what are the EMT classes u need to take from start to finish to become a paramedic?
2007-01-19 08:22:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
The above answerer is right. EMT and paramedic are two different things. You have to be an EMT-Basic first to enroll in paramedic school. To become an EMT-Basic you first need CPR certification at the healthcare provider level. The actual EMT-Basic classes generally take about a semester to complete, and then you have national and state testing at class completion, so you can work in that state.
Once you are certified as an EMT-Basic, you can enroll in paramedic school. There are lots of classes you take while in school, from Anatomy and Physiology, to EKG interpretation, Phlebotomy, Drug Calculations, etc. The entire school usually takes a year or two to complete, and in addition to classwork, you also have to complete several hundred hours of clinical rotations at various local hospitals, and complete an internship with a local ambulance company.
Hope this helps...
2007-01-21 06:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by rita_alabama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
EMT and paramedic are 2 completely different things.
Both are usually provided at your local community college.
Usually you have to work as an EMT for at least a year before you can apply to be a medic
If you get a job with the fire dept, they will sometimes sponsor you in the medic schooling and pay for it.
EMT is usually just one class, one semester, but you will need to be CPR certified first.
Medic school is usually a year to a year and a half, and A LOT harder. You have to do rotations in all aspects, from pregnancy/neonatal care to geriatrics.
2007-01-19 08:31:15 · answer #2 · answered by BMW BFD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had to grow to be a licensed EMT to take a job as a Ski Patrolman in Colorado. lots of the wonderful police departments require law enforcement officials to be qualified. i think of actually some firemen are EMTs as nicely. i can promise that it will no longer harm your destiny.
2016-10-31 13:31:32 · answer #3 · answered by bason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact your local hospital... lots of times hospitals will offer them for free (you serve on a volunteer basis) or will reimburse you for training. Good luck... it's a very noble but unforgiving profession.
2007-01-19 08:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by redrancherogirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