Paramedics?!
Question: What is around the number of medications you have to know of to treat people?
Is it hard to memorize them?
Around how many different type of procedures are you supposed to know what to do in different situations?
(Like, I know that there is set procedures that you do when you come across certain conditions, as to minimize the chance of mistake.)
Please answer all 3 questions, cause some people focus on one and then write a lot then forget the others. lol sorry, but I am interested.
Thanks
Answers: What is around the number of medications you have to know of to treat people?
Is it hard to memorize them?
Around how many different type of procedures are you supposed to know what to do in different situations?
(Like, I know that there is set procedures that you do when you come across certain conditions, as to minimize the chance of mistake.)
Please answer all 3 questions, cause some people focus on one and then write a lot then forget the others. lol sorry, but I am interested.
Thanks
It will depend on the company's or department's policies and protocols. Each one is different. There is no one way to answer your question for that reason.
The basic procedures are the same (due to the NREMT's requirements...this is the board through which EMTs and paramedics are certified or licensed...the National Registry of EMTs).
If you study and practice, you will learn and remember the procedures. That's how we did it in EMT school...by constant testing and practicing.
You will also be required to take a set number of hours each year in continuing education for updates and recertification.
EMT (inermediate, NREMT, Virginia certified)
My husband is a paramedic, and it seems as though the number of medications you need to know depends on the department you are working for. The meds and dosages of these meds are different among all of the departments...as well as whether you are working for a 911 ambulance or a private ambulance company.
Procedures seem to vary also. It depends on the department you are working for. I do know that knowing how to start IV's and administer O2 are a must. It seems as though your assessment is most vital in order to treat the person.
When you get a job with a department, you will be given there protocols and will be expected to know them (that's the "if this is what is happening, you will do this").