If you have ever thought of becoming a paramedic, this article is for you.
EMTs are the basic level personnel of pre-hospital care, while Paramedics are more advanced.
Paramedics are often the first medical resource at the scene of an accident. They give medical assistance to car crash victims, gunshot victims, poisoning victims, and sometimes they even assist in childbirth.
Yes, Paramedics can give drugs both orally and intravenously.
Yes, helping people can require a good athleticism because you have to be where people need you.
Paramedics are involved in life and death situations, and sometimes their work can be richly rewarding. On the other hand, when a patient dies after getting proper care, it can be really sad. Furthermore, this job can really be stressful due to their bad conditions has hours long and irregular, dangerous work, bad weather and having to always be ready to hustle while someone's life might be at risk.
Paramedics must be physically and emotionally strong. You also have to like to work with public, to like to be part of a team, to be able to communicate properly and have good listening skills.
It takes between 750 and 2,000 hours of training to become a paramedic.
A paramedic makes between $26.34/h and $39.40/h.
Full-time paramedics have 20 days of vacations, 13 public holiday and 9,6 sick days each year.
As a paramedic, you can work anywhere in Quebec. Three types of companies recruit paramedics, Urgence-Santé which is the biggest company that covers Montreal and Laval, cooperatives and private companies.
You have to carry patients from wherever they are to healthcare facilities, evaluate patients and give medical assistance if needed, work with other paramedics, firefighters, and police officers. You also have to fill a report each time you have a contact with a patient and take care of the ambulance and material at your disposal.
Paramedics work 12 hours shift, during the day, evening or night depending on their post. Also, they have to work one out of two weekends.
As you can see, being a paramedic and that easy. You have to deal with a really stressful environment, and you don't have the best work conditions, but it can be extremely rewarding.
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