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hi guys my name is adham i am a paramedic and am saudi not american i am really interristed about compleet my education.i want to ask if i can be a emergrncy physician and how can i did it and where please if any one knows help me please

Posted: 07 September, 2010 - 03:36am
by: paramedic

ok....

I am not yet out of high school and I am looking at the career of an er doctor or surgeon. I was curious about how long my residency would take to complete, if i wanted to be an emergency physician or a trauma surgeon.Also I was still curious about all the different kinds of specialties there are in being a trauma surgeon. thnx,
megan

Posted: 03 August, 2010 - 05:11pm
by: Megan

Help

im trying to decide what to do i want to become a paramedic but i want to go to college what courses can i take???

Posted: 19 January, 2010 - 03:55pm
by: Tyler

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Become a Paramedic

Emergency medicine is a specialty of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries that require immediate medical attention.

Accidents occur uninvited - that is why we call them accidents. Do you think you would thrive on the adrenalin and the fulfillment that comes from assisting injured people and people in any emergency life threatening situations?

Look at this video clip to get an idea of the various scenarios in emergency medicine...

An accident happens on the highway and an emergency trauma team kicks into action. A trauma doctor, a certified emergency nurse, an EMT and a parmedic rushes to the scene of the car crash with an ambulance as well as an ambulance helicopter.

The emergency response professionals work as a team to evaluate the trauma patients.

D - Danger (Is everybody safe. Example: Is the car on a train track? Then the first step is to get it off!)

R - Responsiveness of patient/s (Can they hear and respond to you?)

A - Assessment and Airway

B - Breathing and Bleeding

C - Circulation and "Capillary refill"

D - Defibrillation and Drugs

E - Expose and Examine

F - Fluids and Fractures

Neurological reflexes and pupil light reflexes are evaluated and a number of notes are made about the patient's condition. (See the "How to Examine Patients" Course, PROJECT 25 & 27).

The information is communicated via radio to the trauma unit where a dedicated trauma team of healthcare professionals prepare to receive and take over the treatment of the patients.

The patients have been stabilized and arrive by helicopter at the hospital. The trauma surgeon and various specialists like neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, radiologists and radiographers are ready to receive the injured patients.

This is a poli-trauma patient - he has multiple injuries:

1. Head injury
2. Abdominal injury
3. Chest injury
4. Multiple fractured bones

This is going to be a long night!

The radiographer takes a number of plain X-rays. The radiologist looks worried and arranges for CT-Scans. Does the patient have any bleeding on the brain? Looks like the neurosurgeon will have to evacuate (remove) a subdural hemorrhage.

The Operating Theater is prepared and the anesthetist is ready to perform a general anesthetic.

The general surgeon performs a laparoscopy (examines the abdomen with a camera) then the orthopedic surgeon reduces a fractured femur and now is the time for the neurosurgeon to evacuate the blood clot.

Can you cope with seeing gross injuries, lots of blood and guts? Can you work and give your best under severe pressure? Do you thrive on adrenalin rushes? Are you decisive and can you make life-and-death decisions in a split second? Can you work long and stressful hours? Then you cut out to work as part of a trauma team.

Careers in trauma

A first aid worker is a person who provides initial care for an illness or injury, usually for work-caused injuries. It is usually performed by a lay person to a sick or injured person in the time before medical staff arrive.

A certified first responder is a person who provides pre-hospital care for medical emergencies. Certified first responders fill the gap between a basic first aid provider and an EMT.

Emergency medical responders are people who are specially trained to provide out-of-hospital care in medical emergencies. There are many different types of emergency medical responders, each with different levels of training, ranging from first aid and basic life support to advanced life support. Terms may have different meanings with different training requirements in different countries.

EMTs (Emergency Medical Technicians) are trained to assess a patient's condition, and to perform emergency medical procedures needed to maintain a patent's breathing and cardiovascular circulation until the patient can be transferred to an appropriate destination for advanced medical care.

A paramedic is a medical professional, usually a member of the emergency medical service, who primarily provides pre-hospital advanced medical and trauma care.

An emergency physician is a physician who works at the emergency department of a hospital to care for acutely ill patients. Training of an emergency physician entails a 4 year (premedical) B degree, then 4 years of medical school and then 3 years of internship and residency.

Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed residency training in general surgery and fellowship training in trauma or surgical critical care. Trauma surgeons must be familiar with a large variety of general surgical, thoracic, and vascular procedures and must be able to make complex decisions, often with little time and incomplete information. Proficiency in all aspects of intensive care medicine/critical care is required. Hours are irregular and there is a considerable amount of night, weekend, and holiday work. Salaries for trauma surgeons are comparable to those for general surgeons.

Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) is a licensed nurse who has demonstrated expertise in emergency nursing by passing an examination given by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing.

The Apprentice Doctor® Foundation Course and Kit will teach you how to elicit a number of neurological reflexes, how to determine the heart rate, how to elicit and interpret a pupil light reflex as well as a number of emergency medicinal evaluation skills.

The Apprentice Doctor® Suturing Course and Kit will enable you to treat wounds and to stitch up wounds like a medical professional!

If you think you're cut out for the emergency medicine field, check out the professional grade pulse oximeter - an instrument used by all emergency workers to determine the heart rate and the blood oxygen levels. Get yours at a fraction of the normal price...

