B. Emergancy Health (Paramedic)

[chlloe]

Anyone have this in their prefs?

I had the double degree of nursing/emergancy health first, then the straight emergancy health.

Should get into first pref, got the enter yeww.

Anyone?
 

[excal]

Emergency

From what I'm told, the course is very good - but expect a stressful start to your career. Shift work has a tendency to wear even the toughest of people down over the years. It's only when you get somewhat more senior when you get more reasonable work hours (but I guess this is the same for all emergency services and other 24/7 organisations).

[chlloe]

All the people I know doing it love it.


Its full on i hear, my friend does it and in his first year they attended a crash involving a mother and baby being killed and so on.


They outline the shift work is 4 days on, 4 off. You get 2 10 hour shifts and 2 12 hour. LONG hours but still

At least ill have the nursing to fall back on 

[shonakennedy]

my god. that sounds like an awful career. (no offence). 12 hours a day of having to deal with the fatalities of mothers and babies? i couldnt stand knowing that every patient i attended to was either dead or mortally wounded. ill stick to midwifery.

might i ask why this line of profession appeals to you?

[excal]

my god. that sounds like an awful career. (no offence). 12 hours a day of having to deal with the fatalities of mothers and babies? i couldnt stand knowing that every patient i attended to was either dead or mortally wounded. ill stick to midwifery.

might i ask why this line of profession appeals to you?

You know, a significant number of people in the health profession would face the risk of having to deal with someone dying under their care (but of course, paramedics, hospice staff and ER doctors / nurses would deal with a whole lot more than most).

I once knew a paediatric nurse who I asked, 'how do you deal with it, (people) dying in your care?'. His response was on the lines of, as insensitive as it is, you just have to detach yourself from the situation for your own sake.

[shonakennedy]

You know, a significant number of people in the health profession would face the risk of having to deal with someone dying under their care (but of course, paramedics, hospice staff and ER doctors / nurses would deal with a whole lot more than most).

I once knew a paediatric nurse who I asked, 'how do you deal with it, (people) dying in your care?'. His response was on the lines of, as insensitive as it is, you just have to detach yourself from the situation for your own sake.

people like that deserve so much more in return then they get. what they put themselves through is inconceiable to me. i guess im too much of a softie to let myself not get attatched to my patients.

[chlloe]

Dunno. Just appeals to me.

Of course it has the downsides, but what a rewarding career, being able to save people lives day in day out.

I dont want the same day every day, new situations. 

[shonakennedy]

good for you chlloe. you sound like you will make a fantastic ambo one day. good luck on your journey

[AppleXY]

Wow, that must be an extremely difficult and stressful job. The hours seem worse than IBers (lol), but the remuneration must be great for those people. I mean, woah you're dealing with real lives every second in your job 24/7.

Good luck chloe.

[gabrielle__]

Hay, exact same course as me wooo!

[chlloe]

Yay!!

See you thursday