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Action Starts The Process of Becoming a Paramedic

Join our Inside Track to Paramedic Class Workshop!

Moving yourself to be the Best Paramedic!

Set Priorities To Succeed In Class – Audio

Setting priorities is essential for your success in class.  You can improve your performance by establishing what is most important to you and setting priorities. Listen to this audio file for more information.

Managing Your Time For Class Success

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Are you a paramedic serving abroad or in a remote location?

I am interested in reaching out to paramedics who work internationally or on oil rigs and remote locations.  I would like to help you get CME and listen to the nature of your work and the unique challenges you face.  Please post your  location and unique experiences.

How can I help you get CME? What topics do you want to learn about or discuss?

I look forward to hearing from you.

SK

What did you find hard in paramedic class?

What are the top 3 things that  you found very challenging in paramedic class?

Perhaps it was a particular topic, A&P, balancing life and school, test taking or finding time to study.

I look forward to hearing from you.    I will mail a gift to the first 5 people who reply to this question!!

SK

Anatomy and Physiology review course

Success in EMT and paramedic class often depends on your understanding of anatomy and physiology (A&P).  For example, the EMT texts cover A&P in one chapter and often a three-hour lecture.  How is someone supposed to digest all that information and then prepare for a quiz?  I highly recommend reviewing A&P before you attend EMT class.

Paramedic programs are intensive inA&P relating the healthy body to pathophysiology (disease) and next explaining the history of present illness, physical findings then selecting the appropriate treatment.  I know if you understand A&P going into EMT or Paramedic class you will have an advantage and be on the inside track.

If you are a student, you’ll save yourself YEARS of research. Pursuing a career as a healthcare professional? No problem – this hands on course gets you up to speed in anatomy and physiology facts in a focused step by step manner. And thats not all!

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Take a minute and check out this A&P review Class    Go To A&P Review

Success Tips for Success in Paramedic Class

 Success Strategies that Work

The key ingredient for passing paramedic class is desire!

After you develop the desire to succeed you can excel by developing the learning habit and studying in a purposeful way.  Here are some success tips for you.

 

1. Make yourself accountable to other people and deadlines.   There is a saying, “if you want to climb over a wall, throw your heart over first.”  By telling other people your goals you become accountable to them and have motivation to follow through on your goals.   We can achieve more by sharing our goals and telling other people our intentions.  Friends will remind you of your goals and help keep you on track.

 

 2.  Learn how the parts of human anatomy fit together and work.  I realized that it is much easier to learn the parts of muscle when I learned how they work together to make a muscle contract.  No longer was muscle a list of parts that had no meaning.  I memorized the steps or muscle contraction on order and have used this technique ever since.

 

 3. Learn how the body changes during disease processes.  Learning how the heart is affected by high cholesterol and the formation of clots helps a student learn the pathophysiology of cardiac disease.  Learn the normal function of a body system, how the body changes and the signs and symptoms you will see to learn a disease effectively.

 

4. Use Acronyms or Mnemonics when learning parts or steps.  I have found that using Mnemonics is an effective method for me to memorize information like protocols.  Years ago I memorized protocols using mnemonics I can still recall today.  This type of recall is important during a medical emergency.  Try using stories, songs or embellished pictures in your mind to remember facts and protocols. Some paramedics use the term VOMIT to remind them of the steps of critical care for a patient.

 

For example: “VOMIT” vital signs, oxygen, monitor ECG, Intubate and Transport”

 5.    Use your feel and natural talents to augment learning. Have fun learning by drawing, making clay models, posters or inventing a song to help you remember information.  Students that have trouble learning concepts often learn them better by doing physical representations of processes like diffusion of oxygen and cardiac depolarization.

 

 

If you have suggestions for success in paramedic class please post them on my blog.

 

 

Adapted from 110 Strategies for Success in College and Life. Dr. Mary Zahm,

Available from Amazon.com

 

By Steven Kanarian, EMT-P, MpH

Lead Instructor of the CUNY LaGuardia Paramedic Program, New York City

 

Read Steven Kanarian’s Blog at   http://www.paramedicmastery.com

 

How to Succeed in Paramedic Class

Success Recommendations

1.       Plan to Work Hard, Meet Deadlines, and Succeed.   Understand you have to be willing to put in the time and effort to master academic skills, complete your assignments and earn good grades.  In order to meet your college work obligations you need to act with integrity and behave in a responsible manner.  Through hard work you will develop self-confidence and succeed.
 
2.       Schedule your Time.  Are you able to manage your time effectively? Do you complete tasks by their due date? Do you arrive on time for class or work? Assign school work a high priority.  Learn to say “No” when people ask you to engage in activities that interfere with your school work.  Success in paramedic class comes from planning your week on Sundays, fulfilling your plan and succeeding one week at a time, one month at a time and one year at a time.
 
3.       Identify Your Highest Priority Life Goals.  Identify what values and accomplishments are important o you and work towards those goals.  Identify where you time is being wasted.  You will have to say “No” to some people and tasks.  Success comes from putting your family health and paramedic class first.
 
Break Complex Tasks into Manageable Chunks of Work.   There is a famous question, “How do you eat an elephant?”  “The answer is, “one bite at a time.”  Break up your training and education.  Change complex assignments into a clearly stated list of tasks, then define the sequence in which these tasks must be accomplished.   We often perform better when we reduce a task or assignment to a “Checklist” of activities to follow.  In paramedic education the same checklist can be used for each medical topic for repeated success, the same way a pattern is used to mill a metal part for a car in a factory.
 
5.       Reward Yourself for Completing Your Assignment.  Be sure to plan time for yourself after an accomplishment or deadline to avoid becoming “burned out”.  What activities do you like that do not have to do with work of school?  Try activities with friends that are outside, like hiking, rollerblading or paintball for example.  The physical release will help you study better and stay focused.
 
 
 
 
Adapted from 110 Strategies for Success in College and Life. Dr. Mary Zahm,

Available from Authorhouse.com 

How will I find the time for paramedic class?

This is one of the most common concerns of prospective paramedic students.  Being concerned about time management is good because you are planning to succeed in the paramedic program.  Check out my lecture Managing Time: drop those  time stealers. This lecture will help you succeed in paramedic class.