If anyone is interested in taking a CFR course in Israel starting Nov 2nd. Please PM.
5 week course.
Learn how to start IV etc
Are any courses available during January and/or similar ones that may be less than a week as opposed to five weeks.
I"m currently in EMT night classes in the Bronx.
Its frustrating at times, because we waste so much time just reading slides that I could have read in our textbook.
The written test is a joke. The issue is to take the written test (separate from "Practicals" - Hands on testing) you need to have attended a course (also referred to as a course sponsor). I pay around $1200-not including $350 in tolls to attend the course. I was aware that, there are local courses in the $700 range (but they didn't work with my schedule).
Anyhow, it seems from what I've heard from friend's, that Hatzalah offers more accommodating courses where you aren't forced to show up to do nothing.
Anyhow, EMT's in the State of NY seem to be able to do very little (Medically Speaking)... If anyone here is an EMT, if you work in NY State, you can't 'pierce' skin (except with the EpiPen--which is prefilled).
In an unrelated one hour free course offered by Nassau County I got certified in the uses of Narcan (an Anti-Opiate drug), got the free drug (worth $80 a dose) and a card legally allowing me to administer it IN (intranasal) and IM (intramuscular). Essentially in that one hour I became more "qualified' so to speak than every EMT in NY that legally can't touch a syringe.
To the point, It seems in Israel with Basic First Responder training some people can even administer a Saline Iv. I know there is zero reciprocity between NY and Israel (or any state/country) But, I would be interested in learning those skills even without being legally able to practice them in NY.
Now the question
-Is there any source in the Tri-State area or Israel, that is less than a week and teaches IV therapy and other neat medical procedures not taught to EMT-B's?