Just like the title says, just walked out of testing for paramedic and i have no idea how to feel. I took my time on each question did not rush through at all which is usually my issue. I finished in 110 and im terrified out of my mind i did badly. Gonna just try to distract myself the rest of the day

Hey has anyone on here heard back for a job interview regarding the STARS flight paramedic posting for GP/Calgary?

Hey everyone! I have until Friday to finish a project for my EMT class, and I desperately need to interview someone who used their EMT license as a launching pad into another career. If anyone fits this description, please comment or send me a message, I’d love to interview you!

Hey everyone!
I’m a paramedic from Slovakia, and I’m thinking about moving to Saint John, NB.
I’ve been looking into PANB registration and ANB job postings, but I’m a bit confused about the language requirements. Some postings say English OR French is required, but they also mention oral assessments in both languages.
I speak English fluently, but no French at all. Can you actually work as an EMT or PCP in New Brunswick without speaking French? And is French required for PANB registration, or just certain jobs?
Would love to hear from anyone working for ANB. Thanks! ❤️

Hi all, looking at OCEMT for paramedic school, it says it’s a 6 month program, is that everything? Intern, clinical, didactic? How’s the entrance exam? How’s the interview? What questions would be asked? Anyone go through the program and what was it like? Thanks for all the insight

2nd year Rt student, a few of us were chosen to deliver a mini vent class and lecture. What things do you wish you understood better with regards to ventilation and oxygenation, as well as all things regarding ventilators and their modes? I'm just trying to gather thoughts and narrow my scope before working on slide shows and my lecture.

I had some various questions lined up but I decided to narrow this to individual issues where each person might be able share their own areas of struggles. It would also be helpful if you do have a good understanding, to share things you see new grads struggle with.

Edit: Our RT instructors will be present and presenting alongside us. All content must be preapproved, and we are required to present our material to our instructors before presenting it to the students. We are also selected based on our GPA, and each student must receive three votes from our program professors to participate. These requirements are in place to ensure that we stay within our scope of knowledge and expertise.

I have this wierd thing where whenever i even hear someone talk about a massive hermmorage, amputation or whatever my body goes cold and i collapse- let alone seeing it. Is it possible to overcome this? i’m in the military and i wish to become more involved with trauma care but this is preventing me

Miniature model from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada! Approximately 2.4%/1:42 scale. Took about 14hrs in total.

Hi, everyone. We are getting ready to roll out our new protocols here in Delaware on November 1st. Here's probably the biggest "hot button" protocol for this year's update. I just wanted to get some opinions on this one, and I was wondering if anyone has anything similar.

Please excuse the formatting as I copied and pasted it from a PDF.

COMFORT CARE/END OF LIFE CARE

INDICATIONS: An adult patient has a life limiting/terminal illness, prefers focus of treatment to be comfort and has a valid DMOST form specifying “Treatment of Symptoms Only/Comfort Measures,” or the patient is confirmed to be enrolled in hospice care.

Exclusion: patients who are FULL CODE.

Patients or family may choose to exit this protocol at any time.

The goal of comfort care is to reduce patient’s symptoms and distress and maintain patient dignity by aligning their care with their stated end-of-life preferences. All interventions should be minimally invasive with the goal of keeping the patient comfortable and reducing pain. If the patient is enrolled in hospice care, contact the hospice care agency.

Discuss with the patient and/or caregiver the reason for calling 911 and their goals of care. Review home management versus transport options and engage in shared decision-making. If clinically appropriate, consider treatment on scene. If the patient cannot be safely or comfortably managed at home, arrange transport to the hospital.

If there are any unresolvable issues regarding an appropriate treatment plan, contact medical control.

Do not administer Naloxone.

Ensure patient is warm, clean, dry, and comfortable. Use supplemental oxygen as needed for patient comfort. Suction the airway as needed for patient comfort.

Administer Ondansetron (Zofran) 8mg ODT, IM or IV for any nausea. For refractory nausea/vomiting, after 10 minutes, administer 1.25 mg Droperidol IM or slow IV push.

Treat for pain based on patient’s subjectively reported symptoms. Acetaminophen, Ketorolac, and Fentanyl may be given concurrently. Hypotension is not a contraindication for Fentanyl during Comfort Care.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol): Give 975-1000 mg of Tylenol PO if patient can tolerate PO.

Ketorolac (Toradol): Give 15 mg IM or IV.

Fentanyl: Give 100 mcg of Fentanyl IM or IV. Can be re-dosed after 5 minutes for persistent pain. Maximum total of 400mcg permitted. Contact medical control for additional doses.

Contact Medical Control for consideration of Ketamine to treat refractory pain.

Treat anxiety based on patient’s subjectively reported symptoms. During Comfort Care it is acceptable to administer Fentanyl and Midazolam concurrently. Hypotension is not a contraindication for Midazolam during Comfort Care.

Midazolam (Versed): Give 2mg IV or 5mg IM. Contact medical control for additional doses.

For hypersecretion, administer 0.5mg Ipratropium Bromide (Atrovent) by nebulizer.

May assist family with utilization of hospice provided comfort pack.

Patient disposition may include:

• Transfer of care to hospice.

• Transport if necessary.

• Refusal of transport. o To include release of care to family. Contact medical control if interventions have been performed for refusal.

• Telemetric pronouncement of death.

Hey y'all.

So I had a thought today, and I'm curious how the rest of you view this.

I'm not sure about the rest of the world, but in my area, paramedics don't have a lot of room for advancement. We can make field supervisor....maybe. Go to flight or critical care, but again, in my area they generally don't make any more money, just work a different schedule. So then I thought about it. Paramedicine is the equivalent to fry cook at McDonald's. It's an entry level position. We have the ability, by being in the right place at the right time, to keep people alive that would otherwise die without our intervention, but we are the lowest paid degree in the medical field, with some of the highest burnout rates, and highest suicide rates.

