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Jason Hums MPH, explains how to become a flight medic,

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[MedicMentor]

I have heard of weight requirements around 220 lbs. Depends on the service you work for. Keep in mind, not wight limit on fixed wing aircraft.

[SandA425]

Yes I am interested in becoming a flight medic. I live in Miami Fl and over here there isn't any school/program to help me become a ccemtp. I know that's an initial step. I've called the bcctpc they told me to start of like that in a critical care setting and to study really hard for the fp-c exam because it's the hardest test a medic will ever take. I guess in South Fl it's not as popular. I went back to my old school and told them to start a cct class it's in the works. So far I've some what

[MedicMentor]

@SandA425 You can take the CCEMTP class in Georgia. The important thing is to get a decent job with a service or hospital that does critical care transports. Ideally get a job for a university hospital EMS system.

[yakityshmack]

Would being an army combat medic in afghanistan for a few years make my chances of becoming a full time flight medic higher?

[MedicMentor]

@yakityshmack The experience would be invaluable. Are you a certified paramedic or flight nurse? There is also a certification exam you can take to be a certified flight medic.

Did you see a lot in Iraq? I am retired paramedic from FDNY

[SandA425]

Thank you Jason Hums for the great information and of course may God bless all of you up their.

[MedicMentor]

@SandA425 Thank you.  What else would you like to know about being a flight paramedic? Are you involved in critical care transport?

[klk1900]

i went from a "Flight Nurse" to "Flight Medic" I'm an RN so i started out at that but i got on the job and the medic was getting to do all the work and i was just pushing drugs. so i switched over to medic, i dropped in pay but then i went back up. but i wanted to get in the action so i didn't care if pay dropped. i also work at 3ems services owned by the same company, but different towns and also i work as a ER nurse all on my days off.

[1998bogdan]

@MedicMentor hey, im going into piloting and i wondered if you know anything about being a pilot for the the police or hospitals or fire department or corprate piloting. were you married at the time you were a paramedic , if so was it kinda hard. thank you

[throttlehappy07]

is there height/weight requirement? also can you have any color deficiency?