Re: EMT courses.

Originally Posted by medic28

it's ok. im not a paramedic, jsut an EMT. im not sure how long it would take but our instructor once said that it could take you six years if you take the EMT to Paramedic path. but in some countries there is a 4 year straight to paramedic program, somewhat like a BS program i think. in some US states, there are one year straight to paramedic programs, and in some areas, nurses can challenge the paramedic exam,and if you pass, you'll be an RN and a paramedic at the same time. bu still, many suggest that you take the longer path where you start as an EMT, in that way you gain more experience while climbing up the ladder.

here in the Philippines, there are no Paramedic course being offered. mostly it's EMT-B that is being offered, but there are some institutions that offers EMT-D after you complete the EMT-B and the required OJT hours. EMT-D (defibrillation) is the next level after EMT-B in the Australasian Registry of EMT's (AREMT) w/c has a different grading compared to that in the US. (there is no EMT-D level in the US-NREMT/National registry of EMT's grading)

check out these links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergen...cal_technician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramedic
http://www.psemt.org/grades.php
http://www.aremt.com.au/Index.php
http://www.nremt.org/Content/NREMT_Home.nremt
http://www.naemt.org/

thanks for the info..
do you work as a nurse or EMT?

Re: EMT courses.

im currently working as nurse

Re: EMT courses.

the next schedule of EMT-B at LSTI will be on Jan. 4 toFeb. 19, 2009.

Re: EMT courses.

correction on my previous post, it's Feb. 19, 2010 not 2009. hehe!