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Topic: MEDICS?
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mikethemedic
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posted 04-07-2000 03:04
 
Any Tactical Medics out there? Just curious. If so........paramedic? EMT-I? CONTOMS? H&K?IP: Logged |
Erick
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posted 04-08-2000 03:30
 
Former EMT....
I stopped doing the formal cert as my dept wouldn't give me the time to keep current. That said, between my military time & my ambulance time, I've managed to engrain the trauma stuff. I think I hump more med gear now than I did when I was certified.On a side note, if anyone is looking for easy to carry trauma gear (of good quality) try http://www.promedkits.com
I've two of their kits now & they do excellant quality stuff. Erick IP: Logged |
Edmund Rowe
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posted 04-08-2000 18:19
For someone contemplating medical training for (ahem) wounds likely to be seen in lethal force situations, what's a good way to go? I was contemplating pursuing EMT training now that I'm finished night school. (Holy pneumothorax, Batman! Did Edmund really say that??) How long does it take to complete EMT training either on a full-time or part-time basis? What are re-cert standards like? Is there a Hippocratic oath or can I just decide who I will or won't patch up? Erick those med kits do look very good. They really appear to be designed by a pro. Who else would design such a quick-access design?? The closest analogy I can think of is camping with boy scouts and in a soaking downpour of freezing rain, suddenly the simplest stuff buried in the backpack takes about an act of Congress to get out and deploy. Edmund
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mikethemedic
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posted 04-08-2000 20:02
EMT-Basic is fantastic, you will learnbasic life support skills to include assessment of the patient, basic anatomy, some medical conditions likely encountered, and some environmental emergencies. Basic life support is the key to life in any situation. I believe EMT-B here in CT. is about 4 months, two nights a week, about three hours. You will then test for the National Registry which is cool because it means that your certification will be reciprocal in alot of states. Then there is EMT-I, or IV tech, where you learn some advanced assessment skills and some ALS procedures to include IV insertion and airway procedures, you also get familiar with a handful of medications commonly seen in pre-hospital medicine. good luck,IP: Logged |
Erick
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posted 04-09-2000 13:03
Ed-
Here in the PRC, the EMT-1A (allows you to work an ambulance) takes one semster. Required are at least two clinical rotations, one in an ER & another on a Paramedic ambulance. You also need to complete an auto extracation course - 8 hours tearing cars apart. They recommend that you take a 1st Responder course the semester prior to prepare. Re-cert was 32-hours, every 2 years.I don't recall the Hippocratic oath  IP: Logged |
Edmund Rowe
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posted 04-09-2000 15:13
One semester?? Wow, I was expecting like 2 years full time. Of course I understand there are different levels of EMT. Tearing cars apart?? I get to maybe rip up stuff, maybe?  This sounds like more fun all the time. heh heh heh Edmund IP: Logged |
LawDog
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posted 04-16-2000 12:12
Edmund,Here in Texas an EMT-Basic takes about between one to four months of night classes, depending on how long you spend in class each night, some rotation through the Emergency Room and Surgery, and a set number of hours riding on an ambulance. As far as I'm concerned, getting your EMT-Basic is highly recommended. Some SO's and PD's around here think so too, because in some departments that little cert is worth an extra 50-100 bucks a month. EMT-Basic covers the Basic Life Support and Basic Trauma Life Support (BLS and BTLS), whihc is basically everything short of invasive procedures. EMT-Intermediate gets into IV, and Intubation Therapy with some Defib work. EMT-Advanced (Paramedic) takes all the above and works in drug therapy and Defib work (ALS and ATLS). Last I checked, re-cert was necessary every four years and involved continuing education hours and taking a state test. LawDog IP: Logged | |
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