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Yes!

Actually, I am qualified to tie people up as well. Great being a first aider..

Jerrek, Congratulation. St John's Ambulance is a worthy organisation. I am sure you will enjoy it.

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Defining exactly what a paramedic is, is tricky as there is so much varience, even within countries. In the UK a paramedic in Newcastle for eg can give a certain drug that the ones in North Yorkshire can't.

The training is different lengths and the assessments vary.

When I did my training in the 90s it was over 8 weeks in the classroom and you trained over 2 years on the job with regular assessments from A&E consultants and Anaesthetists. Very intensive and demanding.

The medical knowledge is much more detailed than nursing and the pay is only marginally higher than a basic ambulance technician (QAT/EMT). About £1000 more....

Jerrek what sort of training have you had? I wonder if your training is akin the QAT/EMT over here? You mention that you can shove tubes down throats. What tubes? Endotracheal tubes, Oropharyngeal or nasogastric airways.

How long was it?

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Jerrek?

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Probably still recovering from yesterday ;)

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Congratulations !!!
Have a drink on me.

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Hmm, I have:

- standard first aid [1 day]
- "C" level CPR (adults, children, and infants) [1 day]
- wilderness first aid [4 days]
- marine first aid [1 day]
- AED [1 day]
- WHMIS [1 day]
- Medical Responder Level I [5 days]

There is no clear definition of paramedic. I'm just a volunteer one. The fulltime paramedics usually have a 2-year diploma [which I don't have] in emergency services.

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wilderness first aid sounds interesting....