Would you like to become an emergency medical professional? Let me know by adding a comment below...

This Letter from the Doc was submitted on 03 March, 2009 at 04:56am

needs help

hi guys my name is adham i am a paramedic and am saudi not american i am really interristed about compleet my education.i want to ask if i can be a emergrncy physician and how can i did it and where please if any one knows help me please

Posted on: 07 September, 2010 at 03:36am
By: paramedic

ok....

I am not yet out of high school and I am looking at the career of an er doctor or surgeon. I was curious about how long my residency would take to complete, if i wanted to be an emergency physician or a trauma surgeon.Also I was still curious about all the different kinds of specialties there are in being a trauma surgeon. thnx,
megan

Posted on: 03 August, 2010 at 05:11pm
By: Megan

Help

im trying to decide what to do i want to become a paramedic but i want to go to college what courses can i take???

Posted on: 19 January, 2010 at 03:55pm
By: Tyler

Doctors!

Okay, so I'm going to be a doctor(I'm determined!) and there's a certain kind I want to be. I understand it IS television we're talking about, but in the show House, he's like the head of internal medicine, right? I know everything that goes on isn't true, or at least I expect so. I also know that whatever House's title is, it took a while to get where he is. Is this an actual profession, crossing mystery with medicine?? And if so, what's it called? Please let me know!

Posted on: 12 January, 2010 at 09:53pm
By: Kat

paramedic

i want to be a paramedic i am in year 9 choosing my options for gcse what subjects do i have to take and is it a good job?

Posted on: 05 January, 2010 at 02:23pm
By: sam

Love it

My dad is a doctor and everyone thinks he's an angel, and yes, i wanna be just like him :))

Posted on: 26 November, 2009 at 10:01pm
By: Abdul

i need help asap

im in yr11 about to do my GCSE's all my friends are applying for colleges but i need help in becoming a paramedic do i need to go college and if i do what courses please help me

Posted on: 02 November, 2009 at 08:18am
By: HELP ME!

hey

I want be a er doctor can you tell me more please.

Posted on: 29 October, 2009 at 11:11am
By: Interesting

what

weres the part about e.r. doctors

Posted on: 20 July, 2009 at 10:52am
By: wannabie doc

hurry me up

You are delaying me i mean i want to become a doctor!

Posted on: 09 July, 2009 at 05:01am
By: obellinho

studying

i always wanted to study paramedics course.please assist registration info and fees

Posted on: 25 June, 2009 at 10:00am
By: rayc

11 YEARS

An emergency physician is a physician who works at the emergency department of a hospital to care for acutely ill patients. Training of an emergency physician entails a 4 year (premedical) B degree, then 4 years of medical school and then 3 years of internship and residency.

Posted on: 10 April, 2009 at 03:02pm
By: Dr Anton

I dont understand

I dont understand how many years it takes to be an emergency room physician

Posted on: 09 April, 2009 at 08:58pm
By: Josh

can my carpentry skills be of use

or must I forget everything I have learned. I am a master carpenter, and I am bored. this seems like the logical progression. I will be pretty old when I am certified.

Posted on: 07 April, 2009 at 01:25am
By: splatty

Years to study

No - 4 years B degree, 4 years med school, then you are qualified, but to get board registration you have to add 3 more years (internship and residency - you get a salary in these years though)...adds up to 11 years. And yes - it is indeed a long time!

Posted on: 09 March, 2009 at 01:30pm
By: Dr Anton

hello

Very interesting,i did not know that there were so many areas to choose from in ER.bt does it really take 13 years to become an emergency physcian because i dnt want to study something that will take me that long to study.

Posted on: 09 March, 2009 at 12:42pm
By: yolanda

become a paramedic

its gooood .....

Posted on: 09 March, 2009 at 07:29am
By: tuly

WOW

That area of medicine is interesting.But how long will it take me to be an ER Doc after my graduation in biochemistry.

Posted on: 08 March, 2009 at 10:09am
By: BRAIN

My experiences

Could I sheer my knowledge about symptoms?

Posted on: 07 March, 2009 at 08:32pm
By: HelenAfter the accident for 40 years I c

Become an ER doctor

Copy and paste the following web addresses into your browswe fro more information...
http://www.theapprenticedoctor.com/showadvice.php?article_id=25 and
http://www.theapprenticedoctor.com/showadvice.php?article_id=24

Posted on: 07 March, 2009 at 05:33am
By: Dr Anton

Great

How do I go about applying and financing a degree and becoming an ER Doctor

Posted on: 06 March, 2009 at 09:51am
By: Nike

ER

How to become a ER MD ?

Posted on: 06 March, 2009 at 09:16am
By: ulisses

studies

How do I go about with studies for an ER Doctor as I did not do the ffg subjects : Physics, Mathematics & Biology

Posted on: 06 March, 2009 at 05:53am
By: Kirthan

Looks great!

Is this for real? If so, I'd like to know more, seriously!!

Posted on: 06 March, 2009 at 02:18am
By: SarahJ

Cool

Trauma surgeon looks cool!

Posted on: 05 March, 2009 at 06:54pm
By: Kev

Wow!

Another great and useful insight into the world of medicine! The Emergency Physician role seems right up my street! :D

Posted on: 05 March, 2009 at 04:52pm
By: Tom

hey

very insightful!

Posted on: 05 March, 2009 at 04:30pm
By: Shariza