Medic Course

2scents – You just don’t organize a medic course. Why do want to be a medic? Are you an EMT- B? Are you working as an EMT- B? Taking a Paramedic or even a EMT -B program isn’t for s/o who wants to take a course for the fun of it or Stam Azoy. It’s a career.

2scents: There is a emt/medic course in brooklyn, its called emergency care programs (ECP). The head of the program is jewish but anyone can do the course. I took the EMT-B course with them. When I took there were only men in the course. This is there website, you can find all the information there: http://www.emergencycareny.com

kinda related. any advice for an ACLS and PALS course? taking them next week. thanx

Yenta -“any advice for an ACLS and PALS course? taking them next week. thanx”

It depends on the course. Some of them are jokes. The others that aren’t, they expect you to have read the books/DVD’s beforehand.

Yenta -“we did not receive books/dvd’s before hand;”

I wouldn’t worry that much. Most of them are jokes. Take ACLS for example, it’s usually a two-day course. The first day is lecture -the second is testing. If you end up in a Real course, you can tell by the attitude of the instructors, you will have to cram the night after the lectures/the nite before the exams, reading and memorizing everything, in order to pass. It’s easy to find out if it’s a real course by asking those who have taken it, where you are taking it, in the past. If you find out that your course is an exception and you’re going to be grilled, get ahold of the materials beforehand and start studying. You can buy ACLS review books in the bookstore or you can search for it online.

When the AHA first comes out with their revisions, before they make it into a book, they write it in Currents. I think for a short period of time, they allow you to download it. I downloaded it at the time, but by now they don’t allow it anymore, I think. But you can try to get it anyway by searching their site, perhaps there is a way. Also, for the course, they used to give you the whole book included in the course price. Nowadays, they give you a tiny pamphlet book with a DVD.

If you get a Real Course that tests real hard, the materials you get won’t be enough to pass. You’ll need the whole AHA book or a good review book.

The best thing is to find out beforehand by asking those that took it it your place already. If for some reason it’s a tough course (Not likely), get ahold of the materials ASAP.

Yenta -“the course is 2 days, 5 hrs each day. its being offered through the hospital connected to my (former) nursing school. they are covering most of the fees, we only need to pay part of it. I reviewed basic Ekg’s and will go over the meds (epi, lidocaine, MgSO4, atropine, nitro etc.)

I don’t know who is teaching the course, i just know where it is happening. the previous group who took it most likely had a dif instructor.”

I don’t know the purpose of your post. Am I supposed to try and figure out from it whether it will be hard or not?

I’m not a mind reader. But even the easiest course -you are expected to memorize the protocols and repeat them with dosages.

Here is a sample algorithm for Cardiac Arrest with V.Fib/V.Tach – that I got off some ACLS website:

“BLS Call for help, CPR, O2, Shock, 5 cycles CPR, Shock, CPR Epinephine 1mg IV/IO repeat every 3-5 min or may give Vasopressin 40 U (replaces 1st or 2nd dose of Epi) 5 cycles CPR, Shock, CPR (Antiarrhythmics during, before or after CPR) Amniodarone 300 mg IV/IO then 150 mg or Lidocaine 1-1.5 mg 1st then, 0.5 mg- 0.75 mg up to 3 mg/kg Maybe Magnesium 1-2 gm IV/IO torsades; 5 cycles CPR.”

my point was i dont know if it will be hard or relatively easy.

i’m hoping my previous knowledge will make this easier. since i know most of the meds, i’ll just have to focus on the doses and protocols

2scents –

I did some research for you. The course is given in Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY. Nyack Hospital is one of a few places for the clinicals – there are others. I don’t know if you are required to do the other credits for the program beforehand or not. But you don’t have much time. I got this off their website – SUNY Rockland CC:

“ALL PROSPECTIVE PARAMEDIC CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PROCESS BY 08/02/2012”

“Department Chair:

Peter Andryuk

Office Location:

Academic I, Room 1205

Phone Number:

845-574-4584″

Contact them and fill out their app ASAP, (don’t forget about the fee), if you want to be in the Medic course. I’d go down there and do everything at the same time.

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