when teachers first asked what I wanted to do when I grew up, my career goals have changed. I remember picking and choosing several jobs for myself before I reached the sixth grade. Those careers - a veterinarian, a writer, and a movie star - seem far away from the job I am interested in today. My career goals are to study in a field that allows me to help understand and heal the human body, by pursuing a career in the field of paramedics or an athletic therapist. I have always had a passion to learn
I have always dreamed of making a difference in life, my chosen career path provides that, changing lives and making a positive impact, as soon as the opportunity arose I took advantage of it. The thought of becoming a paramedic fascinates me hugely and I relish the excitement, variety and stimulation it provides. I understand it to be a very demanding job requiring adept medical knowledge, physical fitness, with fast paced decisions needed almost constantly. I have been put in a position of care
A closed midshaft femur fracture can be life threatening to a patient due to the amount of blood loss associated with femur fractures and the amount of pain patients experience when receiving one which is most due to trauma related occurrences. The use of a traction splint is acquired in the pre hospital setting in order to relief pain; provide comfort to the anatomic alignment and many more reasons that will later be discussed. (Watters, 2011). Traction splinting has been in the emergency medical
When I was looking at different career paths, I wanted a career that meaningful work, leisure time, money and security which is identical to Joanne Ciulla’s four values that shape our work decisions. Money and security were part of my decision making because as Maslow’s hierarchy of needs suggests, I believe that it is necessary to satisfy the basic human needs such as food, shelter and clothing. After analyzing various career paths, I decided to pursue the accounting profession
I have been employed during much of the last decade as a Paramedic and Firefighter. There is a vast body of knowledge, ranging from clinical to social to kinesthetic that can be gained from both these professions. I earned allot of clinical knowledge, and clinical intuition, from my time as a Paramedic. However: the experience that provides inspiration and energy in my life occurred when I took a break from both. I had just finished two years of work in the country of Kuwait, a small Arab kingdom
The fact that it is mounted in the ambulance makes it a little difficult because if the patient if far from the ambulance you will not be able to communicate with your paramedic or whatever resource you are consulting. It is not private so you cannot really discuss a patient’s medical history or anything with regards to a specific patient because many other people on the same channel can hear what you talking
In the field of EMS (Emergency Medical Service) Paramedics and EMTs are both trained professionals who respond to medical emergencies. But what most people don’t know is that a Paramedic and an EMT are not the same thing. So some may ask what the difference in an EMT and a Paramedic is. The media tends to categorizes them together which it makes the public think that they are the same and that can both perform the same duties as each other due to, but they cant. Which also begs the question; why
simply have jobs, while others have careers (Federal Student Aid, 2015). The biggest difference between a job and a career is how well they integrate with the rest of your life (Kennedy,2013). Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (2017) has defined career as career path which you need to think about how you can grow in your job, or move into another job. Once you give some thought to your interests and passions, you will be able to narrow down your career options (Federal Student Aid, 2015)
environment in which mistakes can be made without losing self-confidence. 2. Career Counseling: Most associations
Career Plan Introduction This is the first career plan I have ever created. The process of creating it has helped me to see the big picture laid out step by step towards my future. In five years so much of your life can change, hence even though I have created the five-year plan I am leaving the plan open to change. This plan will have my short-term, long-term, and SMART goals; these goals will detail of who I really am and just what kind of future I wish to end up in. Goals Currently I am working