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sounds like a perfectly reasonable course of action as well as establishing what regular meds the patient is scripted, if they are scripted any PRN meds and finding out when they last took them. and further to my last post discussing Entonox - a link to the BOC safety data sheet and summary of product characteristics http://www.bocsds.com/uk/sds/medical/entonox.pdf

Probably one of the most common questions prospective students ask is "Which school should I attend" As practitioners in the field we will usually give advise based off our experience with students and perhaps our own school. Do we really have the knowledge to give sound advise to these people? What gives us the expertise to recommend a specific school? To properly advise a prospective student in quality of education, shoulden't we take ALL the programs in the province... then make a recommendation? My point is this. When a student asks me which school to attend, I need to know what thier purpose in education, only then can I give my personal opinion of the schools that fit that criteria, based on my experience with thier students. Sounds like pretty shakey advice hey? Well it is! That is why I created this post. The purpose of this post is to provide students with some questions they should ask thier schools to ensure they get the education they require, in a format that they can learn from. Please add as you see fit. 1) Formal in-class lecture/lab hrs? 2) Is there full time instructors? 3) Average class size? 4) Average success rate 5) CMA accredited? (if Canadian) 6) When are practicums scheduled? 7) Are thier urban practicum placements? 8) Do the instructors have any formal adult education training? 9) What kind of equipment does the school own? (2 man stretchers, LP500, etc etc) 10)???

I would also add. How well do credits from your institution transfer to other schools/universities? I fully expect the Advanced Care Paramedic level will require a four year bachelors degree within the next ten years. As things currently stand it already takes three years of education so it won’t be much of a stretch.

What kind of clinical opportunities are available? (Locations, how busy the hospitals are, opportunities to intubate, average number of skills performed per student during clinicals, average number of intubations per student, support from the local medical community, etc.) What are the hourly requirements for clinicals and field internship? What additional resources does the program have available to prepare the students for passing the NREMT (or the equivalent in your country)? (I.e. emscat.com, etc.) How many lab assistants are available? What kind of teaching experience do they have? Is the program accredited? And if so, what sort of standing/ranking does it have? What kind of pre-FI training is available to actual field work? (That is, simulated scenarios on a more massive scale than lab, involving full equipment and possibly actual ambulances.)

Thanks for providing such a warm and friendly atmosphere to come to, and for your guidance, suggestions, and insight. Every day I learn a little bit more about EMS and how to be a paramedic, and it's great to have another route to share stories and learn from people with as much experience as you all. As far as the "youngins" comments, I don't mind. The other day at the ER one of the nurses asked me how old I was and they said, "Eighteen... but only because I assume you have to be at least eighteen to be a paramedic." So I don't mind.

I'd like to thank you all for listening and responding to not only my posts, but everyone else who posts here as well. I'm glad I can come here to ask questions, read other topics, or ask for advice, and get responses, which by the way are pretty helpful & inspiring to me most of the time. I've actually learned quite a bit from being here already by talking to some of you and reading different posts. I can't wait till I start my schooling to learn even more. So again, thank you all for being so helpful to us all. I appreciate it for sure. You guys also probably don't know but I look up to you all. You guys are who I hope to be someday. (with my own personality, thoughts, and all that of course) lol.. but you know.. EMT wise. I will study hard and do my best to succeed.

Not really much more to add. Lone Star and Dwayne both hit home runs so it's golf claps for both of you guys. To the original poster, Mazrin: ANY job or profession will have it's problems. Many people would think being an astronaut would be the coolest job ever. Then you hear how the training is so difficult, how the selection process for the missions is full of politics, long hours away from the family, and of course the potential danger. You need to look at the whole picture- warts and all. A site like this has many viewpoints- we have old timers, new guys, young and old alike. Some are students who are just starting out in their careers, while others may already be retired. You take all those viewpoints, mix 'em up and come up with an opinion of your own. Any job is only as good as you make it. As long as you have realistic expectations, you like what you do, and are able to make an adequate living, that's all that matters.

I went into the bank yesterday to make a withdrawal b/c it was larger than the ATM would allow. There was a sign that said "We now have $2 Bills". So, I got one hundred, two dollar bills, in addition to what I was taking out. I made several purchases throughout the day, paying nothing but $2 bills... Every single time, they checked each bill, some didn't believe they were real, some were very pissed off. Everyone else just laughed.

Serve and Protect is wrong ? I here I thought protecting the weak minded is the Bobbies job, could they be actually preventing someone from getting dead, ever been to a football game Manchester United ? btw RCMP motto is "We Always get our Man" with hooligans burning stuff at the last G20 summit protesting with fire you think those people are still walking around today ... LOL. Please explain TORT Law in the BNA act and if and how it applies in this case? Yes and No ... I live in a province of "red necks" that's oil, gas, cattle, grain and we can vote and change the laws and by the majority by doing just that, because my forefathers laid down their lives. Care to visit in my province with your "freedom of speech" supporting "Muslims against the Crusades" and burning of the symbol that honours the lost on remembrance day ? ... I would be most pleased to arrange a conference in the local Hockey area, conference, perhaps we could have the local Fire Dept. btw they were "called out and responded during the ceremonies" maybe to be security ? I would also invite annie, mobey, and rock_shoes, happiness and host of other uneducated Albertasuris red neck vigilante type's on this website a meet and greet ... do you drink beers ? Perhaps I won that point ? You took the silly internet law out of context and I hereby charge you with "out of context" it is a punishable offence here, you will have to write 100 lines. So its acceptable to support a radical Muslim group's rights voicing their opinion to destroy western culture .. but (ME an da bouys, drinken beers EH) to voice our opinion and lay an education on them and a hearty welcome is not in my rights to free speech nor the opinion "You have every right to go back to whenever you came is wrong" sounds like a double standard to me. Hey us RED NECKS got rights too Eh ? So I win ? cheers