinking about joining, for example LAS (London Ambulance Service) Personally I would think you would have to retrain under UK training.

[firefighterE134]

hey thank you for the response...I recently found the information on it and if I do attempt to work in UK my training and certifications will transfer. I will just have to apply to have my training and skills reviewed and take a UK paramedic test...then the "health professions council" will decide if i qualify

[SilverWolf810]

@firefighterE134

Yeah all paramedics have to register with the HPC (Health Professions Council). There are university routes for paramedics from other countries to gain HPC registration, but for international students I can imagine, despite only being a 1 year course that the fees will be very high. Other than that you probably know more about it than I do! Good luck :) (I'm a student paramedic by the way!)

[firefighterE134]

awesome man, I'm an Advanced paramedic here in USA, its a great job....your lucky to be in UK. here in USA most ambulances are private corporations, which can really suck its all about the profit and money..... our level of care is about the same as in UK (matter of fact we use the same textbooks from what I hear)....but I think the management of the service in UK is far superior to America..and paramedics in UK are paid much better than here.

[SilverWolf810]

Yeah we have a national NHS ambulance service and some private firms. Private firms are usually used for event cover and PTS. As for ambulance grades we have ECA's, EMT's, Paramedics and then ECP's (Emergency Care Practitioner) of which I would suspect being an advanced paramedic you would be somewhere in-between paramedic and an ECP. Textbook wise we do use a lot of the same textbooks, but some are revised to english legislation such as nancy carolines emergency care in the streets for example.

[firefighterE134]

yeah the nancy caroline books are what most paramedic programs in the USA use..thats what my class used....is that what you use?

[SilverWolf810]

@firefighterE134

Yeah I use the 6th edition nancy Caroline book adapted to UK guidelines though, only slight differences in practice I guess. Add to that another large stack of books on emergency care and ECG's!

[firefighterE134]

oh yeah i remember learning cardiology and ECG...you will love it.

[nutube68]

bluebelt; thank you, I am very familar with the US training, was trying to find out the UK training. good luck :)

[nutube68]

bluebelt, In most of Canada we use paramedics on all calls; a Primary Care Paramedic is somewhere in your EMT-Intermediate. IV's Some drugs, ITLS, and tons of clinicals. the course is anywhere from 1-2 yrs, then there is the Advanced Care Paramedic (NR EMT-P) there are Critical Care Paramedics mostly flight medics. These is a generic overview and does not include all paramedics' scope for each province

[nutube68]

Hi, just a couple questions; How long is the Paramedic training and are there different levels of paramedics?

I'm a Primary Cara Paramedic student in Canada. this course is about 1yr (varies a bit by school) then there are Advanced Care Paramedics; thats an other year (full-time training) ....Cheers

[bluebelt4life]

I can't answer the training length question as I am still in training myself, but there are different levels of EMT's. EMT-B is you basic EMT, BLS and AED plus advanced first aid, no drugs. EMT-I is the intermediate level, and beginning drugs, EMT-P is Paramedic, which includes drugs and ALS.

[ettoa]

This is what im going to do next year. I was training through a trust and the teaching was terrible. I decided to leave and now im learning at a much better pace and know a hell of a lot more in depth.

[Silumnet]

you're about to start in a year...yet you are now learning at a much better pace. ?

Clearly your a troll. Either you enjoy this argument or you work for Coventry in some way.

[ettoa]

Hang on a second... rewind. what the hell are you on about matey? i have my own personal opinion which i am entitled to express. I will be starting a paramedic science degree in September, until then i am doing voluntary first aid work and studying at home. How the hell does the word troll categorise me! I think honestly your a bit of a hipocrite, starting an argument with me! who the hell do you think you are, have i offended you in some way?

[Silumnet]

No. Have I offended you?

So you quit the training program with the ambulance trust (that's paid by the way!?) for some 'voluntary first aid work'? Please.

[ettoa]

Well to be perfectly honest yes you have! And Please! dont tell me about the training programme, i was on it! Money doesn't mean shit to me! Im doing it because i want to help, to see healthcare work from a different viewpoint i wouldn't expect a snob like you to fucking understand that! People have ways of doing things which suit them best. The university degree will be my route. So what, are you a paramedic or ambulance tech? do you have any say on the matter, enlighten me, please!

[Silumnet]

I do have a say on the matter yes. I'll let you calm down first.

What was it you didn't like about the training with the trust, bearing in mind that eventually you are going to be working with them? Or did you just fail at one of the many steps?

I'm glad you want to help, though 3 years on this course equates to around £65,000 earnings with the trust (75 in london). The tax payer thanks you.

[ettoa]

I don't mind working with the trust, the people were excellent, the specification was not.

I passed all my theory and practical units but not to my potential, 60% - 70% did not cut it well for me.

Like on the video you have more time, i just prefer a more in depth approach, that can be the difference between saving someones life and not.

It would be below 65 for me i have already completed my advance driving course and besides the tax payer needs paramedics. We have all paid tax.

[responsemedic999]

I admire these students and all others in the UK studying Paramedic Science at greenwhich and hertfordshire for example! However, it is a misconception to think that these students will be at the same par when they graduate as a paramedic who has joined the ambulance service and trained up THROUGH the service.

Practical experience is the only way to learn under supervision and observation , these are LIVES we deal with and not textbooks or homework assignments.

[ujustgotpwned2008]

But aren't there hundreds and hundreds of hours of on-the-road time which goes into each of these courses? It's not three years in a classroom and then out on the road - almost all of these courses (and probably ALL of them) have practical experience with local services.

[paramedicservices]

It is far from the reality of the inadequately experienced or trained students who are graduating from Coventry with far too much academic experience and virtually no clinical experience.

[metrocontrol]

great video indeed, now we just need a real patient in coventry to let a parameic at

[EmergencyVehiclesUK]

Great video!