So I'm curious, as a profession, how are we going to fix this? Can it be fixed? Is the system too broken?

Over half of my company currently is bridging to nursing or in PA school, which leaves us with a handful of the old, grumpy medics like myself, or the brand new 20 year old medics, without much in the middle. There has to be a better way. What are your companies doing to increase retention? Combat burnout? I'm not asking what you do in your spare time, everyone's coping skills will be completely different. Im asking what your organization is doing for its medics to end this vicious cycle, or what pathway you are all taking to exit it on your own. (I'm back In school actively pursuing a way out as we speak)

I saw this in my phone's settings as a suggestion to set up. It seems like a useful tool, but I'm curious if anyone would actually receive the information this way anyway.

My agency is finally getting with the times and adding norepi to the arsenal. I’ve only ever used norepi on a pump at a different agency and that was great.

The proposed plan by them is to run norepi without a pump with 60 gtts tubing that has a more precise way to manually adjust flow.

How do you all feel about this? US by the way.

I’m 33 years old. I became an emt in December of 2024 and began working at a station about 45 minutes from my house. At the time i was brand new to EMS and healthcare in general but i couldn’t believe how rude the people were just because you are a medic doesn’t want u should talk down to EMTs we were all new at one point. So i made the decision to go to Paramedic school in August of 2025 and graduated at the top of my class even beating all of my co workers who were emts 5+ years. Some of my co workers who said i wouldn’t do well just due to being a brand new emt i can tell they kinda don’t like me anymore. With one even yelling at me a few weeks ago in the kitchen. I plan on leaving there and working at my local service (very busy) I don’t mind quitting just due to the cost of fuel driving 45 mins and the toxic environment. But i can’t shake this feeling of feeling like i don’t know what the hell I’m doing. I’m not sure if it’s nerves or all the things people said to discourage me. But i need need some advice from guys who’s been medics for a while. What should i do? I know i wont have it all figured out in the beginning but i dont want to be one of those ppl that the patients, and fire dept hate to see coming. I got my license Wednesday today is Saturday.

Hi everyone,

I’m doing research for a design project, I’d love to get some insight on how you use and manage the McGrath Video Laryngoscope in EMS settings.

Specifically:

Carrying: Where do you keep it on scene? Is it packed in your main airway bag, or does it ride in an outer/side pocket for quick access? If you use the rigid case, do you keep it in there, or did you have to upgrade to new roll/bag setups to fit everything?

On Scene Handling: Once removed from a patient, where does it go? Do you ever place it directly on the floor/ground, or does it always go straight back into a designated bag or pouch?

Decontamination: When and where do you wipe it down? Right on scene, in the back of the rig, or do you wait until you're back at the hospital or station?

Thanks in advance for the help!

Any recommendations?

I been seeing mixed reviews on getting a preceptor for placements. For current and those who graduated. How fast did you get placement as if we have to wait months to get placement. Feels kind of pointless to “fast-track” a paramedic diploma.

So, I am conducting a research study examining the perceived benefits and use of dark humor as a coping mechanism among military personnel, first responders, healthcare professionals, and the general population. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. The survey is open to adults ages 18 and older and takes approximately 7–10 minutes to complete.

Some of you may find the questions interesting, some may find it boring. Either way, i hope you guys fill it out!

https://shout.com/s/Rzsl62cM

Calling all paramedics, student paramedics, NQPs and ambulance clinicians!

Hi everyone!

I'm a student paramedic currently developing a project called ParaCompanion, aimed at making the professional side of life a little easier for those of us working and studying in pre-hospital care.

I'm carrying out a short survey to better understand what digital tools we currently use, what works well, what frustrates us, and what could genuinely make our working lives easier.

Whether it's CPD, clinical resources, portfolios, shifts, pay, training or having to juggle multiple apps and systems, I'd really like to hear your experiences.

The survey takes around 5 minutes to complete, and all feedback is valuable, whether you're a student, newly qualified or have years of experience on the road.

This is independent research for a project I'm developing, not a sales pitch. I'm keen to understand real problems rather than make assumptions about what clinicians want.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/j1bJMnwL4CTbmyU28

If you could spare a few minutes to complete it, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks everyone, and feel free to share it with colleagues who might be interested!

Calling all paramedics, student paramedics, NQPs and ambulance clinicians!

Hi everyone!

I'm a student paramedic currently developing a project called ParaCompanion, aimed at making the professional side of life a little easier for those of us working and studying in pre-hospital care.

I'm carrying out a short survey to better understand what digital tools we currently use, what works well, what frustrates us, and what could genuinely make our working lives easier.

Whether it's CPD, clinical resources, portfolios, shifts, pay, training or having to juggle multiple apps and systems, I'd really like to hear your experiences.

The survey takes around 5 minutes to complete, and all feedback is valuable, whether you're a student, newly qualified or have years of experience on the road.

This is independent research for a project I'm developing, not a sales pitch. I'm keen to understand real problems rather than make assumptions about what clinicians want.

Survey link: https://forms.gle/j1bJMnwL4CTbmyU28

If you could spare a few minutes to complete it, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks everyone, and feel free to share it with colleagues who might be interested!

Hey all, I work for a patient transport company and today we had a student interested in 12 lead placements. I volunteered to get the dots put on and an ECG done.
The first was done by my partner at the time who is a has a diploma and it came back with a STEMI alert, I then asked one of our paramedics at base if they would run another one and see what they thought.
This time there was no STEMI alert on the monitor, he said being asymptomatic, there is no need so worry, but if I was I should be taken to ER straight away. He said it looks like BER.
I’d love to hear your opinions of what is happening here!