How to become a paramedic?
Becoming a Paramedic requires certification in Emergency Medical Training- Paramedics recognized by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA).
The primary role of a paramedic involves in providing advanced emergency health services to the patients in critical and emergent conditions. A Paramedic can switch from emergency services to advanced skills like giving the IV therapy substances directly into a vein, monitoring the cardiac activity and provide the procedure if required to the patients if the patients conditions worsens during his/her travel to the hospital.
All the skills and procedure will be taught when they undergo training in EMT-Paramedics. Once the training is completed the license is acquired by the paramedic to serve the people.By experience the Paramedic serves as a professional in helping the patient�s life during emergency. The paramedic should be emotionally strong so that he/she can handle the situation confidently.
The role of a paramedic is more complex compared to the EMT as the paramedic gets trained in advanced medical procedures like airway management to support the breathe of the patient, administering emergency shots and many more. The number of hours of training of a Paramedic is much more than that of an EMT. Generally a Paramedic training hours include 1200 to 1800 hours of training whereas an EMT need only 120 to 150 hours of training.
A Paramedic can work both in the public and private sectors like he/she can work in Emergency departments in Hospitals both government and private, in Ambulance service companies providing health services to the patients in critical conditions. The paramedics can also work in corporate offices by serving their duties as emergency health service people to the employees of that particular company.
There are many colleges and universities in United States that offers courses in Paramedics. Some of the recommended paramedic schools are Keiser Career College in Florida, Tri-State Institute in Alabama, Herzing University in Alabama and many more.
Here are few tips for becoming a Paramedic:
As the paramedic always deals with injured or critical patients he/she should be the first person and strong enough to take hold of the situation and perform the emergency services.
The paramedic should always follow the time management as time is more precious for the injured person. He/she should be the first to serve the patient within a short span of time so that the victim comes out of danger.
The paramedic should always be careful in tracking the records of the patients and producing them to the patient�s doctor so that the patient gets the required treatment immediately.
The Paramedic should always be neat and clean as they always deal with patients so that they don�t transfer any infections to the patients.
The vehicle should always be filled with fuel and should always be in good condition so that the ambulance team will reach the patient�s spot as immediately as possible. The most important point to remember is the role of a Paramedic always plays a major role in saving life of a person.