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Paramedic AMA, ask me anything!

Bilateral Entry

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Ever seen someone having a medical emergency, and everybody's looking at each other with no idea what to do? Or even worse, you're having a medical emergency and nobody knows what to do. This is what inspired me to become a paramedic.

I drove past an SUV that was stopped at a pedestrian crossing. In front of that car, a young woman lay on the pavement. She wasn't moving. A small crowd had gathered. The faint sound of sirens echoed in the distance. Well, at least somebody called for help. If only someone knew what to do in these crucial first few minutes.

In another instance, an elderly woman carrying a small bag of groceries felt dizzy and collapsed to the floor at the sky train station. Someone had knelt down to talk to her, and asked me to call 9-1-1. It was my first time dialing 9-1-1. A pretty nifty experience, although I was terrified at the time.

Anything can happen at any given time. I felt that it was so dumb that nobody knew what to do. 'Well maybe I can make a difference. Maybe next time, I'll know what to do' I thought.

I started with a 3-week advanced first aid course. I didn't plan on becoming a professional, I just wanted to know what to do if something happened. I discovered that I loved the course, so I decided to go through paramedic school.

If you're curious about becoming a paramedic, I would suggest taking an advanced first-aid course to try it out and see how you like it. The best thing is, even if you decide not to take it further, there are plenty of jobs out there as first aid attendants. I worked an entire summer earning $17/hr (Canadian dollars!) doing first aid for warehouses, construction sites, and manufacturing facilities. You can even volunteer at rock concerts, raves, marathons and sporting events, and see all kinds of fascinating emergency medicine scenarios behind-the-scenes.

Questions? Go ahead! Ask me anything!
 

Hitoshi-San

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What made you want to become a paramedic in the first place? Why not a dentist, or a surgeon, or some other kind of doctor?

What's the absolute nastiest thing you've ever seen? Feed me your totally most horrifying, disgusting story, I need to hear it.

Have you ever had a moment where you were just sort of like, "this is what I was meant to do because of today" or you felt really proud & accomplished that stood out a lot to you?
 

thoughtlost

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I am glad that you're driving down this path, [MENTION=16388]Bilateral Entry[/MENTION], and that you're more than satisfied with it... empassioned by it even.
 

PeaceBaby

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I enjoyed hearing your story! Are you in school right now or have you finished your course?
 
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