Posted on Nov 13, 2022
How do i become a paramedic without going through the army?
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I tried to go through the army for the certification but it gets denied. I just want the certification I don’t want to go through flight or sof.
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Paramedic is a two year degree or shorter cert in most states. Pull up the internet and search Paramedic programs in your area. Then use your TA to pay for it
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Here locally in Central Kentucky, there are two major programs. Central Kentucky Paramedics, which is associated with Asbury College, offers EMT and Paramedic Training, the Paramedic course requires EMT-B and BLS to enroll and takes 9 months to complete. Not a degree program but hits all the NREMT requirements. Eastern Kentucky University offers the two year Associate Degree for Paramedics, plus 4 years Emergency Medicine degrees at are aimed at Management, or going PA.
Met a lot of Rescue and First Responders teaching Swiftwater Rescue.
Met a lot of Rescue and First Responders teaching Swiftwater Rescue.
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https://www.paramedictrainingspot.com/paramedic-training-in-georgia/
Here is a list of courses required for Paramedic Training in Georgia.
Here is a list of courses required for Paramedic Training in Georgia.
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Contact your nearest publicly owned ambulance authority or volunteer fire and rescue. They may even have a way to fund you. If state has "Medical First Responders," EMT-Basic, or EMT-specialists certifications, you may be able to get a taste before you go through the time and expense of an EMT-paramedic.
I noted you are a combat medic. Maybe you've seen action. Maybe you haven't. But you may find that EMT is not for you. About half the Paramedics in my class didn't recertify after 2 years. It is really emotionally draining when it's a bloody tragedy with victims from 0-100, who didn't sign up to be in a dangerous environment.
I almost quit when a friend of my daughter, someone close to my family, died of an overdose. I kept doing CPR until the other EMT's physically pulled off. And there was a fight to restrain me. I was unfit for duty for about a week. After that drug overdoses were always my hard runs. I and do them but I'm shitty company for a few days after.
I noted you are a combat medic. Maybe you've seen action. Maybe you haven't. But you may find that EMT is not for you. About half the Paramedics in my class didn't recertify after 2 years. It is really emotionally draining when it's a bloody tragedy with victims from 0-100, who didn't sign up to be in a dangerous environment.
I almost quit when a friend of my daughter, someone close to my family, died of an overdose. I kept doing CPR until the other EMT's physically pulled off. And there was a fight to restrain me. I was unfit for duty for about a week. After that drug overdoses were always my hard runs. I and do them but I'm shitty company for a few days after.
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