going to paramedic school?

I heard you ! over prepared is better than under prepared ! I am starting Paramedic School next month just finished my pre-course what helps is buying a good A&P book I recommend Anatomy and Physiology for paramedics by AAOS. Learn your medical terminology very well practice your MATH for drug calculations as well as practicing your patient assessments buy flashcards and a nice big white board for review. Find a nice place to study and GO! try to understand what you are reading instead of just memorizing signs and symptoms understand why they are displaying them. Hope this helps and good luck !

Requirements to become a paramedic vary a lot from place to place so I don't know what "paramedic school" will consist of for you. Most likely you will have to become an EMT first so it won't hurt to start with the basics like anatomy of the body, what normal vital signs are, get CPR certified, and basic first aid measures like bleeding control. Contact your local EMS agency or rescue squad and inquire about riding along to see what it's like. Also, community service like volunteering at a homeless shelter is a great experience because a big part of being a good medic is learning how to relate to people from different walks of life. We often have students ride along with us and that's one thing I stress to them most - you can memorize the whole book but if you don't know how to talk to people or feel uncomfortable doing so, all the knowledge in the world won't help you.

When I went to EMT class the teacher said being a nurse was not going to help me at all, but I think it did. I already knew the parts of the body...muscles, bones, etc. Which is something you have to know a lot about. So body structure and function would be a basic place to start and very important. There are things in emergency care that change from year to year especially CPR, but body parts are not going to change...

I I suggest buying or borrowing a text book, there are only a few different books used ... good luck Certainly it may not be the book you will use in class, but the basics do not change- this will allow you to see what areas you may want to do further study in-