Nurses must obtain a certified nursing assistant (CNA) license and a licensed practical nurse (LPN) license before gaining their registered nursing (RN) degree. Paramedics must go through a similar process. They must obtain an emergency medical technician (EMT) basic license and then an EMT intermediate license before getting their paramedic degree. Both paramedics and nurses can get their degrees in a two year associates degree program through technical college. Although the roads to getting the
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transport non-emergency patients to rehabilitation centers. Taylor Ambulance is dispatched by the Kelsey’s Fire Department and the city’s emergency transport contractor. Currently the Taylor Ambulance company has 70 paramedics and emergency medical technicians and has a fleet of 26 ambulances. The company receives emergency calls through the 911 system of Kelsey. The Taylor Ambulance company’s mission statement is “We will provide the people of Kelsey with quick and professional emergency medical care”
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When I was ten years old I can recall a visit with my Great Grandmother who began to share her stories of an amazing fifty year nursing career. The excitement shined through her eyes as she told me about the patients who have changed her life. With that excitement there was also a sadness in her voice as she told me about the patients she was unable to save. In the 1940’s nursing was a much different field than it is today‚ she remembers when penicillin was first introduced. Nursing in her day was
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hospitals. Also‚ many ambulances would only transport patients to their own hospital‚ regardless of how close another hospital was‚ or how much better equipped another hospital was for the situation. In 1970the national registry of Emergency Medical Technicians was established. The
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Activity 1.1.2: Examining the Scene Introduction It is 10:20am on August 14‚ 2012 in Anytown‚ USA. The police have searched the house and secured the scene. Because the manner of death has not been determined and there are no witnesses‚ the police are temporarily referring to the scene as a crime scene until they have more information. It is now time for your team to begin your investigation. The scene appears to be limited to the front entry hallway‚ a 10’ x 15’ space. It is essential that the
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Finck 1 For the interview‚ I chose to interview my good friend Colleen. I chose to interview her because we became great friends during the fall of 2009 during an EMT class at Greenfield Community College. The interview took place on February 11‚ 2009 after school at the Greenfield Community College library. I asked her several questions about her life and goals‚ and I learned many interesting facts about her Growing up she began to have a passion for working with horses. At the age
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eighteen years of age or older‚ no felony convictions. Another requirement after school a person will have to take a state test to be a certified Paramedic. When preparing for the state test a recent graduate can take an Emergency Medical Technician refresher course. After the test is passed a student will be a state certified Paramedic‚ then that person can start seeking employment in several different places such as‚ working for government institutions‚ hospitals or independent companies
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THE 411 ON 911 1. “Denial kills people. Yes‚ you could be having a heart attack or a stroke‚ even if you’re only 39 or in good shape or a vegetarian.” —Dennis Rowe‚ paramedic‚ Knoxville‚ Tennessee 2. “Don’t call us for a broken finger. If there’s no real emergency‚ you’ve just clogged up the system.” —Arthur Hsieh‚ paramedic‚ San Francisco 3. “Your emergency isn’t necessarily our emergency. In my region‚ we send an ambulance for all calls‚ but we don’t use the sirens unless it’s Code 1‚ which
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in need of a change. I changed jobs and was working in an office environment. My mother was very sick and I spent numerous hours in the emergency room. I knew then that this was the profession I wanted to be in. I worked as an Emergency Medical Technician for three years and I have been working as a Paramedic for almost six years. I have worked in rural communities and also in the city area which gives me a different prospective to patient treatment. I enjoy the longer transports because you have
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Chosen Career The career I have chosen is the career of a Laboratory Technician. A Laboratory Technician also know as a Medical Laboratory Scientist collect samples of fluids‚ tissues‚ or other substances and analyze these materials. Laboratory Technicians use computer programmed mechanics capable of performing several tests at the same exact time according to Chernecky (2009)‚ (Part two‚ para 1). They also‚ report their finding from the tests to several other physicians to discuss the further outcomes
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